Georgia Bulldogs to Meet Michigan State Spartans in Outback Bowl on January 2
by T Kyle King on Dec 4, 2011 9:02 PM EST
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PrintAs you’ve probably heard by now, the Big Ten and SEC runners-up will meet in the Outback Bowl at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, January 2, as the Georgia Bulldogs will square off with the Michigan St. Spartans.
Georgia and Michigan State have met twice before on the football field, both times in Sunshine State bowl games. The Bulldogs defeated the Spartans in the Gator Bowl in Vince Dooley’s last game as the Georgia head coach on New Year’s Day 1989, and the Red and Black repeated that feat in the Capital One Bowl in Matthew Stafford’s last game as the Georgia quarterback on New Year’s Day 2009.
While this year’s pairing in Tampa isn’t quite as big a disappointment as the latter pairing in Orlando was, this is still a bit of a letdown for a club that won ten straight games, beat all four major annual rivals, won the SEC East, played toe-to-toe with the No. 1 team in the country for 30 minutes, and lost to three teams with a combined record of 34-3.
With no disrespect to a very solid Michigan State squad, there is a bit of a "been there, done that" feel to this matchup. Since losing to the Michigan Wolverines in Ann Arbor on October 5, 1957, the Classic City Canines have gone 8-0 against the Big Ten, including 3-0 in bowl games under Mark Richt. (No, the 1969 Sun Bowl against the Nebraska Cornhuskers and the 1983 Sugar Bowl against the Penn St. Nittany Lions don’t count as losses to Big Ten teams, as Nebraska was in the Big Eight, and Penn State was an independent, at the time.)
I expect Sparty to give the ‘Dawgs a good game, but I am underwhelmed over the matchup; frankly, once every 20 years is enough, and I was hoping for the Cotton Bowl. Still, I’m glad to see the Bulldogs back in a January bowl game, and it will be interesting to see which team shakes off its conference championship game loss more swiftly and refocuses on the new objective at hand. An eleven-win season for the first time since 2007 would be a fine way to cap off the campaign and enter the offseason riding a positive vibe.
Go ‘Dawgs!
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by Mark Mandingo on Dec 4, 2011 9:05 PM EST via mobile reply actions 1 recs
Those with a right to complain are Arky and S Carolina!
They got hosed out of higher BCS games because the “system” won’t allow any more SEC teams in the BCS games, even though these two teams clearly deserved to go to BCS sgames over the likes of VT, Clemson, and Michigan.
And this is the another reason the BCS is a joke. It exists to guranteee $ to weaker conferences with their weaker teams.
Just follow the $.
Pathetic.
Well, let’s just run it to 9-0 and 4-0.
I can’t believe the ACC got 2 teams in the BCS. I am not a BCS-hater like most, but that is pretty craptastic.
The SEC should sever ties from the Sugar bowl
for that nonsense. the A(lmost)C(ollege)C(aliber) football does not deserve 2 BCS invites
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I share your surprise...
… but I suspect it was the “best of several bad options” for the Sugar.
Unless I’m mistaken, they picked first because they lost the SEC Champion, then also had to pick last from the at-large pool. So their first pick was probably Michigan. Then they had to deal with the following:
- No SEC team available (LSU & Alabama playing in the NCG)
- Can’t choose another B1G team, obviously
- No Pac-12 team available (Stanford and Oregon already gone)
So they would have been stuck with literally three choices in the BCS top 14 (which comprises the eligible pool of teams): Virginia Tech, Kansas State, or Boise State. So they chose VPI.
One can argue that they should have chosen one of the other teams… but none were probably particularly attractive choices.
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Boise Should have received a BCS bid
and I am not just saying that because they beat us.
I understand what you're saying...
… but from a BCS bowl’s standpoint, they’re probably worried about two things:
1) Selling tickets
2) Pulling in viewers
I suspect Kansas State would have sold out a game against Michigan, and it would have been an intriguing matchup for TV as well, but I suspect the Sugar went with VT because it’s a national brand and their fans have a reputation for traveling well.
As for Boise State, no BCS bowl is likely to take them unless they’re forced to. Boise can’t even sell out their 30,000-seat home stadium, so they’re not likely to sell out an allotment of 25,000+ at the Sugar Bowl. And they’re also not a big story this year in “the ESPN narrative” because they lost a game to TCU.
Unfortunately, it’s still all about $$ for every bowl gamed not involving #1 vs. #2.
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Like this?
went with VT because it’s a national brand and their fans have a reputation for traveling well.
Terrible Terrible Terrible. Selecting a team that lost to Clemson 61-13 is unconscionable. Lets not forget what Clemson was for the entire month of November, which is to say, Clemson. Baylor or KState solves any/all of the problems listed above. RG3 transcends any and all qualms about Baylor not putting fans in the stands.
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by Law Dawg on Dec 5, 2011 10:01 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
On Baylor...
Baylor would bring a great players, but they don’t have a lot of hardcore fans. I doubt they can sell as many tickets as Va Tech.
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by Gen. Stoopnagle on Dec 5, 2011 2:29 PM EST up reply actions
The Sugar also could have taken Baylor
which would have been my preference: match-up of 2 exciting QB’s. Would have been an entertaining game IMO.
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by wpf3211 on Aug 6, 2011 9:11 PM EDT
That's a good point... didn't think of that one.
But since Baylor is a small private school, they were probably worried about ticket sales on that one.
Still, I probably would have leaned towards Baylor given that choice.
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LSU fans would buy up the tickets
I recall a “LSU” chant during the 07 Sugar Bowl
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by wpf3211 on Aug 6, 2011 9:11 PM EDT
I think that was more of an SEC superiority thing
Seeing as our fans were there, and it was in their interest for LSU to win.
by Dawg from Canton on Dec 4, 2011 9:58 PM EST up reply actions
I could not agree more on the bowl choice.
I was posting over at Team Speed Kills, as well, and cocknfire appeared to confirm my suspicion that even Gamecock fans hate the Outback Bowl.
When you’re supposed to be the second-most-prestigious non-BCS bowl game for the SEC and everybody dreads going to your bowl game, something is very wrong.
The SEC should drop the Outback Bowl and move the Peach-Fil-A or Gator up into its place. As you stated in an earlier post, Kyle, we should add something like the Sun Bowl down the bowl-selection line… you know, a destination people would enjoy attending to watch a game.
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by vineyarddawg on Dec 4, 2011 9:14 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
At least it isn't at 11 AM anymore.
I’m not sure I was completely awake for kickoff at the 2005 game. I know I was in my seat, but I don’t actually remember it.
by FisheriesDawg on Dec 4, 2011 9:18 PM EST up reply actions
I must be in the minority
I enjoyed my trip to Tampa for the 2005 Outback Bowl against Wisconsin. The weather was fantastic, the pep-rally was cool, and I got to see Pollack and Greene play their last game for Georgia.
Sic 'em Dawgs
by ClassicCityDawg on Dec 4, 2011 9:20 PM EST up reply actions
Had a great time at that game.
My first Outback was at the old stadium against Wisconsin when Bobo led a team full of future pro-bowlers. I also was at the great comeback v. Purdue.
I have had a great time every time I have gone.
oof
My first Outback was at the old stadium against Wisconsin when Bobo led a team full of future pro-bowlers
Outback… Pro-Bowlers… does not compute.
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by RedCrake on Dec 4, 2011 10:26 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I'm not saying the Outback Bowl hasn't given us some good games in the past.
I’m just saying we played these guys three years ago, and this matchup isn’t doing much for me. That’s just one man’s opinion.
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I hear you.
I think on the surface, it’s a very ho-hum team to be matched up against. MSU doesn’t have the same “brand” that Nebraska or Michigan bring to the table. I think Macon hits it though in his blogpost. Once you really look at it, it’s a very intriguing and well-matched game of two similarly situated teams.
I, too, was “meh” at the thing, but the more I think of it, the more I’m looking forward to the game. Afterall, their Javon Ringer team and our Stafford/Moreno team are very different animals that the current editions of Sparty and UGA.
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by Gen. Stoopnagle on Dec 5, 2011 2:37 PM EST up reply actions
Dropping the Outback to add the Sun Bowl would be great if it came with a Pac-12 tie-in
Although, I don’t know how many people actually want to go to El Paso.
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Well, El Paso is a weird town...
… but the Sun Bowl Stadium is an awesome stadium.
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Four reasons:
1. The Sun Bowl has a far more distinguished historical pedigree than the Outback Bowl, as do the Gator, Liberty, and Peach Bowls.
2. The Outback Bowl regularly screws up the SEC bowl pecking order, though, admittedly, it did not do so this year.
3. El Paso makes for a better holiday trip than Tampa.
4. We have enough Big Ten bowl tie-ins without the Outback Bowl being part of the mix, so I’d rather drop one of them and pick up a tie-in with the Pac-12.
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#2...the Outback did not screw up the pecking order...THE CAPITAL ONE BOWL did.
By all rights UGA should be in the Capital One Bowl…the Capital One is supposed to select SEC#2, am I correct? In this case that would fall to SEC#3 since SEC#1 and SEC#2 are selected before hand. UGA finished this season as the SEC#3 team. UGA has a winning percentage of 0.777 compared to USC and Arkansas of 0.75. If anything the selection to this Outback Bowl was a slap to the face of UGA. The 3rd best team in the SEC is regulated to the 4th best bowl with SEC tie-ins (Sugar, Capital One, Cotton and Outback). Obviously, due to BCS selection requirements the Sugar was not an option, but based on pecking order, the Capital One Committee should have selected UGA based on winning percentage within the conference. UGA is loosing 1.1 million due to the Capital One not being forced to select the best SEC team available.
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Well thats the way it ought to be
SEC #2 just means they get the #2 pick. There are rules about who they can pick (i.e. I don’t think they could take Auburn if they wanted to for some strange reason)… but they don’t have to pick the #2 team that’s available.
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The lowest UGA, USC and Akry could have fallen
was to the Outback Bowl, by selection requirements. But if the SEC is going to allow these committees to use the SEC as a draw then they should have to follow selection guidelines.
I HATE ORANGE, and DGNBs
Don't get me wrong
Its nonsense. But the fact that there aren’t more stringent selection guidelines is to blame. Although after the experience I had a few years ago, I’m not gonna defend the Capital One Bowl and their ghetto stadium.
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They did follow the guidelines.
The C1B gets the first choice of SEC teams after the BCS and they chose from three 10-win teams. The Outback and Cotton pick next with dibs on the SEC east and west, resp.
I’m having a hard time understanding any moral indignation towards the C1B for not picking Georgia? There isn’t a clear pecking order between UGA/USC/Arkie. All have 10 wins, one won the division, another beat that team and was, in turn, beaten by the third. Seems like a “tie” for the top choice went to USC on head-to-head and proximity to Orlando. I don’t see what’s wrong with this except for we don’t get to beat Nebraska?
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by Gen. Stoopnagle on Dec 5, 2011 2:43 PM EST up reply actions
I would have liked Nebraska as I live in Kansas, and that would have made for some parties -
but I fully expect Cap One to pick SC after we got a beatdown.
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I remember hearing that the CapOne is required to select the SEC title game loser in some extremely limited situation.
But for the life of me I can’t think of what it is.
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Please note, Dawg2011, that I wrote:
“The Outback Bowl regularly screws up the SEC bowl pecking order, though, admittedly, it did not do so this year” (emphasis added).
I was referring to a perennial problem that rears its head more often than not; this just happened to be one of the few years when it didn’t, but it does so routinely.
Also, how does Arkansas have a worse winning percentage than Georgia? The Bulldogs are 10-3; the Razorbacks are 10-2.
Finally, Georgia isn’t losing money, because SEC bowl revenues are divided evenly. We get one-twelfth of the Capital One Bowl payout whether we spend the holidays in Orlando, Tampa, or Athens.
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I think
his percents are off. Ark and SC have a win % of 83.3, UGA’s is 76.9.
TKK, sorry if that reads as an attack on your post
Not intended. It was a slap at the CapOne sectioning committee. I agree that every year the selection to bowls is driven more by the greed of the bowl and often deserving teams fall out.
As for the record, I am a traditionalist and believe that when deciding the hierarchy of a conference, you first use the conference record…so in my convoluted mind (a dangerous place) the SEC pecking order this year is LSU (1.000), Alabama (0.917), UGA (0.777), Arkansas/S. Carolina (0.75) and on down the line. Plus it gives me another reason to tell both Arky and S. Carolina that UGA was better.
Did not mean to make it look like I was attacking you, just the system
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Well...
the percents you gave make more sense now, but I think the bowls look over the entire schedule and not just conference games. Georgia has a lower win percent over all games and are ranked lower than Ark and SC in the polls. I think that provided them all the leverage they needed to skip over us.
We lost to SC, and we got killed in the SECCG. Fully expected Cap One to take SC.
And Cap One seems to like SC.
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"I’d rather drop one of them and pick up a tie-in with the Pac-12"
This. A thousand times this.
Too many tie-ins with B1G. Let’s spread the fun around.
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by Gen. Stoopnagle on Dec 5, 2011 2:38 PM EST up reply actions
This B1G tie stuff is from 50 years ago, and its old. I really would like to play the Pac-12.
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Literally the only B1G team I have any interest in ever playing again is Michigan.
(Ok, Nebraska, too. But they’re really a Big 8 team. /hipster’ed)
The Pac-12, however, is rife with teams that would make an intriguing matchup for us. SC, Cal, Oregon, Stanford, Washington… Virtually every school would be an entertaining matchup to me.
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I would have liked KState, Stanford or Nebraska.
Two of the games – I got parties I could go to here, and a possible IN YOUR FACE. The other, would just be cool.
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I would
But then, I’m a native Texan, so I shouldn’t count.
Regardless, I would go and insert a hiking trip in Guadalupe Mountains Nat’l Park and be sure I bag Guadalupe Peak (highest point in Texas) while I’m there.
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by Gen. Stoopnagle on Dec 5, 2011 2:33 PM EST up reply actions
For a mass, popular support sense
this is a hugely important game.
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by Mr. Sanchez on Dec 4, 2011 9:14 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
The media will be hyping the yankees, as usual
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True, but our fans dismiss the B1G as second class...
win, and we’ve got a solid win for the media and some good vibes going in to next year. Lose, and the masses can go back to the “we didn’t beat a quality team” meme and use that we lost to a B1G team as a sign of decline.
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Agree
I’m excited by this opportunity.
This will be one of the best match-ups of the non-BCS games, other than the Cotton Bowl and, maybe, the Cap One.
While I’m bummed to be facing MSU again, I’m not against playing the B1G in general. I can’t remember the last time we played Penn State, Iowa, Nebraska, or Michigan. Heck, I wouldn’t mind playing the Bucks again.
I can’t remember the last time UGA fans didn’t complain about our opponent. I know some who were bummed we got stuck with Hawaii when we made the Sugar.
We’re facing a 10-3 squad. I recall NW in this game a few seasons ago. I wonder how much moaning we’d have in that situation.
Go Dawgs! Beat Sparty!
GATA!
Thanks, Jman781.
I appreciate the perspective.
For the record, the last times we played Penn State, Iowa, Nebraska, and Michigan were 1983 (New Year’s Day; it was the end of the 1982 season), never, 1969, and 1965, respectively. Unless, of course, that question was rhetorical.
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The complaints about Hawaii were because UGA was playing the part of sacrificial lamb - again.
Fortunately, in that game, unlike with BSU, we showed everyone how stupid that was and ended Hawaii football.
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by tankertoad on Dec 5, 2011 11:01 AM EST up reply actions 2 recs
I'm more than underwhelmed...
Nothing against Michigan State, as they’re a more than competent team, but why can’t we manage to play a non-boring Big Ten squad? Since playing Ohio State in the 1992 Citrus Bowl, we’ve played Purdue twice, Wisconsin twice and Michigan State twice. I’d have been excited about Michigan, Nebraska, or Penn State this year, but unfortunately we got one of the five completely identical teams in the Big Ten this year that we’ve already played the most recently.
I am also VERY TIRED of playing the North in bowls. It's lame.
Be nice to play like Kansas State perhaps.
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K State would have been good !!!
I would also have loved to saw this match-up. Is there some kind of bowl rule that makes us play the Big 10 in Jan….
by Ogeechee River Dawg on Dec 5, 2011 7:56 AM EST up reply actions
Yes, there is.
We have bowl tie-ins between the SEC and the Big Ten in Florida every year, and it’s getting old.
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by T Kyle King on Dec 5, 2011 9:19 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I did enjoy watching UGA destroy
Purdue in Tampa a year or so (many sos) ago
OK it was an overtime vicotry and not really a destruction…but I walked out loving boilermakers…the drink not the team
I HATE ORANGE, and DGNBs
That was the Capital One Bowl
Sic 'em Dawgs
by ClassicCityDawg on Dec 4, 2011 9:21 PM EST up reply actions
I was referring to the 2000 Outback Bowl
UGA won 28-25///maybe it was not OT…
I HATE ORANGE, and DGNBs
Both Purdue games . . .
. . . were overtime games.
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Yea
they pulled a huge comeback vs. us just like we did vs. them 4 years ealier. Fortunately, we took care of business in OT both times.
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by Dawg in Beaumont on Dec 5, 2011 9:34 AM EST up reply actions
Yeah, the Dawgs did drink heavily that year.
by vineyarddawg on Dec 4, 2011 9:22 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
I see what you did there....
as it turns out both my parents went to Purdue got degrees from nowhere….
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by The Quincy Carter of Accountants on Dec 5, 2011 9:32 AM EST up reply actions
I live in Sarasota...
which is an hour away and I’m underwhelmed. I went to the game in Orlando, but I won’t be going to this one. It’s just a boring match up.
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Wait, what?
Unless I’m mistaken: you are a UGA fan living an hour from the stadium in which the Dawgs will play a ranked opponent and you ain’t going?
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by Gen. Stoopnagle on Dec 5, 2011 2:48 PM EST up reply actions
it is a work day. I would go. lol
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by tankertoad on Dec 5, 2011 2:51 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Ditto...
Gotta agree with the general consesus here…It almost seems like a biting the hand that feeds ya…I mean, how many times do we want to travel to the same bowls to play the same teams? And yeah, it’s a disgrace to the saying “look at the sugar falling out of the sky!”.
I NEED TO RANT ON THIS ONE MORE TIME
This timeslot is ABSOLUTE CRAP. I have to take leave to watch this game. Many others will have to take a vaca day or leave as well. And its on at the same time as the Cap One? SUCH CRAP.
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I have a Nebraska fan friend, potential date, and we wont even be able to hang that day. Freaking pisses me off.
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I wish I could take leave
Its attached to a student holiday, so I’m not allowed to take the day off. Freaking teacher workday. So I’ll be sitting in my classroom trying to find a way to bypass the internet security so I can stream the dang game. This sucks.
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Sacrificing goats, chugging Maker's Mark, and walking underneath The Arch.
A bad, CONTAGIOUS rash.
Hooray, public health scare as an excuse to watch football!!
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I may be nauseous
But if you lie about that stuff and they find out, they can suspend your certificate. I gots kids to feed.
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Fly me in, I will beat the hell out of you, and then we can watch the game together.
Just trying to help
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by tankertoad on Dec 4, 2011 9:28 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
I might consider it.
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And he can make up some cool story about it.
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"The ball ain't heavy." Herschel Walker
"I swear, I don't know what happened, Mr. Principal..."
“Some military guy just showed up and beat the crap out of me. Maybe I got put on some kind of terrorist list or something.”
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"He also made me watch a replay
of the second half of the SEC championship game. Surely you can’t punish me any worse than that."
by Cherokee's Grip on Dec 4, 2011 9:35 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Too funny
I was so pumped at half time at the Dome last night. My wife terms it “out of control.” Big letdown in the 2nd to say the least but it was great to be there this year.
I watched the 1st half on the DVR and turned it off. I don’t think I will be able to watch that half for a few weeks.
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Having a teacher father
I am quite confused by the concept of a teacher workday on January 2nd.
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As am I
I’m sure it has something to do with the calendar getting screwed up because of furloughs
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Sacrificing goats, chugging Maker's Mark, and walking underneath The Arch.
It's dumbassery
That’s what it is.
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by Gen. Stoopnagle on Dec 5, 2011 2:51 PM EST up reply actions
It sucks the every 7 years or whatever when Jan 1st is on Sunday.
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That's the boat my wife is in, RedCrake.
It’s a teacher work day, which means she’s at work and the kids are off.
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From what I understand of teacher's work days, not that much work going on. No hate.
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Nope... at least not in my county
I’d like to get some work done, but they usually have us sitting in 3 or 4 completely useless meeting.
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Sacrificing goats, chugging Maker's Mark, and walking underneath The Arch.
If you want to stop being underwhelmed
win your conference.
MSU by double digits.
So, you probably have only watched one UGA game, have had no time for analysis, and you come with that.
You are in the same suck bowl with us chump.
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Been to every game this year except Tech.
Which, with Auburn, are the two best wins the Dawgs have. Have yet to show me they can beat a legit team. Just a fact.
I dont have to believe that. As you started as a troll, I will continue to think of you as one.
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"The ball ain't heavy." Herschel Walker
He's telling the truth for the most part
I think he missed a couple though. But I know he even made the trips to Oxford and Knoxville.
If he's been to so many Southern cities, . . .
. . . he should’ve paid better attention. He might have learned some manners.
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Are you saying MSU is "legit"?
There are five completely identical teams in the Big Ten this year that just beat each other at random. They would all have been competitive with UGA and South Carolina in the SEC East and would have all gotten curbstomped by LSU in the championship game.
Enjoy the embarrassment of losing to Boise to start the season next year. It really, really sucks.
by FisheriesDawg on Dec 4, 2011 9:31 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Lets see, rushing yards, 76th in nation. So, you wont be able to run against us, and you are now one dimensional.
Yea, I will take our D.
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Your opinion? Yes.
Humble? LOL
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by vineyarddawg on Dec 4, 2011 9:36 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Seen every minute of UGA this year, seen all of MSU. DVR is a wonderful thing.
If you have too, so be it. I think UGA fans have a tendency to drink the Kool-aid a bit. It will be an interesting game.
Then you obviously know absolutely nothing about UGA fans, because that kool aid
is a big bucket of pessimism. I have no doubt UGA will figure out ways to shoot ourselves in the foot, but I also have no doubt in our D and our DC’s prep against a mid range B1G team.
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by tankertoad on Dec 4, 2011 9:41 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
That's quality talk right there.
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by Gen. Stoopnagle on Dec 5, 2011 2:53 PM EST up reply actions
Oops. Misfired.
That was meant to go under fotodog.
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by Gen. Stoopnagle on Dec 5, 2011 2:54 PM EST up reply actions
MSU is legit
Just like they were last year when the got reamed by Bama
by fotodog on Dec 4, 2011 9:59 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Didn't really help them
against Minny, Iowa, and Nebraska.
Yeah
They do have the #5 total d in the nation. It’ll likely be a defensive struggle.
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The only time they've played decent offenses
ND, Wisky twice, they’ve given up an average of about 35 points.
by elfcrash on Dec 4, 2011 9:47 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Let me further add: we have quality losses to ranked teams, where you lost to ND.
and ND isnt very good at all.
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Dude
You just killed Lou Holtz. Seriously. His brain just exploded.
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Did the explosion make a spittle sound?
by Swarles_Barkley on Dec 4, 2011 9:52 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Not sure.
I know they play the Dr. Lou theme song in the background though.
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I'm not real proud of this.....
but I kind of like the Dr. Lou theme song.
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by The Quincy Carter of Accountants on Dec 5, 2011 9:36 AM EST up reply actions
Killing Lou Holtz
That wouldn’t be such a bad thing…Maybe when his head explodes, an eyeball will take out Mark Mays too !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by Ogeechee River Dawg on Dec 5, 2011 8:03 AM EST up reply actions
Thanks, MSUSparty68.
Way to get yourself banned for your first comment! You’re done, dude. Later.
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by T Kyle King on Dec 4, 2011 9:43 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Thanks.
It helps when a guy’s first comment basically is: “Hi! I’m a troll! I just signed up for an account so I could be a troll! UGA SUX MY TEAM OVER YOUR TEAM BY A MILLION!!!!! WOO!” There’s not a lot of reason to cut that guy a lot of slack.
Commenters like MSUSparty68 make me appreciate even more the grace and class of the LSU fans who have come around here. They could’ve been complete jerks, and we couldn’t have said a word after the second half yesterday, but they were magnanimous in victory. More fans should be like LSU fans.
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More fans should be like LSU fans.
Agreed.
DFA Heyward. I'm dead serious
by wpf3211 on Aug 6, 2011 9:11 PM EDT
by leedawg on Dec 4, 2011 9:59 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Yeah, their cheerleaders weren't bad, either.
The whole Mardi Gras theme allowed them to make high-end skankiness seem like an authentic cultural expression, too.
I swear I mean that as a compliment.
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By the way, . . .
. . . that’s Mjolnir. If I’m Thor in this analogy, do I get to make out with Natalie Portman?
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I am now IMPRESSED
not only a man full of knowledge about UGA, but can correctly spell Thor’s hammer. But as far as Natalie, sorry I will act as as the “stunt man” and handle all the scenes with her and Thor
I HATE ORANGE, and DGNBs
Evil Kyle!
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by RedCrake on Dec 4, 2011 9:50 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Evil Kyle's beard has a goatee
The 984 Has Spoken!
by The984 on Dec 4, 2011 9:57 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
And J Tadpole is still hating on me? I feel a lot better about that.
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Jeez.
I haven’t heard that before.
Stafford’d.
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by Gen. Stoopnagle on Dec 5, 2011 2:51 PM EST up reply actions
I got my computer fixed
just in time to say:
And so was Andre Rison.
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Just an FYI
But over on Reddit.com/r/cfb, most of the MSU fans seem to think this will be easy for them.
DawgSports/Falcaholic/Talkin' Chop
Well, good for them. Like that is something new for us.
CTG gets a MONTH to watch film. Dear lord.
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"The ball ain't heavy." Herschel Walker
Yeah, well so does Bobo
Not that that changes anything.
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by The984 on Dec 4, 2011 9:33 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
It will be the standard formula, our D will shut them down, bobo will get a two score lead, go conservative.
It will be an ugly win again.
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by tankertoad on Dec 4, 2011 9:34 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
CMR is going to be recruiting hard. So, that leaves bobo to his office. And his green notebook.
The GNB is on the back desk.
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I'll take Mark Richt, Rodney Garner, and a slew of grad assistants coming up with the gameplay
Worked for us the last time they had to do that.
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A MONTH to PREPARE
with the #3 DEFENSE IN THE NATION….MSU has no running game, and we have a few sack happy guys….I will take this
I HATE ORANGE, and DGNBs
Well, it won't be an easy game...
… because we don’t play easy games any more, it seems.
I agree that the matchup works in our favor, though.
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by vineyarddawg on Dec 4, 2011 9:39 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
This Monday in Mark Richt's office
Richt: “Hey Mike, you got a minute?”
Bobo: “Sure Mark, what’s up?”
Richt: “Shut the door and have a seat.”
Bobo: “Sure”
Richt: “Mike, the University has decided to allow you to seek opportunities of excellence elsewhere outside the University. I wish you the best and by the way, U-Haul will be at your house at 1:00 pm today. Sorry for the short notice, but it was either get you out of town quickly or Todd was going to hang you out to dry like you did to him all season. Best of Luck”
I HATE ORANGE, and DGNBs
I wonder...
how much of Bobo’s decision were affected by WRs dropping passes that likely would have been TDs.
Let's please not start this again. I need at least 24 hours break from the Bobo argument.
by Swarles_Barkley on Dec 4, 2011 10:02 PM EST up reply actions
Haha
I meant the Bobo discussion, but sure a break from Bobo is nice. Enjoy the next month of not seeing Carlton Thomas up the middle.
by Swarles_Barkley on Dec 4, 2011 10:05 PM EST up reply actions
No, it's cool. I was just saying that because there are arguments a hundred comments long
in some of the other threads. But I’m not trying to cut you off. Sorry if it came across that way.
by Swarles_Barkley on Dec 4, 2011 10:39 PM EST up reply actions
Nice fotodog, and you havent been around as much. Good to see you.
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The MSU blog...
….commentariat is also not pleased. They, like us, are still smarting over their conference championship loss.
Also, this will be a matchup between the 16th and 17th ranked teams in the BCS.
Cut well, sew well, get well.
Its not that is is MSU, it's that I am sick of the Big 10 and it would be cool to play the Pac 10 once a half century.
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Exactly.
I’m not disrespecting Michigan State; Mark Dantonio is a very good coach, who has transformed that team from a bunch of perennial choke artists into an annual Big Ten contender. I don’t look forward to facing Coach Dantonio’s teams every year when he replaces Steve Spurrier at South Carolina whenever Coach Spurrier retires. I believe the Spartans will give the Bulldogs a good game, and, if Georgia is not focused, Michigan State very well might win.
I’ve just gotten everything I’m ever going to get out of playing Big Ten teams in Florida. I’m done with that. Let’s play a Pac-12 team. Let’s play a Big 12 team. Heck, let’s even play an ACC team we don’t see that often (provided it’s not Virginia, of course). This matchup just does nothing for me, but it’s not personal.
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They do have a sense of Humor over at TOC
While many of us may not be over the B1G Championship loss last night, life is surprisingly still proceeding. Just like as many predicted, Michigan State will face Georgia in the Outback Bowl at 1 PM, January 2nd on ABC. In case you’re wondering, Mike Tirico and Jon Gruden will be your commentators, so be prepared for Kirk Cousins to be THAT GUY for three and a half hours.
A brief review of Georgia on the year — they started the season ignominiously, losing to Boise State in Atlanta 35-21 and to South Carolina in Athens 45-42. The Bulldogs then won ten straight, including wins of less than a touchdown at Vanderbilt and Florida, as well as a nine point against Kentucky at home. Their best win is most likely a 45-7 thrashing against Auburn at home. Their second best win is probably against Vanderbilt; the preceding was not a joke.
Any way, voice your thoughts here. It’s a dumb system, so the least the NCAA could do is allow alcohol sales at the games. Just sayin’.
Bold added to add my feelings
I HATE ORANGE, and DGNBs
No respect for GT and advocating booze?
I gotta visit this Michigan State.
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by The Quincy Carter of Accountants on Dec 5, 2011 9:40 AM EST up reply actions
As far as beating Michigan State...
This might be unreasonable, but after watching the first half of last night’s game, I’m not scared of anyone. We can take ’em. Just need to show up focused.
by Swarles_Barkley on Dec 4, 2011 10:04 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
I absolutely agree.
Any fair assessment of both halves of yesterday’s game leads to the conclusion that Georgia is not on a par with the No. 1 team in the country, or, by extension, with the No. 2 team in the country.
Beyond that, I’m prepared to argue the point. I’m not saying we’d beat Oklahoma State, Oregon, Stanford, et al., but I wouldn’t concede that we wouldn’t.
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Me too
How Andrew Luck continues to get such high praise is beyond me. He’s good, but not #2 Heisman candidate good.
by Swarles_Barkley on Dec 4, 2011 10:11 PM EST up reply actions
I just feel like so much of last night was LSU getting in their heads
and being surprised at being open on passes and such. They believed they could win, but I don’t think they came in believing they WOULD win. They’ve got the potential.
by Swarles_Barkley on Dec 4, 2011 10:11 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
THIS whole commentary is why we get stuck in these bowls to start with.
We are ALWAYS underwhelmed. We whine and we complain and we don’t show up. On the other hand the Gamecocks are always thrilled, always show up in force and always get picked above us -— wonder why?
I concur with everyone who wishes we had match ups against other conferences besides the Big 10. But we have what we have.
We have only beaten ONE team that finished in the top 25 in the BCS. We should be happy we are in as good a bowl as we are in.
Champ Bailey, HInes Ward, Robert Edwards and Matt Stinchcomb can whine about ending up in the Outback Bowl. Not this group.
We also have never lost a bowl to the Big 10.
I hear you, but damn, dont you want to play the Pac 10 sometime?
I hope we travel well, support our team, but I can also say I am sick of these tie ins.
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by tankertoad on Dec 4, 2011 10:32 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Exactly.
This game will settle the question of which team did a better job of dealing with its disappointment over losing its conference championship game, nothing more.
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I'm not whining, I'm just not enthusiastic.
For the record, I sat outdoors in Memphis last New Year’s Eve watching us lose to Central Florida, so I’m doing my part for the cause.
Also, for what it’s worth, Champ Bailey, Robert Edwards, Matt Stinchcomb, and Hines Ward never beat Tennessee, Florida, Auburn, and Georgia Tech in the same season, nor did they ever attend an SEC Championship Game, so I’m not sure what they have on this group. They’re all damn good ‘Dawgs, but the 2011 team, at a minimum, met expectations, and arguably exceeded them. The same, to put it delicately, cannot be said for any of Ray Goff’s or Jim Donnan’s teams, with the arguable exception of the 1997 Bulldogs.
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I can't think the last time we were excited about a bowl.
But the 1997 (or Jan. 1998) Outback bowl team that beat Wisconsin had beaten a UF team that was #6 in the country. (They beat GT but who cares.) They lost to a Peyton Manning lead UT and an Auburn team that won the west. And they did not lose to SC.
And those guys were Seniors who had proven themselves on the field. There is no comparison between those teams and the UF, UT or AU team we played this year.
I have been to the Outback three times and the Capital One once (Purdue.) Despite our record against the Big 10, We are always outnumbered by the snow birds. Tickets are plentiful and cheap. Not so when the Gamecocks get invited. If we want better bowls we need to be “excited when we are invited.”
I would have never believed when I walked out of the Dome in September we would play in the Championship and get a decent bowl after languishing in the Independence and Liberty. Good for us.
Most UGA fans live in Georgia. Most B1G fans live in hell for the winter.
Of COURSE they want to travel in the winter to Florida.
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Stats please?
UGA always travels well and sells their tickets. As well or better than the Gamecocks. You are insane.
UGA is the second most profitable athletic department for a reason, and it ain’t because of complacent fans.
Keltaric has been re-banned.
He is one of the three sockpuppets for Muckbeast, and not only has Muckbeast been banned, but sockpuppets are strictly prohibited at this site.
But before I realized that, he was about to get a formal warning anyway for personal attacks. Personal attacks on other commenters are strictly prohibited on this site.
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First time I have ever started my morning insulted by a "sock puppet!" LOL.
I could only assume from his comments he had never actually attended any of these prior Florida bowls v. Big 10. And is unfamiliar with the crazy loyalty of the Gamecocks even though their team never won a bowl until Brad Scott was their coach.
Doubt I will make it to Tampa this year. But Raymond James is a fun stadium.
You're certainly right about that, hbtd.
We didn’t come close to selling out our Liberty Bowl allotment.
I understand your point, and I support the team. We disagree on the Jim Donnan era—-I think those teams routinely underachieved during the regular season (including 1997, when we should’ve beaten Auburn)—-and built their 4-0 bowl record by stumbling during the season and falling lower than they should’ve in the postseason. That said, we need to travel better. If I didn’t spend a week in Tampa every summer on vacation, I’d seriously consider going. I’d just be more jazzed if we weren’t playing the same Big Ten teams in a rotation, that’s all. A Pac-12 or Big 12 team would do more for me.
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Not supporting Donnan, but just amazed that that collection of players were playing in the Outback.
Which I guess is an indictment of Donnan.
Reassessing my opinion -- this discontent seems more about our ennui with the never-ending SEC/B1G match ups that we are locked into, than the idea that we deserved better. It is the latter that gets my goat.
If you want to get the good bowls, you need to show up in force for the bad bowls.
The match ups are what they are. I am Happy, Happy, Happy to be back in the state of Florida in the month of January and out of Tennessee bowl purgatory.
We're all happy to achieve a New Year's Bowl.
However, I can also wish that the bowls didnt have tie ins. I would love to see the bowls put in pecking order and pick who ever the hell they want. That would be a lot more interesting.
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Yes it would.
But since that is not the world we live in I have been reassessing the VT pick. Once you take out all the SEC schools (what a stupid, Marxist inspired rule to penalize the haves) from consideration, is there really another choice in the South better than VT.
Apparently the Southern team v. Northern team matchup is the $$$$ formula. And we are talking about cities inviting teams to exhibition games to make $$$$ so that is fine. As long as they get 1 and 2 right there are no moral imperatives for the rest.
I would imagine
that the number of people willing to travel from the West coast to the East coast is much smaller than from the North to the South. Do many East coast teams get invited to West coast bowls?
The ACC has had the tie in with the Emerald Nut Bowl
which may be the new Fight Hunger bowl, the Boise Bowl and the Sun Bowl. I don’t think they are well attended. I know one year when Clemson went to Boise they donated a truckload of Clemson apparel to a local shelter for the people getting free tickets to wear to the game.
But these are lower tier games for the ACC so that could also account for their attendance.
If we are ever in the Rose Bowl, I am going. Period.
I'll be doing my part
Hopefully this goes better than Memphis.
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by The Quincy Carter of Accountants on Dec 5, 2011 9:43 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I'm excited every time we go the the Sugar Bowl.
Just, you know, for the record.
I like trucks.
by Gen. Stoopnagle on Dec 5, 2011 3:05 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Would anyone besides me feel a little vengeance for yesterday..
… if the Lions take out the Saints? Matthew Stafford is lighting it up in right now.
"Let us cross over the river and rest under the shade of the trees." Thomas J. Jackson
I wish Matt had this much venom at UGA, but kids are going to be kids.
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He gave us some great wins, though
The clip of the Dawgs driving for the win against Tech culminating in Stafford hitting MoMass for the winning TD and 2pt coversion, as narrated by Larry Munson, will cheer you up any time. Wow, he just dropped another bomb on the Saints…
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by Dr. Morpheus on Dec 4, 2011 10:50 PM EST up reply actions
I think a lot of people here are really overestimating us or underestimating MSU
Michigan State is 12th in Sagarin Predictor (the best one)
UGA is 23rd
In Massey, UGA is 11th and MSU is 15th. But MSU actually has a better defense than UGA in those rankings.
MSU has beaten far better teams than UGA has beaten. They’ve also lost to worse teams.
Frankly, I expect either a pick’em or MSU as a very slight favorite. They’re no joke, and I hope the team is thinking differently than people here, because if any of this infects the team we’ll get killed.
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by Jeremiah Johnson. on Dec 4, 2011 11:07 PM EST reply actions
No one is pointing to the fence, but to think we dont have just as good a chance isnt bright either.
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That is what I said
I said the game is probably a pick’em or MSU very slight favorite, which of course gives us a good chance. But there’s way too much whining going on in my opinion about boring matchups, or assuming a win comes easy.
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by Jeremiah Johnson. on Dec 4, 2011 11:14 PM EST up reply actions
Dude,
This isnt whining, there is a 20 year deal of UGA playing these types of bowls. Bowls give us the chance for major, unique and special out of conference match ups. But UGA in Florida against the B1G, it;s old, and its boring. It’s not whining we are better and this is lame, it is a factual observation that the mid tier SEC teams face B1G and its old, and not creative.
I think UGA can win. I dont think it is easy. There is no assumption in that bit. The B1G is NOT hot, and hasnt been. But the SEC, Big 12, and Pac 12 are, and it would be nice to get some of that.
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by tankertoad on Dec 4, 2011 11:26 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
We complained when we played Hawaii in the Sugar.
Should have been in a championship game. Should have had a better opponent. All probably true, but none of it matters but the championship game. The rest is just for fun.
We rightfully complained about Hawaii.
They’re probably the worst team to ever make a BCS game, though last year’s UConn and the Pitt team that played Utah were pretty doggone bad.
If you’re good enough to make a BCS game, you ought to not get stuck playing what amounts to a paycheck game.
by FisheriesDawg on Dec 5, 2011 5:55 PM EST up reply actions
Show me someone who said a win comes easy against MSU.
We’re just not terribly excited about playing them again since we did in 09. That is all.
by Swarles_Barkley on Dec 4, 2011 11:27 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I don't think anyone is underestimating Michigan State.
They’re a very good program overseen by a very good coach, and they made it to their conference championship game the way we made it to ours. These are very comparable teams.
We just played them three years ago, so I’m not jazzed about playing them again. That’s all. No one’s saying they aren’t good enough to beat the Bulldogs.
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In other news
I was told by a Bama fan that UGA fans are the most delusional fanbase in the SEC. You read that right.
Can I ask what we are delusional about?
There’s nobody here who thinks we’re an elite team. We are what we are.
by Swarles_Barkley on Dec 4, 2011 11:29 PM EST up reply actions
He read the AJC comments section
and took it as the entire fanbase. He said “You think you’re Alabama in football and Vanderbilt in the classroom”.
We're closer to Bama in football and Vandy in the classroom than we are to Vandy in football and Bama in the classroom.
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by The984 on Dec 4, 2011 11:44 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
It was more the irony in the statement
This same guy told me in 2009 that Bama would be winning the next 5 SEC west titles at least. I like Bama, but “realistic expectations” isn’t really something they’re into.
I too am disappointed
at playing MSU again. Heck, I haven’t been a Dawg fan for very long at all, and even I’ve seen us stomp them in a bowl already. However, the Outback Bowl itself works out quite well for me. My dad lives about 45 mins north of Tampa, and I’ll already be down there visiting when Jan 2nd rolls around. He’s a die-hard Dolphins fan and doesn’t get into college ball much, but he agreed to go with me anyway. He also said he probably knows someone who knows someone who’ll have tickets for sale, which means there’s approximately a 99% chance that he’ll end up buying my ticket. (Merry Christmas to me!) And since he tends to be quite generous with gifts of which he approves (and he approves of few things more than football), he’ll probably even spring for good tickets if he can get them.
I just hope he doesn’t remember that they won’t be selling booze before he buys the tix, however. His enthusiasm may dampen quite a bit at that point. God, I hope the game’s not a blowout (either way), or we’ll miss the beer that much more…
by MidnightFrost1701 on Dec 4, 2011 11:26 PM EST reply actions
I know a lot of y'all are disappointed
However, there is a bit of poetry to this pairing. The last time we played Michigan State, we emerged victorious on the strength of the performances of Matthew Stafford and Knowshon Moreno. That win essentially marked the beginning of our long retreat into national irrelevance. A victory over the Spartans this time around could signal our reemergence on the national scene.
Sic 'em Dawgs
by ClassicCityDawg on Dec 4, 2011 11:56 PM EST reply actions
Good thinking, ClassicCityDawg.
Thanks!
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MSU is a good opponent for Georgia
Yeah, it’s hard to get too excited about it the day after we lost to LSU; but, MSU has national credibility and is solid on both sides of the ball. A good win will help with media buzz and serve as a bridge to the 2012 season. The team showed character this year and I believe they’ll be motivated to prove they are better than they looked in the second half yesterday. We need to demonstrate that we can beat an opponent who outranks us and end the year on a positive note. And it won’t be a gimme. We need to show up as if it’s an SEC game.
Speaking of not getting excited, what about “the Rematch?” What is that one going to prove? That LSU is better than Bama? If you get to play someone twice you have a better chance of winning at least one?
"Let us cross over the river and rest under the shade of the trees." Thomas J. Jackson
Actually, we outrank them in the latest BCS standings.
We’re 16; they’re 17.
by MidnightFrost1701 on Dec 5, 2011 12:47 AM EST up reply actions
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Am I the only one seeing the coincidence here??? L before MSU? Sorry could not resist
I HATE ORANGE, and DGNBs
sparty on, dude
It’s better than the AutoZone Liberty Bowl, and a heckuva lot better than the AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl. And yet, we wanted so much more. I never pulled for South Carolina to lose as the Dawgs’ winning streak mounted, because I hate pulling for anyone (except Tech and teams coached by Urban Meyer) to lose and because I felt it would be better come bowl season for us to win out and Carolina to win out and for the Sandlappers to get beaten senseless by the Mighty Western Division. But the Chickens managed to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory and lose their way out of it. I adjusted my attitude and was happy to take the banner that goes with winning the East, and our lumps from Honey Badger and Co. I knew we’d end up in a suckier bowl because of it, and now we have. As you look at the season-ending standings, you come to the inescapable conclusion that in the eyes of the poll voters, Georgia hasn’t beaten anyone. You and I know we’ve beaten the teams that in most seasons we’d give our eye teeth to beat. I call that a damned good season. But the Vols, Gators, Plainsmen and Gnats happened to finish outside the money in this down year for our traditional rivals. So we don’t get to taste Sugar, we don’t get to luxuriate in Cotton, we don’t even get to go to Disney World, we’re stuck in the Outback playing a really good basketball school, only it ain’t March Madness. I don’t travel well to south Florida, but I’ll burn a day off on Jan. 2 to watch this SEC-Big 10 Runners-up Consolation Bowl. I trust that the Georgia Bulldogs who make this trip will include our stalwart cast of Junkyard Dawgs, coached ever upward by Coach Todd “Bloody Lip” Grantham. On the other side of the ball I expect to see Richard Samuel IV and Isaiah Crowell, rested, repaired and rejuvenated, and maybe more than token reps for Boo Malcome. Funny how a balanced running attack helps make a quarterback look like a world-beater. Let’s win this thing and call the guys who do it Damn Good Dawgs. Let’s play like we’ve got a chip on our shoulder, which we do. Through the miracle of college football polls, our opponent is firmly ensconced in the top 12-13 teams in the land, and there they’ll sit on Jan. 2. They’ve got a chip, too, stuck with a lesser bowl (than hated Michigan) on account of playing in their conference championship and losing. The great thing for us is, they’re regarded too highly to fall out of the Top 25 just because we beat them by a little or a lot. When that happens, if that happens, our season-long quest will be fulfilled. We will have beaten someone, and the proof will be right there in red and black. Hunker down, Hairy Dawgs!
by memphisdawg on Dec 5, 2011 2:06 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
Wow... you need
paragraphs. Badly.
I couldn’t even read that.
Paragraphs would've helped, . . .
. . . but it was worth the read. Thanks, memphisdawg.
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Looking forward to playing you guys on Jan. 2nd!
I was really impressed by some of what I saw during your 10 game win streak earlier this year and cant speak highly enough of your performance in the first half against LSU this weekend – play like that and we’ll have a tough time hanging with you guys.
Looking forward to talking to some UGA fans over the next few weeks and reading some analysis on this site.
Go Green!
Thanks, McSparty.
And I don’t think any of the disappointment many of our fans are showing has anything to do with Michigan State itself, but rather has more to do with the Outback Bowl in general.
Speaking strictly for myself, I’m nervous about playing Michigan State. You guys were obviously good enough to make it to the B1G title game, and you’ve looked impressive on the occasions when I’ve watched your team on TV.
I’m sure it’ll be a good game!
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Agreed, vineyarddawg.
Thanks, McSparty.
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Jay Rome time?
Please no go O
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by Munson's_Marbles on Dec 5, 2011 7:50 AM EST up reply actions
Of all the potential early defections to the NFL
Charles has the most quality depth behind him. Thanks for your time wearing Red and Black, Orson. I’ll be cheering for you on Sundays.
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by Dawg in Beaumont on Dec 5, 2011 9:32 AM EST up reply actions
Not shocking at all
He’s good enough to go, and Bobo just doesn’t involve him like he should. Every now and then he gets on a roll and draws up some plays for Charles, but most of the time he uses him as a decoy or blocker. Can’t blame Orson. DGD and good luck at the next level.
by Swarles_Barkley on Dec 5, 2011 10:08 AM EST up reply actions
Yeah, well, it's just money.
I like trucks.
by Gen. Stoopnagle on Dec 5, 2011 3:14 PM EST up reply actions
I must say that I am excited about this bowl game...
…because at least I can watch the Florida weather on TV. While you chumps (I kidd, I kidd) will be watching the actual game, I will be wondering what it must feel like to not be buried in 7 feet of snow.
Honestly, I like our opponent here. I have some mad respect for Mich. St. and their program and I think that they will be a great challenge for us. I definitely understand where the majority of the detractors are coming from on this but I do feel that this is an appropriate pairing up for us. Not so much the appropriate bowl necessarily but definitely a solid game between to “good” teams.
I freaking love what this 2011 Dawg team has accomplished this season and view it as an absolute victory for the program as a whole. I must agree with Good Luck Chuck in that we need to seek a higher standard in regards to becoming an elite offensive unit because frankly we have the talent to be as much. I certainly am not banging the fire Bobo drum so much as I am saying we need to take more of a “do whatever it takes to get there” mentality. Yes, it could be worse but as Tank has suggested why are we content in that thinking.
Then again, not trying to reopen that discussion as much as I am saying we are dang close. There is so much to be positive about with this program and feel that there is only more to come. It has been a pleasure to enjoy this historic season with the Dawg Sports community and I look forward to bright future of what is being established here. All of you directors are doing a fantastic job of facilitating quality and diverse discussions and I am proud of the environment that resides here. When a visit (not troll) other sites for other programs, it is easy to see that the standard that has been set here is something that we should be proud of and something we all seek to nurture.
: Munson’s_Marbles feel good post of the day.
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by Munson's_Marbles on Dec 5, 2011 8:10 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
Thanks, Munson's_Marbles.
Much obliged.
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It's good to vent, and it's what this thread is for.
But here in the next few days we have to shift gears and be excited for our team just as they are getting excited. As mentioned before, this could end up being our lone victory the talking heads actually give us credit for so we need to make it happen. I’m looking forward to a huge win, a boost in the polls for national respect, followed by a strong offseason, great recruiting class, and continuing where we left off next year.
by Swarles_Barkley on Dec 5, 2011 10:13 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
It will be a new pre game week for us as a staff, as we havent had a "staff" for the post season before.
There should be the usual stuff pregame, with TMI, cocktail thursday, everything you need to know about michigan state.
The rest we will be figuring out over the month.
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by tankertoad on Dec 5, 2011 10:19 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
If we win
the talking heads will most likely say that MSU wasn’t a very strong team anyway.
Good Luck to the Dawgs from an LSU fan.
Just saw the bowl matchups and wanted to give you guys a shout. Last week’s game reminded me how good your blog is here. I’ll have to come by more often.
I think MSU is a quality team and will be ready to play. But I don’t think they have seen a D line or LB’s like yours. Hope you guys get healthy and can take it to them.
by Zandor435 on Dec 5, 2011 11:23 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
Thanks
Not that y’all have anything to prove, and I know you’ve done it once already, but please beat the ever loving crap out of Bama. I couldn’t imagine listening to them after they lose once but get a rematch and win. That said, LSU is for real. I don’t see Bama winning this one either.
by Swarles_Barkley on Dec 5, 2011 12:59 PM EST up reply actions
Hey Dawgs
Just wanted to stop by and say thanks to those of you who came over to OBNUG and said nice things about the Broncos. I was a long time Pac 10 fan before I joined Bronco Nation I can say that you Dawgs could smoke any Pac 12 team, even the Ducks, Stanford get real, your D would Kill Luck . I really hope you guys get to play some Pac 12 teams till then stomp MSU. Go Dawgs
Thanks skipit.
And I think I speak for a large number of the Bulldog Nation when I say that we would have far preferred that y’all be sent to a BCS bowl instead of Va. Tech. You guys at least had a win over a quality SEC team. :-)
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by vineyarddawg on Dec 5, 2011 10:40 PM EST up reply actions
...or a quality anything team.
VPI’s best win all year was Georgia Tech. Not impressive at all. Certainly nothing that is deserving of making the Sugar Bowl.
Boise really screwed up by not beating TCU at home. This was probably their year to play for the national title (LSU would have smoked them, but they’d be in good company in that regard).
by FisheriesDawg on Dec 5, 2011 10:47 PM EST up reply actions
I don't think BSU would have made the NCG...
… but they at least would have been guaranteed another BCS game.
LSU/Bama was always going to happen. If Oklahoma State didn’t pass Bama after crushing OU into a fine powder on prime-time TV in their last game, an undefeated Boise wasn’t going to be passing Bama, either.
Boise might have been the team getting screwed at #3 instead of OSU, but they probably still wouldn’t have made the NCG.
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by vineyarddawg on Dec 5, 2011 10:56 PM EST up reply actions
I don't know...
they would have been a solid #2 in the polls, and their strength of schedule actually turned out to be alright because they had a bunch of teams with winning, albeit mediocre, records on their slate.
I’m not sure if their computer ranking would have been enough to keep them out of the NC game, but I seriously doubt the voters would have (as they did with Bama vs. Oklahoma State). The reason Alabama got in was because they were the best-looking (arguable) one-loss team, not because a rematch was destined to happen. Oklahoma State would have been in easy had they not lost to Iowa State.
by FisheriesDawg on Dec 6, 2011 8:10 AM EST up reply actions
Counting Chickens
I think this will be a tougher game that what several people are saying. I don’t believe this will be a cake walk. Practice hard and enjoy the game. Play hard and win the game. Go Dawgs!
Oh yeah, on a side note… Keep Mark Richt!
I haven't heard anyone say they thought this game would be a cake walk.
I certainly didn’t say such a thing.
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Oh BTW
You Dawgs might want to hit the Mountain West Connection web page and sign the FIRE CRAIG JAMES PETITION. the link should also still be up@ OBNUG Spread the news and join the fun.
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