Georgia Bulldogs Go "All In," Agree to Meet Boise State Broncos in Georgia Dome to Open 2011 Season
by T Kyle King on Nov 19, 2010 5:29 PM EST
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PrintThis is news to no one, but now it is official that the Georgia Bulldogs will take on the Boise St. Broncos in the Georgia Dome to start the 2011 college football season. Although Senator Blutarsky was on board from the get-go, I shared the reservations expressed by Quinton McDawg. Nevertheless, the announcement has been made, the game is happening, and now it is time to get geared up for a marquee matchup to start next year’s critical campaign in Red and Black football history.
Since the ‘Dawgs thumped the Broncos to open the 2005 SEC championship campaign, the world has turned a few times. Georgia, which finished in the top ten for the fourth straight season that year, has been ranked in the top ten in the postseason polls only once since, and this year will mark the third time in five seasons that the Red and Black have failed to crack the top 20 at the end of the autumn.
Boise State, meanwhile, has traded up in changing head coaches, improved defensively, and moved up in weight class. The Broncos appear well on their way to a fifth consecutive season with double-digit wins, a fourth undefeated regular season in the last half-decade, and perhaps even a third unblemished finish in a five-year span. Along the way, BSU has claimed victories over Oklahoma, Oregon (twice), Oregon State (twice), and Virginia Tech.
One clear benefit to opening the autumn with an opponent of the caliber of Boise State is that Mark Richt-coached teams tend to start stronger when they spend the offseason preparing to face a top-tier opponent on Labor Day weekend. In the years Georgia opened with Clemson (2002 and 2003), Boise State (2005), and Oklahoma State (2007 and 2009), the Bulldogs went 53-14, finished no worse than tied for first place in the SEC East four times, won two out of three SEC Championship Game appearances, and went to three Sugar Bowls. In the years Georgia opened with Arkansas State (2001), Georgia Southern (2004 and 2008), Western Kentucky (2006), and Louisiana-Lafayette (2010), the Bulldogs so far have gone 42-19, have made no SEC Championship Game appearances, and have been done playing football before New Year’s Eve in all but two seasons.
There has been a lot of talk the last couple of weeks about how the Auburn Tigers have gone "all in" by continuing to play Cam Newton, adopting a high-risk/high-reward strategy that may leave them at 14-0 on the field and 0-14 or 0-0 in the record book. Well, Greg McGarity and Mark Richt have gone "all in" on Boise State as the season-opening opponent for a make-or-break year for Georgia football. In 2005, the Broncos faced the Bulldogs in the game that would establish whether they were yet ready to join the nation’s elite; in 2011, the Bulldogs will face the Broncos in the game that will establish whether they are yet ready to return to the nation’s elite.
Here’s hoping it works out better for Georgia this time than it did for Boise State last time. I’m excited, I’m worried, and I’m danged sure going. Ordinarily, I’m a Boise State apologist, and I have been for a while now, but, now that the Broncos are back on the schedule, they’re just another enemy wearing orange and blue.
Go ‘Dawgs!
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Just sayin’
"You can't print what I said, but they have to catch us." - Chipper Jones
by Jman781 on Nov 19, 2010 5:39 PM EST up reply actions 5 recs
If they do
We both can point our fingers at them and laugh!!
by Darth Prophet on Nov 20, 2010 10:25 AM EST up reply actions
Exactly!
No one who knows college football doubts that dropping Louisville for Boise State is trading up; in fact, Georgia will get more credit for playing the Broncos once than for playing the Cardinals twice. How much credit does Kentucky get for playing Louisville every year, for crying out loud?
The retort to U. of L. boosters is: “We’re only ducking you because you suck, and we didn’t want you bringing down our strength of schedule.”
Another option would be: “We already played the home-and-home series we signed up for, only the part of Louisville was played by Arkansas.”
Go 'Dawgs!
by T Kyle King on Nov 20, 2010 11:37 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Well it does ruin my plans to go see the Bulldawgs here where i live in Louisville
Which i was pretty excited about, but i may substitute that with a trip to Atlanta if i can swing it.
I am very excited that they are doing this, its been aggravating to see other rivals come in and get more exposure within the state and make an attempt to poach our recruits. It will be a huge game no matter what. And i look forward to the challenge. Unlike T.K.K. though i absolutely can’t stand Boise, and will be distraught if we lose this game. I do applaud to all those who put this together. Certainly something to be excited about.
Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may win.
I Corinthians 9:24
by Southern Dawg on Nov 21, 2010 11:36 AM EST up reply actions
Oh, and one more thing...
… if ‘Bama or South Carolina get their way, there’s a chance we could be playing the defending national champion Boise State Broncos.
Anyone? Anyone?
by vineyarddawg on Nov 19, 2010 5:34 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
You can bank out it
I’ve already bought my plane tickets for a return trip to Glendale..
However it’s going to be LSU vs Boise State, Boise will finally get to wear their blues in the game!
Final score Boise 35 LSU 11,
by Darth Prophet on Nov 20, 2010 10:28 AM EST up reply actions
I like that attitude, Darth Prophet.
I’m hoping for Boise State against Auburn, myself, so that I can root for the Broncos with a completely clear conscience.
Just as long as BSU doesn’t break out those all-orange abominations from last night, it’s all right!
Go 'Dawgs!
by T Kyle King on Nov 20, 2010 11:39 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
September 3rd...Which is a Saturday...
I think…Hold on…Yep.
"You can't print what I said, but they have to catch us." - Chipper Jones
thank you -
chick fil a hasnt bothered to do a darn thing with their website
"One thing I will never do as long as I’m at Georgia is lose to Florida." - Herschel Walker
8 p.m., too.
I wonder if the Dome will have family-friendly-tailgating zones…
"You can't print what I said, but they have to catch us." - Chipper Jones
what I know is the Dome is about 3 miles from where I grew up and where my Mom lives
and that would be a good bonus to being home.
"One thing I will never do as long as I’m at Georgia is lose to Florida." - Herschel Walker
Here Here Brotha
I live approximately 3 miles from the Dome. I am pumped about this one. Will definitely be attending.
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I'm definitely going, as well.
I’ll be happy to meet up with AuditDawg, but, if tankertoad goes, I’m steering clear of him; the last time I went to a game at the Dome with tankertoad, we lost a heartbreaker of a 1995 Peach Bowl.
It occurs to me that College Buddy went with me to the 2005 Boise State game; maybe he and I should go to this one together, as well. . . .
Go 'Dawgs!
any chance
of getting a block of tickets? Cuz y’all already know – I wanna go!!!!!!!!!
I can bake like a demon.
I'm thinking we sneak up.
Relight the Olympic Torch, and do it there.
"I want anything wearing red and black to tear the head off anything that isn't." - Lewis Grizzard
by RedCrake on Nov 20, 2010 12:10 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
Oh, great!
Now we need a goat and Muhammad Ali!
Go 'Dawgs!
by T Kyle King on Nov 20, 2010 12:15 AM EST up reply actions
maybe Ali isn't available
But my dad knows Tito Trinidad…
"Tim Sylvia’s sphincter is demonstrably weaker than Andrei Arlovski’s chin." – hlebtasic
by Anthony Pace on Nov 20, 2010 2:56 PM EST up reply actions
Perhaps
we can get another Olympian & Georgia Football Player – paging Mr. Walker……
I can bake like a demon.
by podunkdawg on Nov 20, 2010 11:06 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
And fighter for that matter
If we’re looking to fill the Ali role
"I want anything wearing red and black to tear the head off anything that isn't." - Lewis Grizzard
by RedCrake on Nov 20, 2010 11:56 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
I like the move...
Well…Let me rephrase, “Now I have to like the move…”
Let’s forget what happens if we lose, but winning a game like this will help this team. Also, this game should add a needed recruiting jolt due to the national exposure.
Finally, unlike Kyle, I am not a Boise State apologist. I don’t like how they get ranked highly for beating 8 or 9 cupcakes a season. Imagine if UGA could play Florida, GT and Auburn every year while play the rest of our games in the Sun Belt Conference. I want the Dawgs to put Boise State back in their place. Like I said, I am not thinking about what happens if we lose…I’m not ;-)
"You can't print what I said, but they have to catch us." - Chipper Jones
Yeah...
I don’t want to read one more comment from a bewildered UGA “fan,” wailing about opening with a “guaranteed loss.”
Pull up your football panties for god’s sake, and let’s see if we have what it takes.
Where are you reading that, NRBQ?
That’s not a challenge; I’m genuinely curious. While those of us who opposed the move (note the past tense; now that a decision has been made, I’m behind my team) are concerned about the game, I know none of us guaranteed a loss. Are you reading that on message boards? I’d just like to know.
Go 'Dawgs!
Thanks, NRBQ.
At some point, we all need to agree officially that we’re not going to use commenters at AJC.com as representative examples of any of the groups to which they claim to belong! :)
Go 'Dawgs!
by T Kyle King on Nov 20, 2010 12:08 PM EST up reply actions
In fact, my opinion (stated and otherwise) has always been...
… that this is a no-win situation for Georgia. Beat Boise by 4 touchdowns, and you’re pummeling a poor mid-major team who just lost all of their best players to graduation who exhausted their eligibility. Any result other than that, and you either: a) gave legitimacy to a WAC Mountain West team, or (even worse) b) lost to a WAC Mountain West team… in your own backyard.
by vineyarddawg on Nov 19, 2010 9:59 PM EST up reply actions
Beating Boise in 2005 isn't the same as beating them in 2011
BSU isn’t thought of as “mid-major” anymore. Mid-major isn’t even really used in FBS these days, as far as I’ve noticed.
What it comes down to is we start the season either 1-0 or 0-1. We can waste a lot of breath and a lot of time worrying about how ESPN is going to dissect our wins and losses. Fact is, the only way to control the narrative is to just keep winning.
"Tim Sylvia’s sphincter is demonstrably weaker than Andrei Arlovski’s chin." – hlebtasic
by Anthony Pace on Nov 20, 2010 3:01 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Like I said, I am not thinking about what happens if we lose…I’m not ;-)
LOL, I see we are already in your head….
Thats ok we are only returning 17 of 22 starters from lastnights game… Scary isn’t?
However 2 of the 5 we are losing are Petis and Titus which of corse are big losses..
It will be intresting to see how Kellen does with them gone.
by Darth Prophet on Nov 20, 2010 10:37 AM EST up reply actions
While I fully expect a good game, and a much better Boise State team than the last one . . .
. . . Georgia faced, I’m pretty sure any risk of the Broncos getting inside the Bulldogs’ heads will be eradicated by the numbers “48” and “13.” :)
Go 'Dawgs!
by T Kyle King on Nov 20, 2010 11:42 AM EST up reply actions
One of the nice things about the game in the Dome ...
Sanford Stadium still will be the largest venue in which the Broncos have ever played a game.
Anyone know how tickets will be dispersed?
I just read Seth Emerson’s tweet that UGA will get 7500 tickets. Any chance they sell any of those to students? Thanks.
I get the impression tickets will not be released for a while - but I can put a reminder in my phone -
because I am ready to pull the trigger on this. I would rather have them in hand and give them away than wish I had them.
"One thing I will never do as long as I’m at Georgia is lose to Florida." - Herschel Walker
Good question
I would assume students get some, just like we always got some for bowl/SEC CG… although with so many fewer tix available, we might be talking, what, 500 or something? I assume/hope we will bring a full band.
Good thing about that allotment is that the “public sale” for the rest opens it up to a lot of folks who wouldn’t get to go based on contributions. (Though if you’re a big money contributor, it’s not so good!) Either way, should be a TON of Dawg fans there. I bet they wanted UGA to ensure that they can sell it out given the distance of Boise (and the fact they can’t even sell out Smurf Stadium).
Yeah, that's a pretty raw deal for us season ticket holders.
Nothing against the public, but I’d like to get some special treatment for my many years of contributing my (admittedly meager) amount.
Go 'Dawgs!
Does that mean 90 per cent of the tickets will be available for purchase . . .
. . . through the University of Georgia Athletic Association, or does that mean some of that 90 per cent will be available in Butts-Mehre Heritage Hall, and some will be available elsewhere?
Go 'Dawgs!
by T Kyle King on Nov 19, 2010 11:39 PM EST up reply actions
on the other hand
It’s great for guys like myself who can’t really donate to the school yet (crap, I can’t even believe I’m admitting that I would since I don’t even go to UGA but want tix in the future..) but still buy up tons of merchandise and try to finagle at least a couple of seats away from scalpers early each season.
"Tim Sylvia’s sphincter is demonstrably weaker than Andrei Arlovski’s chin." – hlebtasic
by Anthony Pace on Nov 20, 2010 3:04 PM EST up reply actions
Have you seen when the tickets will go on sale, . . .
. . . both the school allotment and the ones that will be made available to the general public?
Go 'Dawgs!
Ticket distribution, per Seth's article
The Georgia Dome seats more than 71,000 people, and Georgia fans are expected to fill most of those seats.
Boise State will be given 7,500 tickets and will not face a penalty if any are left unsold, Stokan said.
The rest of the allotted tickets, discounting those reserved for suite owners and local sales, will be given to Georgia. The number is yet to be determined, but Georgia could receive upwards of 50,000 tickets. In dealing with ticket sales, McGarity said his staff would model the allotment after the annual game against Florida in Jacksonville, Fla.
Read more: http://www.macon.com/2010/11/20/1347393/bulldogs-finalize-deal-to-meet.html#ixzz15pTNJTNz
So I gather it will be handled just like Jax: some tickets earmarked for students (which back in my day were distributed via lotter) and the rest available to renewable season ticket holders on a points priority basis. That likely means I will be getting my tickets in the secondary market, because 15 years into tickets under my name haven’t gotten me very far, relative to the season-ticket pack.
Let me help you out there.
I believe the quote from that article you meant to place here was:
Boise State will be given 7,500 tickets and will not face a penalty if any are left unsold, Stokan said.
The rest of the allotted tickets, discounting those reserved for suite owners and local sales, will be given to Georgia. The number is yet to be determined, but Georgia could receive upwards of 50,000 tickets. In dealing with ticket sales, McGarity said his staff would model the allotment after the annual game against Florida in Jacksonville, Fla.
"Well, we’re going to talk about that actually Monday as far as our block," McGarity said. "In other words, we already have sort of a model in place with the 40,000 tickets that we have in Jacksonville every year. So we basically have a model in place on how to deal with tickets of this bulk. So we’re going to sit down Monday as a staff and fine tune some things and deal with the allocation of 50,000 some odd tickets there."
by vineyarddawg on Nov 20, 2010 9:31 AM EST up reply actions
You folks never fail to maze me.
Brother Boise travels very well, we sent more than 30K to Glendale last year and well over 20k to DC.. How do I know this I was there.
Go to the hookie board and ask them how well Boise travels they will give you a clue, and oh by the way Fed ex field holds more than 90k and the official attendance was 89K..
I made it a vacation trip traveling spending 3 days in Gettysburg and was shocked by the number of other Boise fan I meet that made the trip walking the battle fields.
So if you got it in your head that Boise fans won’t show up in mass and that they won’t be loud just watch the youtube links below from my trip to dc.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5f9dU4h7qw
Tail gating in DC with the Gov..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cib_JFRvYrg
On this last video scoll forward to the 10 minute mark to see how loud it reall was in dc with out the TV filters.
by Darth Prophet on Nov 20, 2010 10:54 AM EST up reply actions
I'm not sure who "you folks" are, but you're barking up the wrong tree there, Darth.
I’m quite certain the ticket allotment was part of the discussion, so 7,500 tickets was a part of the deal to which Boise State agreed. No one is casting aspersions or suggesting the Bronco fans won’t travel; the entire question centered around how many tickets would be available to Georgia fans, and through whom we could get them, because all of us are excited about the matchup and want to go to the game. Take the compliment.
Hopefully, I’ll see you at the Georgia Dome next September. In the meantime, if you search the site archives here, I think you’ll find that I’ve given the Broncos their due far more than most. There’s no need to have a chip on your shoulder; Boise State is past that point now.
Go 'Dawgs!
by T Kyle King on Nov 20, 2010 11:49 AM EST up reply actions
Thanks, NCT.
If I’m reading you right, I think we’re in the same boat; namely, we’ll both request tickets in our respective season ticket orders, neither of us will get them, and we’ll both have to try our hand in the free market.
Go 'Dawgs!
by T Kyle King on Nov 20, 2010 11:44 AM EST up reply actions
Crap
Was hoping some of these would hit Ticketmaster. I’d rather pay them a stupid fee than hand over an extra $50 to some dude staning on the corner of Lumpkin
"Tim Sylvia’s sphincter is demonstrably weaker than Andrei Arlovski’s chin." – hlebtasic
by Anthony Pace on Nov 20, 2010 3:07 PM EST up reply actions
Worse than Lumpkin
It’s be some dude at the corner of Techwood and Cain Centennial Olympic Park Drive and Andrew Young International Boulevard.
How can anyone take BSU seriously?
“Along the way, BSU has claimed victories over Oklahoma, Oregon (twice), Oregon State (twice), and Virginia Tech.”
I think this says it all. Maybe 10 other teams in all of BCS football could go undefeated for 5 years and have only this to claim.
Boise may not be as good as their record says, but they would still prob. be a 8-10 win team reguarly in most divisons
They would clearly be 10-12 win team in the Big East / ACC
The bench INSPIRES...
This is why it is a lose lose. Win - "Can anyone take BSU seriously?" Lose - "HA! You lost to BSU."
We gain little by winning except UGA fans having fun in the A T L (which, hey, it’s why I want to go, and proves this is all about the greenbacks, not about UGA) but lose so much for the season if we lose – and would have to pray BSU goes to a BCS bowl after that.
"One thing I will never do as long as I’m at Georgia is lose to Florida." - Herschel Walker
It's not quite that bad nowadays though
That was absolutely the case in 2005 (especially after the epic beatdown) but, for whatever we “know-nothing” “elitist” “regional biased” fans* think, today’s Boise is annually highly ranked and highly touted by the media. Sure, Bama fans won’t give a damn if we beat Boise… and Boise apologists would no doubt, um, apologize (“Oh, it was a home game for UGA” “Well, coming off LAST year, of course Boise was due for a let-down” etc.)… but it’s at least close to a respectable win on legitimate national TV.
Think about it like this: There’s a reasonable chance that UGA could play BOTH of this year’s national title game participants next year (if it’s Boise vs. Auburn). I wonder how often that’s happened. I mean, I’m still hoping the Smurfs go down in flames before then, but it’s possible.
* Sorry, channeling Pat Forde and Tim Brando Twitter feeds there.
I am not buying it yet, but I am at least sitting down to listen -
based on your comment, I would think it would be best if BSU wins it all though, cause AU is in deep poop.
I just sincerely don’t think anyone will remember or care if we win. No one much cares about BSU – VT now. (here comes the VT stinks arguments).
I think Kyle has it right though – I didn’t like it, but now it’s done. I can party at home, meet Audit Dawg (not TKK) bring a date or go with my brother in law, and have a good time.
I think Kyle is also right (that is very painful to write) in that we seem to get more amped up against a more serious opponent to start with. Trying to be more positive, I guess we know that the team will be watching BSU during the bowls, and I like that. It gives them a goal and a focus starting right now. That’s a good thing.
GT is hating right now I bet – this is getting more attention than our upcoming series, lol.
"One thing I will never do as long as I’m at Georgia is lose to Florida." - Herschel Walker
How can it be lose/lose?
You’re assuming a loss?
Rightly or (yes) wrongly, BS has been highly ranked for a long time. I’m gonna assume that in internet discussions, Tank, you’ve never dismissed them as undeserving of all the media love.
The poll voters/soul-less shills tout their might. Beating them can be nothing but a plus for the program, with the side benefit of putting them in their rightful place.
I expect a win despite any possible personnel issues between now and Labor Day, but if I’m wrong, I won’t be bitching, “I wished we’d played L’ville.”
Well said, NRBQ.
I agree with tankertoad that it was lose/lose in 2005. Had we lost, we’d have lost to a mid-major; when we won, Boise State was immediately labeled “overrated” and “not ready for prime time” (which, in 2005, was a fair criticism).
The Broncos’ undefeated 2006 season and Fiesta Bowl win over Oklahoma changed that, and Boise State has held serve pretty consistently ever since. Yes, their conference contains a lot of patsies, but the Broncos have obliterated them. They’ve routinely beaten the big boys when they’ve faced them, and they’ve handled teams like Fresno State and Nevada, who’ve represented their conference reasonably well against teams from AQ conferences. There’s a reason why BSU has been called up to add extra legitimacy to the best non-AQ conference; frankly, there’s not a terribly large difference between Boise State and Oregon, a team the Broncos have beaten twice recently.
Beating Boise State would count for a lot. Not many teams have done that lately.
Go 'Dawgs!
It was a brief summary written quickly, so I just hit the highlights.
Boise State is a legitimate team that plays solid defense. The Broncos are significantly better than they were in 2005. We have to take this team seriously; they certainly want revenge for the last beatdown anyone administered to them.
Go 'Dawgs!
McGarity, like his mentor Foley, is all about financial benefit
McGarity learned well from his mentor. This is all business. Foley abhors playing more than one home-and-home OOC series game a year. In your case, Georgia Tech is that series. For the Gators, its FSU. Foley’s strategy is to make as much money as possible for the program in the other OOC games. That is why you will almost never see the Gators leave Gainesville for their first 2 games. The $$$ to be made is too great. McGarity wanted out of the Louisville series in the worst way. Going on the road OOC will not get the athletic program the financial gain that he wants. What he was able to do is get ESPN and the game organizers to pay $600K to buy out the game and split the great financial benefits of this game with Boise while keeping it close to home. He also figured that losing the game wouldn;t be so bad for the Dawgs, because realistically he probably feels you guys wont be competing for a National Championship next year but such loss wouldn’t have any effect on winning or losing the SEC East. Plus the exposure is great.
Boise will be solid. Kellen Moore is unbelievable and will be a Senior, but they will lose two amazing receivers. And Murray is great so you’ll have a shot. I predict they will be favored by 2-4 points.
I agree with TKK - very nice look at the money.
I already said it was all about the $$$, but this is a much more positive and warm fuzzy take on that – I get it now, and like it.
thank you.
"One thing I will never do as long as I’m at Georgia is lose to Florida." - Herschel Walker
Great Summary
Also, not that I’m drinking the Kool-Aid or am a hopeless optimist, but in reality our schedule next year is ideal for a championship run.
We play the Mississippis as our rotating SEC West teams, and our toughest away opponents will be the crippled UT Vols and GA Tech at Sanford West. If we beat Boise and SC in a somewhat convincing manner, all the closet UGA fans will come out and sing praises of Richt
We can't lose here...
…situationally speaking, of course. I’m still not a fan of the match up but there is a bright side on which to focus:
- We’re out of the Louisville series at a discount, replacing it with an almost-home neutral site game that pays out more than we lost for canceling L’ville and soon-to-be-determined non-FBS team.
- We get prime time coverage in what I believe is one of the most-watched early season games. It’s good for national exposure.
- We have mostly played well, and finished well, when starting the season with a non-cupcake.
- It should, SHOULD, get the team focused early in the season. Maybe we won’t have to wait until week 8 to see this team firing on all cylinders.
- The talking heads at ESPN already hate us. If we BSU wins, the ESPN goobers will remind everyone how they should have one because we’re not that good anyway. If we win, we’ll be a valiant underdog that “caught Boise at the right time” or they’ll remind everyone that we just beat a team from the WAC. And they’ll still hate us.
Looking at it that way, it’s not so much a win/win for us as it is a lose/lose for Boise.
Actually I don't think that you lose anything for cancelling L'Ville
From what I read, I think McGarity was able to finagle ESPN and the game organizers to buy out the entire contract with Louisville. So you got out of it for free. He probably wouldn’t have done it any other way.
I dont think Boise looks at it as a lose/lose. First, its a huge money earner and great exposure. Also, it’s hard as hell for them to get a big name on their schedule. They believe that beating a quality SEC team (which they hope you’ll be next year. I think youll be better) will be huge for their attempt to get a BCS bowl. Plus they’ll be in the MWC starting next year so they’ll have their crack at TCU. They think winning those two games will give them a good chance to get over the hump.
by RationalGator on Nov 19, 2010 8:41 PM EST up reply actions
You're right about Louisville, RationalGator.
Seth Emerson’s report essentially indicated that Chick-fil-A was paying Louisville the buyout in order to organize a series of more attractive matchups. Ultimately, as college football fans, we’re going to get several more intriguing televised games out of this.
Go 'Dawgs!
Just so I'm clear here
Did both ESPN and CFA pay $600K or did they negotiate the cost down? I’d read earlier (I think an Emerson Tweet) that the contract called for a $1.2M buyout.
@RationalGator – thanks for the MWC correction. I thought they were making the move in 2012. Guess I got their date lost on the merry-go-round of conference jumping.
by Just Some Dawg on Nov 19, 2010 8:58 PM EST up reply actions
The way I read it was that the buyout was $1.2 million for both games, . . .
. . . but Chick-fil-A and ESPN negotiated Louisville down to $600,000 (the cost of one of the two games) by orchestrating a replacement series with North Carolina for the next two years. Georgia’s payout for the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Classic will be reduced commensurately, but the deal still works out better for the Bulldogs financially.
Go 'Dawgs!
I just looked it up and now I think you guys are both right
I stand corrected. Still a great deal for the Dawgs. McGarity will not stand for road OOC games besides the one rivalry game at end of year. Expect, in the future, to play cupcakes at home in your first 2 games year-in year-out.
As for the Boise-MWC. That’s right Boise joins in 2011. Nevada and Fresno will be the ones joining in 2012.
by RationalGator on Nov 19, 2010 9:13 PM EST up reply actions
I, for one, don't give a damn about the money.
UGA athletics is a huge, entirely solvent money-making enterprise.
I’m just a college football fan. Loose a few hundred K, win a few hundred K.
What do I care?
More money means more money to hire and retain top assistants.
More money means more money to build facilities, which impress recruits.
More money means more money to spend on recruiting (legally, I mean, not in the way that gets the NCAA after you).
Money makes the world go ‘round. You can have money and still not be good, but you’re unlikely to be good without money.
Go 'Dawgs!
by T Kyle King on Nov 19, 2010 11:42 PM EST up reply actions
RationalGator...
so you’re the one! ;-)
"If we score, we may win. If they never score, we'll never lose."
-Erk Russell
Haha. There are a few.
I’d like to consider myself a Rational College Football Fan, but I named myself RationalGator just to ID myself up front that I am, in fact, a Gator fan. I think all fansbases are pretty much the same for the most part. The more success a team has, the more obnoxious the fanbase becomes. I am from Miami and there was nothing more obnoxious than that fanbase when “The U” was at the height of their success, But I am certainly a proponent of the theory that a fanbase takes on the personality of their coach. E.g….the Gators…Urban…the fanbase…that’s about right. Still love the guy though. He’s our guy.
by RationalGator on Nov 19, 2010 9:21 PM EST up reply actions
I've lived in south FLA
since ‘93…and have certainly seen the rise, fall, rise and fall of the “U.” In fact, my wife is U of M, ’89…but she’s English and really only cares about Liverpool, Fernando Torres, Malteesers, and, lately, William and Kate (although she has a vested interest in the Cocktail Party every year because she keeps having to replace broken things around the house).
"If we score, we may win. If they never score, we'll never lose."
-Erk Russell
What about Manchester United?
Don’t piss this guy off!
"One thing I will never do as long as I’m at Georgia is lose to Florida." - Herschel Walker
Dave, she must think College Football Fans are...
a wine and cheese crowd compared to the Hooligan Premier League supporters.
by RationalGator on Nov 19, 2010 9:37 PM EST up reply actions
It's gotten better over there...
but you’re right. She’s amazed that sporting events in the U.S. are, for the most part, innocuous events. Best nap she ever had was at a Marlins game…
…I should take her to Philly one day just for effect.
"If we score, we may win. If they never score, we'll never lose."
-Erk Russell
Philly's got nothing on the scousers.
You don’t know the restraint I’m using to avoid making a ’pool joke.
/Come on Toffees!
by vineyarddawg on Nov 19, 2010 10:08 PM EST up reply actions
Vineyard, you an Everton man? COYB!
Sitting here in my Everton third kit, with Baines on the back, typing away! I am hoping to get to Goodison for a fixture next year. Do you think Landon Donovan is heading back to being a blue next year? I think so.
I think Erk Russell could have kicked Clint Eastwood and John Wayne's butts with a corn cob and one hand tied behind his back. GATA!
Affirmative, sir!
Man, I wish Donovan would be back, but he’s too valuable to MLS. Everton would have to seriously overpay to get him back, and if there’s one thing Everton is known for not doing, it’s overpaying for a player.
Nice to know I have an Everton compatriot here! We can gang up on DavetheDawg and his wife later. :-)
by vineyarddawg on Nov 21, 2010 9:29 AM EST up reply actions
Sounds good. Toffee blue for all my friends...
Oh and by the way, I have it on good authority Donovan is coming back. At first, it is on a loan, then a permanent deal later in the summer. He needs to leave MLS and compete in the Prem, and then back to MLS for a curtain call. LD is the best US player of the modern era and needs to be on display in Europe.
I think Erk Russell could have kicked Clint Eastwood and John Wayne's butts with a corn cob and one hand tied behind his back. GATA!
100% agree.
I hope you’re right, my friend. We could have used him so far this year, that’s for sure.
by vineyarddawg on Nov 21, 2010 4:30 PM EST up reply actions
Little Curly Alan Ball, the most informed Toffee of All!
The good authority I listed above, LCAB, who posts on the Everton board I read daily is the oracle for all things Everton, and he says that Donovan will be back. LCAB must be somehow connected symbiotically with the club or something, because he is never wrong. The man is bad ass. LCAB even knows when Saha has been in the leeches. He sees all, oracle of the toffees, LC Alan Ball!
I think Erk Russell could have kicked Clint Eastwood and John Wayne's butts with a corn cob and one hand tied behind his back. GATA!
William and Kate?
The ones with the TV show who have eight kids?
Go 'Dawgs!
by T Kyle King on Nov 19, 2010 11:43 PM EST up reply actions
John and Kate, Plus 8...
…which is the story of two FBI agents (John and Kate) and 8 other dudes who are now living in a certain SE Alabama college town. They say it’s the next “Lost.”
"If we score, we may win. If they never score, we'll never lose."
-Erk Russell
by DavetheDawg on Nov 20, 2010 10:13 AM EST up reply actions
Man, I hated that show!
My wife used to watch it, and I found it appalling the way those parents used those kids as a meal ticket, particularly when they became so enraptured with their own fame, fortune, and self-involvement. I also hated that they split up, because God allowed Jon and Kate to find one another so that two people could be miserable instead of four.
Go 'Dawgs!
by T Kyle King on Nov 20, 2010 11:52 AM EST up reply actions
now I can’t tell if you were joking or not.
"It'll only be reviewed because the guys up in the booth want to watch it a few times too." http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xf16_mw0nxs
Dammit
“If we BSU wins,”
I’m obviously full of grammar and editing fail tonight. I’m going back to lurking…..
by Just Some Dawg on Nov 19, 2010 8:27 PM EST up reply actions
No, you're good, Just Some Dawg.
That’s a very interesting take that’s hard for those of us in Bulldog Nation to see, but you’re absolutely right.
Georgia goes into 2011 with a head coach who is legitimately on the hot seat; fairly or unfairly, Mark Richt is in a make-or-break situation next year. The Bulldogs will be coming off of three straight disappointing seasons, the last two of which will have ended with five or more losses and without a top 25 ranking. Boise State, by contrast, almost certainly will be coming off of a second straight BCS bowl season, quite possibly a second straight undefeated season, and perhaps even a national championship. In the Worldwide Leader’s eyes, we’re the upstart looking for respectability, and they’re the established national power.
Go 'Dawgs!
Just wanted to take a moment...
to give some thanks on this Friday before Thanksgiving.
I’m thankful that we, as a fanbase, are discussing and debating the merits of playing a quality opponent to kick off our season next year. We’re talking football.
I’m thankful that we, as a fanbase, can focus on getting better as a team with rational discussion despite different opinions. And no matter what, we know that our school, although not perfect, is at the minimum being led by people of principal.
I’m thankful that we’re not dealing with the following:
Hopefully, we can go 7-6 after a bowl game. Not the record we wanted, but an honest record nevertheless…No asterisk attached.
Go Dawgs!
"If we score, we may win. If they never score, we'll never lose."
-Erk Russell
by DavetheDawg on Nov 19, 2010 8:46 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
By that, of course, I mean . . .
. . . you’re just jealous, and you only wish your best defender was the latest in a long line of dirty players for your school who deliberately attempted to injure the gritty, talented young quarterback of your oldest rival.
Go 'Dawgs!
As a Gator alum, I'm glad to see that...
those are all things that I can be thankful for as well. We can also be thankful the fact that Mike Hamilton is NOT our AD.
by RationalGator on Nov 19, 2010 8:57 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Not to be confused with "Hook 'em Horns!"
"If we score, we may win. If they never score, we'll never lose."
-Erk Russell
For what it's worth, . . .
. . . in honor of our opting out of the pointless Louisville series, we had Domino’s Pizza tonight. Yes, Papa John’s will deliver to my house, and I have to go out for Domino’s, but it was worth it.
Go 'Dawgs!
I ate a baked potato.
"If we score, we may win. If they never score, we'll never lose."
-Erk Russell
by DavetheDawg on Nov 19, 2010 9:34 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I fed my dog some dog food that likely had horse-meat in it.
by vineyarddawg on Nov 19, 2010 10:10 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
"If we score, we may win. If they never score, we'll never lose."
-Erk Russell
by DavetheDawg on Nov 20, 2010 10:20 AM EST up reply actions
I want to know who this "rational gator" person is and what he did with the haters. It's a trap to lure us in or something.
"One thing I will never do as long as I’m at Georgia is lose to Florida." - Herschel Walker
LMAO! I was thinking the same damn thing, reading this thread!
If you're gonna do it, go ugly early.
Good Morning Intel -
Just wanted to say a quick thank you for such a wonderful time at the Nine Fine in Vegas. It was so good to meet you.
I can bake like a demon.
This will be a great season opern ...national exposure ..go Dawgs..I love it
Cry 'Havoc,' and let slip the Dawgs of war; - Julius Caesar, Act III, Scene 1
I didn't tune in to Boise State-Fresno State until right before halftime.
My wife and I watched a couple of episodes of “Smallville” on DVD. (It’s a thing we do, and we haven’t watched one in a while. Don’t judge me.)
I’m watching it now, and it’s interesting having a whole new perspective on Boise State, watching them knowing we’re kicking off the campaign against them next fall. I don’t have anywhere near the level of disdain for the Broncos that a lot of SEC fans seem to have, but, now that they’re back on the schedule as the enemy, it certainly helps get my blood going to see them wearing all orange.
If you’re looking for ways to get me to dislike you, wearing orange is a good place to start.
Go 'Dawgs!
I forgot to ask:
How much have the announcers talked about next year’s Chick-fil-A Kickoff Classic?
Go 'Dawgs!
by T Kyle King on Nov 19, 2010 11:50 PM EST up reply actions
I've watched the whole game and...
they have not mentioned it once. Unless I was in the bathroom when they did.
by RationalGator on Nov 19, 2010 11:57 PM EST up reply actions
That's disappointing.
It’s not earth-shaking news, but I’d like to think it’s the biggest college football story of the day.
Go 'Dawgs!
by T Kyle King on Nov 20, 2010 12:10 AM EST up reply actions
I'm so glad this deal was made.
The dogs are so much more a worthy opponent then what was planned.
I wasn’t going to travel to Miss, but I will attend this game, as I traveled to DC for the V-Tech game this year.
A little side note here folks, I live in Michigan and have dual loyalties with Michigan and Boise State. I’ve been to many more Michigan games and find most bigten fans to be well less than friendly, however I found the V-Tech fans to be great all around before the game and after the game. I have a feeling Georgia fans will be equal in that matter. I’m sure I will find out.
Close out this year the best you can and let get it on!!!!!!! next year!
Closing out strong
is certainly the goal. We’ve got a tremendous amount of work between now and 9/3/11, but I’m confident the team we field on that date will be much improved and ready.
I think you’ll find Georgia fans, in general, hospitable. Don’t know if you remember, but in ‘05 a group of UGA fans from one of the ’pay’ sites tried to establish a ‘fund raiser’ to bring a Boise State fan (military man who was coming home, I believe, to see his son play?) to Athens to see the game in person. It was ultimately deemed by the NCAA as an extra benefit, so that plan was nixed…but the intent was from the heart.
"If we score, we may win. If they never score, we'll never lose."
-Erk Russell
by DavetheDawg on Nov 20, 2010 11:17 AM EST up reply actions
Thanks, Darth.
Seriously, when we get closer to game time, be sure to leave me a comment reminding me, and we’ll try to meet up at the Dome. I believe we showed the Broncos some Southern hospitality in Athens five years ago, and I hope we’ll do the same in 2011, as well.
Go 'Dawgs!
by T Kyle King on Nov 20, 2010 11:54 AM EST up reply actions
Looking forward
to matching up with the dawgs next year. Oh- believe me that the memory of 2005 and zebransky’s ( BSU’s QB ) -6 first half picks on our way to our worst loss in the last 10 years, is still leaving a bad taste in the mouths of BSU fans. I believe will be ready to give you a little better effort next time. I won’t talk any smack…..yet….. hey that is half the fun of posting on the enemies blogsite right? Hey come check out OBNUG sometime if you want to see what “real” BSU fans think and maybe shoot the poo. Over all BSU fans aren’t like these spewing idiots that you see everywhere, I think most of those “BSU fans” are just trolls pissing people off and making BSU look bad.
No hate here…I love college football, and most things that go with it………..
Good luck on the rest of your season DAWGS and see y’all Sept. 3……
All In...
Is good, very good. We will find out PDQ whether we’re legit contenders for anything, it may (merciful God, please) signal a move away from Tentative Richt, who just runs out the clock in the half after the opponent ties it up and doesn’t go for the deep ball kill v. quality opposition to the “brass ones” guy who went for it on 4th down v. Clemson and dared LSU to cover our receivers in ’04 and ’05; and sets us up for a make or break season in which it should become quite clear whether CMR has lost it for good. We need to play like champs, schedule like a national power and get out of the “Eyeore” mode that has descended upon program and fans alike.
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