Good morning, everyone. Here we are, once again, with another wonderful work week ahead of us. The Super Bowl now in the books, we're on a football hiatus until September, so we can go ahead and start the countdown now (and given that I know how some of you feel about the NFL, I'm sure a number of you have already started the countdown). This morning, before getting into our normal linkfest, I'd like to bring a video to the attention of everyone here. All I'll say is that this video is either the greatest display of "ignorance is bliss" that you'll ever find, or that Lawrence Welk's target audience was severely misjudged. You decide...(more links after the jump)

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Since my coverage of Friday’s Georgia lacrosse action drew a favorable response, I figured I’d cap off a solid day of sports coverage by providing you with a wrapup of Sunday afternoon’s 13-3 road win over Kennesaw State.

The Bulldog men brought great intensity to their bruising showdown with the Owls, building up an early 4-1 advantage that had been extended to 6-2 by halftime. Attacker Michael Trainer topped all Georgia scorers with four goals by the break, after which the Bulldogs went to their bench, getting second-half goals from midfielder Jeff Campbell, midfielder Evan Hamrick, attacker Brian Jungles, midfielder Andrew Quigley, and midfielder George Walker. Goalie Conor Busby, meanwhile, registered several saves.

Next up for the Red and Black men’s lacrosse team will be a Friday night clash with Auburn at Lassiter High School.

Go ‘Dawgs!

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Last time, you recall, both the Georgia men's and women's teams secured berths in the ITA National Team Indoor Championships to be held later this month. Both teams returned to the courts this weekend with wins. The men defeated East Tennessee State University 6-1 yesterday, and the women blanked FIU (again) earlier today.

Now that the Madonna concert is over, we can do a quick check on the proceedings. And if you want, you can return to the Super Bowl Sunday festivities here at Dawg Sports, already in progress.

The fourth-ranked men, now 4-0 on the season, swept the doubles matches against ETSU and won the first five singles matches to be completed. With the score at 6-0, the team victory already was decided in UGA's favor. Only the six spot remained unfinished, where Georgia's Campbell Johnson and ETSU's Jorge Veron fought a valiant battle, ultimately won by Veron 3-6, 6-3, 1-0 (11-9).

Our men's team has been switching things up this season: we have guys like Johnson stepping in for doubles play but stepping off the courts while someone else steps in for singles. That's some quality depth right there. I wonder if there's a shutdown cornerback among them. Next for the men is another home date: they take on William and Mary at 4:00 p.m. On Friday, 10 February.

The women faced off against FIU earlier today and, just like in the ITA Kick-Off Weekend, shut out the Panthers 7-0, improving to a spotless 6-0 for the season. After takingthe doubles point with a sweep of all three matches, the Dawgs took all six singles, winning in straight sets in every match but one. The women next travel to Charlottesville, Virginia, for the ITA National Team Indoors and are set to play No. 14 Texas at noon on Friday, 10 February.

Coming off Thursday's win over Mississippi St, Landers' Ladies went to Tuscaloosa looking to build a little momentum in the final month of the season, and they did just that. Thanks to a hot shooting second half, the Lady Hoop Dawgs improved to 18-6 on the season, and 7-4 in SEC play. Summary after the jump.

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On a beautiful Saturday afternoon in Bishop, Ga., our beloved Georgia Bulldogs mounted their majestic steeds as they prepared to take on the [Mascot Redacted] Riders of South Carolina. The Bulldogs would leave Bishop with an 11-8 victory, a season sweep of the Gamecocks, and a 7-1 record heading into their matchup with #1 Auburn later this month. However, the Gamecocks didn't go down without a fight and it took some end of match heroics to ensure a Bulldog victory.

Wheeeeeeeee!!!

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You know what today is? It's the most watched event in the world or something like that. The Super Bowl has moved beyond super and on to mega super incredible. I am sure they will screw up the national anthem somehow. In the meantime, UGA has won at lacrosse, equestrian, and tennis this weekend. And we always have a fine golf team. So, if you think your Daddy's UGA was some country school, you were right, just perhaps more country club.

So, what are your plans today? I think late reporting on Monday should be part of the Super Bowl, I mean, who wants to get up tomorrow morning early anyhow? Please share your day, your party plans and your food and drink recipes in the comments. I mean, not celebrating the Super Bowl is not bleeding your red, white, and blue!

And I am serious about the food and drinks - I have a friend on facebook that just posted a picture of some Cornish hen kabobs that are just blowing my mind. It's also a Game of Thrones marathon on HBO. Whatever your day is, please feel free to share.

All right, I’m late to the party, and I didn’t see the basketball game, and I have another event to cover, so, instead of an instantaneous ill-informed roundball wrapup, I’m going to fold the Fox Hounds’ latest debacle into a Saturday Sunday sports summary. Here we go:

In Blacksburg on Saturday, the Georgia track and field teams notched four wins and carded 19 season- or personal-best marks. Among the standouts were Torrin Lawrence, who won the 200-meter dash with a 21.12-second time that was the eighth-best in the nation this year. Waymond Storey was right behind Lawrence, finishing second with a 21.26 time. The banner achievement of the day, though, belonged to Morgann Leleux, whose career-best 14’4.5" pole vault set the meet record and qualified her to compete in the upcoming NCAA Indoor Championships.

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