The Mark Richt Victory Watch
by T Kyle King on Oct 16, 2010 8:28 PM EDT
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PrintOn a perfect autumn afternoon in the Classic City, the homecoming crowd left Sanford Stadium happy after the Georgia Bulldogs dispatched the visiting Vanderbilt Commodores by a 43-0 final margin. It was the Red and Black’s first shutout of any opponent since last year’s Tennessee Tech game, their first shutout of a Division I-A opponent since the 2006 UAB game, their first shutout of an SEC opponent since the 2006 South Carolina game, and their first shutout of the Music City Sailors since 1980.
Accordingly, I am able to report that the Mark Richt Victory Watch now stands at 93, placing Mark Richt 108 wins shy of matching Vince Dooley for the all-time school victories record.
After 124 games, Mark Richt has a career record of 93-31 and a lifetime winning percentage of .750, which puts him ahead of both Wally Butts (85-33-6, .710) and Vince Dooley (80-39-5, .665) at the same point in their respective careers. For the record, Coach Butts served 22 years as head coach before retiring to become athletic director full-time and Coach Dooley served 25 years as head coach before retiring to become athletic director full-time. Neither was fired. I’m just saying.
Go ‘Dawgs!
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Greetings, Kyle!
I can’t stay because I’m off to a late dinner at Amsterdam (a restaurant). You’ll have to manage without me tonight, I’m afraid. Congrats on Georgia’s win this afternoon!!
Thanks, Stephen!
Right back at you regarding the Tigers’ big win today, as well.
If I may make a menu suggestion, when you get to Amsterdam, order the “royale with cheese.” It’s the little differences.
Go 'Dawgs!
If alliteration is what you're after...
and, from what I’ve noticed, it usually is… then Music City Mariners has a nice ring to it.
I was a bit befuddled by all the drops (AJ especially). I guess some days you just don’t have it. But, we’re definitely moving in the right direction. What a great day in Athens!
Just realized the worst thing about the Colorado game:
It makes it mathematically impossible* for Coach Richt to hit 100 career wins this year!
* OK, it’s still possible, but only if we run the table and South Carolina loses three of its next five conference games (counting tonight as one of those games, which they might lose…). We would obviously need to win the SECCG and the Sugar Bowl in that extremely unlikely case.
it will be ok to save it for next year - it will help that season motivationally.
"One thing I will never do as long as I’m at Georgia is lose to Florida." - Herschel Walker
I have to let you know, Kyle...
… that I’m holding you personally responsible for the insanely crazy first half where Georgia tried to give Vandy every possible advantage and Vandy kept spitting the bit. I didn’t hear from you before the game!
Fortunately, our boys were able to overcome the bad mojo and serve a beatdown to Vandy anyway… why did you make them work so hard for it, though? :-)
My bad, vineyarddawg.
I kept expecting you to call me on my cell phone, or at least to text me “FYG.”
Sorry for the confusion. We’ll get it right next week. :)
Go 'Dawgs!
Sorry for the confusion.
I have no contact information for you other than, of course, your e-mail address.
(I have sent my cell # to you through Facebook, however.)
by vineyarddawg on Oct 16, 2010 10:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, that's on me, then.
We’ll get that ironed out for sure . . . or do we need to do that? Does today’s result suggest we may not need to mess with success? Could it be that “FYG” (a) needs to be said face-to-face, (b) needs to be said by the person who originally said it, © only needed to be said once, and/or (d) only needs to be said at home games to be effective?
We need to give this some thought.
Go 'Dawgs!
by T Kyle King on Oct 16, 2010 10:52 PM EDT up reply actions
I think we might now have cross-mojination happening.
As I understand college football mojo to work, I think the original mojo was that both I and the creator of FYG needed to speak with (or otherwise contact) you before every home game to ensure a Georgia victory.
The original mojo has now been broken, however, so by using conventional mojo math, we now need to ensure victory by not speaking to you before every home game.
There is a little-known theorem, however, that says that if the mojo is broken by means that are incredibly messy and marked with massive confusion (as the first half of this game most certainly was), then the mojo is not fully broken, but instead the temporal parameters are reversed. So now, in order to ensure victory, we must avoid you before every home game, but we must contact you before every away game.
I’m pretty sure that’s right… somebody check the math for me. (I was just a business major, after all.)
by vineyarddawg on Oct 16, 2010 11:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, that sounds right.
Let’s go with that.
Go 'Dawgs!
by T Kyle King on Oct 16, 2010 11:22 PM EDT up reply actions
BTW, apparantly there is a one week delay on the effect of the goat.
You guys should plan accordingly next year.
Good thought, mbrd71!
So . . . preseason goat sacrifice next year, then?
Go 'Dawgs!
by T Kyle King on Oct 16, 2010 10:50 PM EDT up reply actions
Too late
It needs to be the week before G Day, just to be safe.
by SG Standard on Oct 16, 2010 10:58 PM EDT up reply actions
How 'bout if we get together at G-Day and do it then?
That sounds like a plan to me.
Go 'Dawgs!
by T Kyle King on Oct 16, 2010 11:01 PM EDT up reply actions
The First Annual Dawg Sports Preseason Goat Roast
I like it.
by SG Standard on Oct 16, 2010 11:04 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
At which point we could all actually attend the game together
And even get the families involved. I imagine it like the opening scene of the Godfather… and you won’t be able to refuse any request made of you.
A preemptive strike… I think I like it.
"I want anything wearing red and black to tear the head off anything that isn't." - Lewis Grizzard
by RedCrake on Oct 16, 2010 11:08 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
May your first puppy...be...a masculine puppy.
by SG Standard on Oct 16, 2010 11:10 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Hopefully, SG Standard won't sleep with the fishes.
Will I have to wear a tuxedo? I mean, I will, but it wouldn’t be my preference.
Go 'Dawgs!
by T Kyle King on Oct 16, 2010 11:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Do you have a cat you can absentmindedly stroke
And I think we need a new movie summary from Dave comparing DawgSports members to characters from The Godfather. Kyle has to be Vito obviously and I have a feeling podunk may be calling someone a “coldhearted bastard” by default. Please don’t let me be Fredo… I don’t wanna go fishing.
"I want anything wearing red and black to tear the head off anything that isn't." - Lewis Grizzard
by RedCrake on Oct 16, 2010 11:21 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
I dunno
I know Kyle is the capo di tutti capi over here, but his lawyerlyness just screams Tom Hagen.
by SG Standard on Oct 16, 2010 11:23 PM EDT up reply actions
He does have a Hagenesque quality
And he’d survive for a possible sequel…
"I want anything wearing red and black to tear the head off anything that isn't." - Lewis Grizzard
by RedCrake on Oct 16, 2010 11:25 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I've always liked to think of myself as Tom Hagen.
Deep down, though, I know I’m Frankie Pentangeli.
Go 'Dawgs!
by T Kyle King on Oct 16, 2010 11:25 PM EDT up reply actions
I'd probably have to be Clemenza
I’m loyal and I have the build for it… and I can rock the hell out of a trenchcoat.
"I want anything wearing red and black to tear the head off anything that isn't." - Lewis Grizzard
by RedCrake on Oct 16, 2010 11:29 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
The problem with choosing Godfather roles for everyone...
… is that it’s hard to pick someone that’s good and doesn’t die.
by vineyarddawg on Oct 16, 2010 11:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Borderline impossible
I keep trying to line people up with the right character, but that would involve killing off pretty much everybody who hangs here.
by SG Standard on Oct 16, 2010 11:36 PM EDT up reply actions
We'll just have to accept the sweet embrace of death
"I want anything wearing red and black to tear the head off anything that isn't." - Lewis Grizzard
by RedCrake on Oct 16, 2010 11:42 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Does that make MaconDawg Santino?
Or is MaconDawg Tom Hagen?
‘Cause I wouldn’t mind being Santino. I mean, I would have to get whacked by the guys from Alligator Army… but I wouldn’t mind going out like that.
by vineyarddawg on Oct 16, 2010 11:25 PM EDT up reply actions
We could invite Chris Rainey to play Carlo
"I want anything wearing red and black to tear the head off anything that isn't." - Lewis Grizzard
by RedCrake on Oct 16, 2010 11:27 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
I see Doug as Sonny
I know he’s got his HJS/EDSBS/SBN duties that keep him from being a regular over here, but it’s perfect. Doug smashing toaster = Sonny smashing reporters camera/Carlo’s face.
by SG Standard on Oct 16, 2010 11:27 PM EDT up reply actions
That works...
… and Spencer Hall can be Sal Tessio.
You know he’s just pretending to be a Bulldog sympathizer because he’s in our territory. He’d be “the one” when the time comes…
by vineyarddawg on Oct 16, 2010 11:30 PM EDT up reply actions
I dunno
I was gonna go with Hyman Roth for Spencer. Kyle did business with Spencer Hall… He respected Spencer Hall….but Kyle never trusted Spencer Hall.
"I want anything wearing red and black to tear the head off anything that isn't." - Lewis Grizzard
by RedCrake on Oct 16, 2010 11:35 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
That could work
Spencer Hall always made money new jobs at college football blogs for his friends.
by SG Standard on Oct 16, 2010 11:37 PM EDT up reply actions
See, this is why I'm bad at these character things.
You’re 100% right, RedCrake. Spencer is Hyman Roth.
by vineyarddawg on Oct 16, 2010 11:37 PM EDT up reply actions
I think I may have to . . .
. . . watch those movies again. Until someone starts mentioning them, I forget just how good they are.
Go 'Dawgs!
by T Kyle King on Oct 17, 2010 12:08 AM EDT up reply actions
It's too bad Sofia Coppola ruined Part III
It’s actually not a bad movie, but she just torpedoes it. So I guess that would make her any of the trolls that stop by; annoying, ultimately pointless, and everybody cheers when they get shot at the end of the movie.
by SG Standard on Oct 17, 2010 12:13 AM EDT up reply actions
The original script...
had Sofia Coppola’s character getting shot at the beginning of the movie. Talk about a missed opportunity….
"If we score, we may win. If they never score, we'll never lose."
-Erk Russell
by DavetheDawg on Oct 17, 2010 11:15 AM EDT up reply actions
When someone starts depressively mumbling about how we'll lose
We can slap them and proclaim “You can act like a man!”
"I want anything wearing red and black to tear the head off anything that isn't." - Lewis Grizzard
by RedCrake on Oct 16, 2010 11:18 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Leave the gun, take the tub of butter.
by SG Standard on Oct 16, 2010 11:21 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
SG Standard, you win the internet.
I was going to call tankertoad a wartime consigliere, but, after that, I think we can declare, “No more calls, we have a winner.”
Go 'Dawgs!
by T Kyle King on Oct 16, 2010 11:24 PM EDT up reply actions
SchadenFlorida!
I thought the Mark Richt Victory Watch would be an appropriate place to post this for reading pleasure.
by Cherokee's Grip on Oct 16, 2010 11:58 PM EDT reply actions
The link didn't post, for whatever reason
I’ll just do it manually:
http://forum.gatorsports.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=5029
by Cherokee's Grip on Oct 16, 2010 11:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Hilarious!
In retrospect, we actually handled that four-game losing streak with considerable grace and class, at least relatively speaking.
Go 'Dawgs!
by T Kyle King on Oct 17, 2010 12:07 AM EDT up reply actions
I think its particularly horrible....
that they have a new quarterback and are advocating getting rid of him for “?”, I didn’t see a nominee. How do you have a few close in-conference losses and then advocate dismissing your new quarterback? Oh wait, I suppose I could just look to the AJC blog venters that were advocating getting rid of one of our team’s best players a few weeks ago.
One bit of evidence from above link, that supports your case:
Shut the hlel up and go back to your dungeons & dragon game zit head.
If you're gonna do it, go ugly early.
I don't have the link
But many of us said they would react exactly that way if something like this ever happened. I’m a freakin Nostradamus apparently.
Of course when you can only view things through the prism of a 20 year tradition, I’m sure its a little easy to be short-sighted.
"I want anything wearing red and black to tear the head off anything that isn't." - Lewis Grizzard
by RedCrake on Oct 17, 2010 1:19 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
That's it exactly, RedCrake.
Right now, Florida is playing pretty much how the Gators played from 1904 to 1989, and from 2002 to 2004.
But, yeah, I guess almost 90 years of consistency is just an aberration. It’s the slightly more than 15 years of achievement that represents the norm.
Go 'Dawgs!
One representative exchange at the aforementioned link:
One commenter says:
He’s fine. He has to make a lot of changes. Starting with replacing Brantley. Then replacing addazio as OC
The reply immediately comes back:
hes not fine, he doesnt give a damn anymore. fire his ass now
I think I might just go pour myself a glass of wine, sit back in my chair, and savor that entire thread slowly… one post at a time.
(I hate Florida.)
by vineyarddawg on Oct 17, 2010 11:10 AM EDT up reply actions
Another reply:
there are FUNDAMENTAL problems with this program that Tebow, Harvin and Spikes covered up the past few years. if you can’t see that, you’re either blind or blindingly stupid.
(giggle)
Oh, tasty Gator tears, they are lovely and exquisite.
by vineyarddawg on Oct 17, 2010 11:15 AM EDT up reply actions
I believe it's called Karma
as SG Standard pointed out during the Open Comment thread, the football gods (led by Excessivus, the alpha-god so to speak) don’t take kindly to protecting players who would do harm to women.
They are now calling it the “Urban Mire” offense. Tasty, tasty tears.
"If we score, we may win. If they never score, we'll never lose."
-Erk Russell
by DavetheDawg on Oct 17, 2010 11:10 AM EDT up reply actions
I never thought anything would be more tasty than sweet Tebow tears
But I hadn’t yet experienced the briny goodness of Florida fan tears. Delicious.
Tear stained jorts are all the rage.
"I want anything wearing red and black to tear the head off anything that isn't." - Lewis Grizzard
by RedCrake on Oct 17, 2010 11:28 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I will say this...
going to work amongst the enemy was a joy last week. This week, it might just be a frackin’ holiday!
"If we score, we may win. If they never score, we'll never lose."
-Erk Russell
by DavetheDawg on Oct 17, 2010 12:32 PM EDT up reply actions
In the name of all that is holy,
y’all please stop this gloating. The gods will be most angry. You must immediately cease and desist this sick demented pleasure & enjoyment at the expense of the poor downtrodden Gators, least the gods seek revenge and send us injuries, arrests, Penn Wagers, and other forms of pestilence and destruction. Repent I tell you!
Excessivus, please forgive them for they are weak and have had years of suffering at the hands of the Gator players, coaches, support staff & fanbase not to mention nearly all sports media. If you must rain down the pestilence, may it please you to send said pestilence to Bristol, CT, headquarters of the most evil of all sports media empires – ESPN.
Amen
I can bake like a demon.
I'm not gloating...
… I’m just taking great enjoyment in the suffering of another human being.
There’s a subtle difference. The college football gods LOVE that Shadenfreude thing. :-)
by vineyarddawg on Oct 17, 2010 6:28 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
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