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Brian Cook finds "delightfully impenetrable" Paul Westerdawg's hilarious "LOOK AT THE WEEDEATERS FALLING FROM THE SKY!" reference, so I thought I'd do what I could to help anyone else who didn't get the reference. (In Brian's defense, if you didn't grow up listening to Larry Munson, I don't suppose there's any reason why that should make sense.)

In 1982, Georgia beat Auburn at Jordan-Hare Stadium to capture a third straight SEC championship. In those days, the SEC champion automatically went to the Sugar Bowl. After the Bulldogs stopped the Tigers on fourth down to ensure a return trip to New Orleans, Larry Munson declared, "Look at the sugar falling from the sky!"

In 1991, Georgia went to the Independence Bowl, which then was (infamously) sponsored by Poulan Weedeater. This pairing of the postseason game with its sponsor led to much mockery, so we in Bulldog Nation still think of it as the Poulan Weedeater Independence Bowl. Since Georgia may be going back to the Independence Bowl this year, Paul reworked the Munson line to substitute Weedeaters for sugar.

This has been a public service announcement.

Go 'Dawgs!

about 2 years ago Beard_47_series_wins_and_42_points_in_2007_tiny T Kyle King 4 comments 0 recs  | 

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Kudos to Paul WesterDawg for the "weedeaters" reference.

But those of us in South Georgia are REALLY pulling for a Georgia-FSU matchup in the Music City Bowl. It COULD be a great way to salvage some recruiting in Southwest Georgia, the home of Bacarri Rambo who comes from less than 50 miles away from Tallahassee. I know a lot of Dawgsports fans thing the UGA ship depends on the metro area, but history proves that it is necessary to recruit the southern part of the state well if championships are to be won.

by Jujdog on Nov 23, 2009 8:32 PM EST reply actions  

What's really necessary . . .

is something to help those of us who remember 1991 “unget” the reference. Because that one just hurts. If only we still had a tie-in with the Oahu Bowl . . .

by MaconDawg on Nov 24, 2009 11:30 AM EST reply actions  

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