In other words, The week of Clean Old-Fashioned Hate has begun.
Begin your week appropriately by Hatin' some Tech.
Go Dawgs!
Monday, November 23, 2009
LET HATE WEEK COMMENCE
It Shall be declared that the official Week of Hate shall be opened after the day of Sabbath on the last week of November, and that Hatin' shall henceforth commence through the last hour of the last Saturday in November. Upon the rise of sun the following morning, the Week of Hate shall officially close, but let it be known that the Hate shall never fade for the next year in the hearts of those that truly Hate.
In other words, The week of Clean Old-Fashioned Hate has begun.
Begin your week appropriately by Hatin' some Tech.
Go Dawgs!
In other words, The week of Clean Old-Fashioned Hate has begun.
Begin your week appropriately by Hatin' some Tech.
Go Dawgs!
Nerds!
We get a chance to get some revenge this week against NATS for the season ending loss last season. Coach Richt should borrow a few lines from Coach Harris in "Revenge of the Nerds" in motivating the team this week:
"Well, if I was you, I'd do something about it. I would get up and redeem myself in the eyes of my father, my maker, and my coach! "
I hate Georgia Tech. I hate Florida more, but Tech is definitely more annoying. At least Florida fans can talk smack because they have pretty much owned us for the last 20 years. Tech fans, on the other hand, make one win seem like they have won every game this decade. The last time Tech was favored to beat us, look what happened:
To salvage this season, the Dawgs need to show up on Saturday. They need to show up not hoping to win, but expecting to win. Tech is a very good team and the outlook is not good, but stranger things have happened.
To hell with Georgia Tech!
GO DAWGS!!!
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Thoughts on Kentucky: Epic Fail Part Two
6-5. 5 losses. Since I started at the University of Georgia in 2000, that is something I have never heard in relation to the Georgia Bulldogs football team. Every thing that has been talked about as an issue this season reared its ugly little head on Saturday night. On a night where you out gain the opponent nearly two yards to one and you hold the ball for significantly more time, you should never expect to lose.
First a couple of birght spots:
- Orson Charles and Rontavious Wooten had their best games at Georgia. The play action was working great in the first half, where the hell did it go in the second?
- Running the ball with King and Ealey continues to be successful. A dash of Branden Smith is a nice change too.
- Rennie Curran's stop of Randall Cobb on second and goal from the 1. An amazing play, even if Kentcuky did score on the next snap.
Okay, that's for the good. Now onto the bad.
- Joe and Bryan. Hope you enjoyed your years at Georgia. You may have had some talent, but you cost us more than helped us. I wish you the best in the future, but I am glad I will nto have to see you play at Sanford again.
- The fumble by Washaun was bad, but who calls a freaking toss sweep on third and goal from the 1?!?!? I miss Brannen Southerland.
- Branden Smith is fast, but not ready to get killed on kick-offs. If Boykin can't go, at least put someone out there who we know can hold the ball.
- Which leads into the major problem with the game - Coaching. Worse coaching effort I have seen at Georgia. Let's count the mistakes:
1. What the hell was the deal with kickoffs? Squib kicks, pooch kicks, and bad coverage. We need a full time special teams coach now.
2. The blocked punt - Yes, we ended up getting to punt again, but the guy who blocked it was totally open. I said to my wife before the ball was snapped that the kick was going to get blocked.
3. Why did the running game disappear in the second half? We had nearly 150 yards rushing by half, but only 30 or so in the second. Caleb and Washaun were running well but Cox was pretty inaccurate. I just don't get it.
4. The play action worked great in the first half and it also suddenly disappeared in the second.
5. Two trips inside the opponents 2 = 3 points. The first time, on a second and 1 from the 2 (we could have got a first down!) they call play action when Ealey could have easily ran it in. And then there was the toss sweep at the end. Bobo, this is on you.
I could go on for a lot longer, but I won't. The coaching was pathetic and changes need to be made. We all know what is coming next week. At this point, I am just ready for the season to be over.
GO DAWGS!!!
First a couple of birght spots:
- Orson Charles and Rontavious Wooten had their best games at Georgia. The play action was working great in the first half, where the hell did it go in the second?
- Running the ball with King and Ealey continues to be successful. A dash of Branden Smith is a nice change too.
- Rennie Curran's stop of Randall Cobb on second and goal from the 1. An amazing play, even if Kentcuky did score on the next snap.
Okay, that's for the good. Now onto the bad.
- Joe and Bryan. Hope you enjoyed your years at Georgia. You may have had some talent, but you cost us more than helped us. I wish you the best in the future, but I am glad I will nto have to see you play at Sanford again.
- The fumble by Washaun was bad, but who calls a freaking toss sweep on third and goal from the 1?!?!? I miss Brannen Southerland.
- Branden Smith is fast, but not ready to get killed on kick-offs. If Boykin can't go, at least put someone out there who we know can hold the ball.
- Which leads into the major problem with the game - Coaching. Worse coaching effort I have seen at Georgia. Let's count the mistakes:
1. What the hell was the deal with kickoffs? Squib kicks, pooch kicks, and bad coverage. We need a full time special teams coach now.
2. The blocked punt - Yes, we ended up getting to punt again, but the guy who blocked it was totally open. I said to my wife before the ball was snapped that the kick was going to get blocked.
3. Why did the running game disappear in the second half? We had nearly 150 yards rushing by half, but only 30 or so in the second. Caleb and Washaun were running well but Cox was pretty inaccurate. I just don't get it.
4. The play action worked great in the first half and it also suddenly disappeared in the second.
5. Two trips inside the opponents 2 = 3 points. The first time, on a second and 1 from the 2 (we could have got a first down!) they call play action when Ealey could have easily ran it in. And then there was the toss sweep at the end. Bobo, this is on you.
I could go on for a lot longer, but I won't. The coaching was pathetic and changes need to be made. We all know what is coming next week. At this point, I am just ready for the season to be over.
GO DAWGS!!!
Friday, November 20, 2009
Lexington Revisited: 2008 Georgia-Kentucky Road Trip
When BFR and I went to the Kentucky game last year, we had what might be one of the best road trips imaginable.
If you've never read the story, I've posted the best part of it below.
You can also see the original post here. It is longer, but I recommend you read my entire blathering to get the full experience.
Luckily, the friends we made on this trip are coming to Athens for the game and BFR and I will have the opportunity to re-pay the hospitality.
Lexington: A Road Trip For The Ages
Disclaimer: Read this story of our trip from Lexington, because you know going to Auburn, or anywhere else for that matter, won’t be this good. This story, my friends, is why you go on road trips.
POST GAME
After the game, we searched for the one group of Dawgs we knew, but never found them. We did run into all the players as they were coming out of the locker room. BFR and I were able to speak to AJ Green real quick, and also say hi to everyone's favorite person, Willie Martinez.
On our way back to the car, we stopped at a tailgate of a group of Kentucky fans. We had seen this tailgate initially walking to the stadium. This setup was astounding.
These fans had a trailer that, on the inside, was essentially a bar. The upgrades included flooring, nice cabinetry, seats, a huge area for food, a giant flat screen TV, and a smaller flat screen TV. A large opening on the side of the trailer with a counter provided a perfect seating area to enjoy the spread of food and drinks while watching other games on the two TVs.
Outside of the trailer were tables and chairs in blue and white, and the entire setup was surrounded by a white picket fence and a Kentucky flag flying over it all.
This awesome tailgate was right on a nice corner lot just a small parking lot’s distance from the stadium. Essentially, it was the best location imaginable.
We introduced ourselves to this group and met Elmo, JR, Chrissy, Joe, Michelle, and a whole host of kind people whose names I can’t remember.
We were talking with everyone for a good while, and they invited us to stay and watch the LSU/Bama game with them.
In the midst of all this, Joker Phillips walks up to Elmo and some other people at the tailgate. Joker wasn’t walking by at chance and they stopped him. No, Joker was walking by and purposefully stopped.
BFR and I were just blown away. Not only is this a great tailgate, but Kentucky’s [future] head coach is here talking with everyone (he didn’t seem to be in the best of moods, which is understandable).
As we watched the game and drank with these great people, we began to learn a lot about Kentucky.
Kentucky fans would rather be terrible at football and be in the SEC than be great at football in another conference.
AWESOME.
Kentucky fans despise Louisville. Their description of Louisville fans reminded me of Florida fans, which automatically makes me hate Louisville.
AWESOME.
They criticized Big East football games as being worse than watching a duck fart or listening to Oprah. Louisville vs. UCONN is not a real football game.
DOUBLE AWESOME.
They also loved Munson, and their favorite quote was Munson speaking about Lorenzen: “Godzilla is on the loose!”
AMAZINGLY AWESOME.
At about the time LSU/Bama went into overtime, they were ready to leave and we were planning on heading towards Atlanta. However, our new Kentucky friends insisted we join them at a steakhouse called Malone’s (It also conveniently has a sports bar). How could we turn this down?
BFR and I arrived at the steakhouse and joined the group in the bar. JR, who played for Kentucky in the “Couch era” told us he was inviting a friend of his named Anthony White, who also had played for Kentucky.
SEC fans may well remember Anthony White, who also played for UK during the “Couch era.” Anthony let us Georgia fans know that he considers Herschel Walker to be the best running back in SEC (and college football) history…but he considers himself the second best (embellishment on our part, makes the story better and Anthony would definitely go with it!). He is the only back in SEC history with 1500 receiving yards and 1500 rushing yards in the same season, thus he has enjoyed the nickname “Mr. 1500” as much as he was enjoying his Courvoisier Saturday night.
The eight of us sat down for a great meal and several more hours of talking about football, basketball, baseball and life in general. The conversation focused on sports and held the attention of the entire table and most of the rest of the restaurant. Anthony dropped one-liners on us like bombs:
-“One time playing Georgia, I was giving Kirby Smart the business! No offense, but you had a white DB trying to tackle me?!?”
-That Tennessee quarterback is horrible. Every time he drops back, it looks like he is playing dodgeball with the defense!
-Joker Phillips should put me in, I’ll win a national championship right now.
After treating us to a wonderful meal (that we tried to pay for), we bid farewell to this great group of people as they headed home.
We, on the other hand, didn’t head home. We joined Anthony at a party afterwards with a bunch of ex-football players from Kentucky and some of the UK Athletic Assoc staff.
Even decked out in red and black, everyone was great to us, particularly Anthony for bringing us along and introducing us to everyone there.
After a few hours, we knew that we had at least a three hour drive ahead of us, so BFR and I decided to call it quits and we headed back to Knoxville.
All in all, this was the best experience we could have imagined, far exceeding our simple expectations for our trip. I have a new found appreciation for Lexington, the University of Kentucky, and their fans.
I hope BFR and I get to return the favor soon to the great people we met, as well as other fans in the future.
Let this also provide a lesson to everyone: If you don’t feel like going on that road trip, DO IT ANYWAYS! After this trip, there are no longer any acceptable excuses for not making the road trip.
Go Dawgs!
If you've never read the story, I've posted the best part of it below.
You can also see the original post here. It is longer, but I recommend you read my entire blathering to get the full experience.
Luckily, the friends we made on this trip are coming to Athens for the game and BFR and I will have the opportunity to re-pay the hospitality.
Lexington: A Road Trip For The Ages
Disclaimer: Read this story of our trip from Lexington, because you know going to Auburn, or anywhere else for that matter, won’t be this good. This story, my friends, is why you go on road trips.
POST GAME
After the game, we searched for the one group of Dawgs we knew, but never found them. We did run into all the players as they were coming out of the locker room. BFR and I were able to speak to AJ Green real quick, and also say hi to everyone's favorite person, Willie Martinez.
On our way back to the car, we stopped at a tailgate of a group of Kentucky fans. We had seen this tailgate initially walking to the stadium. This setup was astounding.
These fans had a trailer that, on the inside, was essentially a bar. The upgrades included flooring, nice cabinetry, seats, a huge area for food, a giant flat screen TV, and a smaller flat screen TV. A large opening on the side of the trailer with a counter provided a perfect seating area to enjoy the spread of food and drinks while watching other games on the two TVs.
Outside of the trailer were tables and chairs in blue and white, and the entire setup was surrounded by a white picket fence and a Kentucky flag flying over it all.
This awesome tailgate was right on a nice corner lot just a small parking lot’s distance from the stadium. Essentially, it was the best location imaginable.
We introduced ourselves to this group and met Elmo, JR, Chrissy, Joe, Michelle, and a whole host of kind people whose names I can’t remember.
We were talking with everyone for a good while, and they invited us to stay and watch the LSU/Bama game with them.
In the midst of all this, Joker Phillips walks up to Elmo and some other people at the tailgate. Joker wasn’t walking by at chance and they stopped him. No, Joker was walking by and purposefully stopped.
BFR and I were just blown away. Not only is this a great tailgate, but Kentucky’s [future] head coach is here talking with everyone (he didn’t seem to be in the best of moods, which is understandable).
As we watched the game and drank with these great people, we began to learn a lot about Kentucky.
Kentucky fans would rather be terrible at football and be in the SEC than be great at football in another conference.
AWESOME.
Kentucky fans despise Louisville. Their description of Louisville fans reminded me of Florida fans, which automatically makes me hate Louisville.
AWESOME.
They criticized Big East football games as being worse than watching a duck fart or listening to Oprah. Louisville vs. UCONN is not a real football game.
DOUBLE AWESOME.
They also loved Munson, and their favorite quote was Munson speaking about Lorenzen: “Godzilla is on the loose!”
AMAZINGLY AWESOME.
At about the time LSU/Bama went into overtime, they were ready to leave and we were planning on heading towards Atlanta. However, our new Kentucky friends insisted we join them at a steakhouse called Malone’s (It also conveniently has a sports bar). How could we turn this down?
BFR and I arrived at the steakhouse and joined the group in the bar. JR, who played for Kentucky in the “Couch era” told us he was inviting a friend of his named Anthony White, who also had played for Kentucky.
SEC fans may well remember Anthony White, who also played for UK during the “Couch era.” Anthony let us Georgia fans know that he considers Herschel Walker to be the best running back in SEC (and college football) history…but he considers himself the second best (embellishment on our part, makes the story better and Anthony would definitely go with it!). He is the only back in SEC history with 1500 receiving yards and 1500 rushing yards in the same season, thus he has enjoyed the nickname “Mr. 1500” as much as he was enjoying his Courvoisier Saturday night.
The eight of us sat down for a great meal and several more hours of talking about football, basketball, baseball and life in general. The conversation focused on sports and held the attention of the entire table and most of the rest of the restaurant. Anthony dropped one-liners on us like bombs:
-“One time playing Georgia, I was giving Kirby Smart the business! No offense, but you had a white DB trying to tackle me?!?”
-That Tennessee quarterback is horrible. Every time he drops back, it looks like he is playing dodgeball with the defense!
-Joker Phillips should put me in, I’ll win a national championship right now.
After treating us to a wonderful meal (that we tried to pay for), we bid farewell to this great group of people as they headed home.
We, on the other hand, didn’t head home. We joined Anthony at a party afterwards with a bunch of ex-football players from Kentucky and some of the UK Athletic Assoc staff.
Even decked out in red and black, everyone was great to us, particularly Anthony for bringing us along and introducing us to everyone there.
After a few hours, we knew that we had at least a three hour drive ahead of us, so BFR and I decided to call it quits and we headed back to Knoxville.
All in all, this was the best experience we could have imagined, far exceeding our simple expectations for our trip. I have a new found appreciation for Lexington, the University of Kentucky, and their fans.
I hope BFR and I get to return the favor soon to the great people we met, as well as other fans in the future.
Let this also provide a lesson to everyone: If you don’t feel like going on that road trip, DO IT ANYWAYS! After this trip, there are no longer any acceptable excuses for not making the road trip.
Go Dawgs!
80's Music Videos Of The Week - Hall & Oates, Salt N Pepa, Metallica
We've fallen behind and haven't done a video for several weeks. To make up for it, we're giving you three videos this week. If having to choose from the three, I'd have to pick Hall & Oates as the winner for the week.
Hall & Oates' "Maneater"
Salt N Pepa's "Push It"
Metallica's "One"
Hall & Oates' "Maneater"
Salt N Pepa's "Push It"
Metallica's "One"
Thursday, November 19, 2009
R.I.P. Uga VII
During his short time on the Geoergia sideline, Uga VII compiled a record of 16-7. Georgia will play this weekend without a live mascot. It will be strange to not see a white bulldog lead the Dawgs onto the field.We'll miss ya Seven.
Randall Cobb Gives Me Nightmares - The Kentucky Preview
It is going to be another quick preview this week. Last year, Georgia went to Kentucky and despite stellar days from Matt Stafford, Knowshon Moreno, and MoMass (despite his two fumbles), the Dawgs nearly blew the game. The Dawgs defense was unable to find an answer for receiver turned QB Randall Cobb and the combination of a kick off return for a touchdown (imagine that!) and fumbles on back to back series gave the Cats a chance to win. Let's hope the Dawgs carry the momentum of last week and put Kentucky away early.
Kentucky has felt the injury bug like no other team in the SEC this year. A number of starters on defense have missed time, leading to horrible numbers for the Wildcat rush defense. Their biggest injury right now is to quarterback Mike Hartline. Without Hartline, Rich Brooks looks to freshman Morgan Newton and Randall Cobb (again) to drive the offense. If Georgia can pressure Morgan and prevent Cobb from making big plays from the Wildcat, they should be able to shut Kentucky down.
For Georgia, this game is a chance to clinch second place in the SEC east. Ask most Georgia fans at the beginning of this season if they would be happy with a second place finish in the SEC east this year and I think most would have been happy with that. I think the seniors (Cox, Geno, Jeff Owens, Mike Moore) have big days and the Dawgs win easy.
Georgia 38, Kentucky 20
GO DAWGS!!!
Kentucky has felt the injury bug like no other team in the SEC this year. A number of starters on defense have missed time, leading to horrible numbers for the Wildcat rush defense. Their biggest injury right now is to quarterback Mike Hartline. Without Hartline, Rich Brooks looks to freshman Morgan Newton and Randall Cobb (again) to drive the offense. If Georgia can pressure Morgan and prevent Cobb from making big plays from the Wildcat, they should be able to shut Kentucky down.
For Georgia, this game is a chance to clinch second place in the SEC east. Ask most Georgia fans at the beginning of this season if they would be happy with a second place finish in the SEC east this year and I think most would have been happy with that. I think the seniors (Cox, Geno, Jeff Owens, Mike Moore) have big days and the Dawgs win easy.
Georgia 38, Kentucky 20
GO DAWGS!!!
BNE Pick 'EM Week 12
While I am still taking a break from posts this week, I did want to remind everyone that your picks are due today. I will be back on Monday with a full re-cap of this weekend's actions.
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
My Favorite Kentucky Player
As part of last year's graduating class, Kentucky lost a true legend of Wildcat football: Dicky Lyons Jr! (for any of you who have every been to the Super Dome in New Orleans, imagine the PA guy with the strong accent saying the name). Lyons, a wide receiver from Louisiana, was always a joy to watch on the field and it was a shame that he missed the last half of his senior senior due to injury. Lyons was the leading receiver in the SEC before the injury and he was known to make amazing plays like this:
Being from Louisiana, I guess Lyons had a certain built up anger towards LSU. He sure showed it on this block on Craig Steltz:
Lyons signed with the Falcons during training camp this year. He was promptly cut just 24 hours later. He didn't even last as long in the NFL as my other favorite Wildcat, Jared Lorenzen. Come to think of it, I can't really think of any other Kentucky players in the NFL.
Good luck this weekend Cats, the Dawgs are ready!
GO DAWGS!!!
Being from Louisiana, I guess Lyons had a certain built up anger towards LSU. He sure showed it on this block on Craig Steltz:
Lyons signed with the Falcons during training camp this year. He was promptly cut just 24 hours later. He didn't even last as long in the NFL as my other favorite Wildcat, Jared Lorenzen. Come to think of it, I can't really think of any other Kentucky players in the NFL.
Good luck this weekend Cats, the Dawgs are ready!
GO DAWGS!!!
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
When we last met...
Matthew Stafford found AJ Green in the back corner of the end zone to give Georgia the lead and Demarcus Dobbs came up with an interception of a Randall Cobb pass to seal the victory as Georgia defeated Kentucky, 42-38. Here are the video highlights (language warning in the music on this video):
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