It’s a busy day in Bulldog Nation, between the SEC men’s golf championship, the SEC women’s golf championship, the SEC men’s tennis championship, the SEC women’s tennis championship, the NCAA women’s gymnastics individual event finals, and the SEC baseball rubber match with Florida, the last of which will get underway on ESPN2 at 3:00 p.m. Eastern.

In light of all that, it seems only fair to have ourselves a Sunday afternoon open thread, so join in the conversation in the comments below.

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Yes, you read that headline correctly. At 8:00 p.m. Eastern, the 12th-ranked Georgia women's softball team will host No. 2 Alabama in the annual "Strike Out Cancer" game, which will be televised on ESPN2. There will be a pregame silent auction, and the first 500 fans through the gates in the Classic City will receive a pink T-shirt and a pink shaker.

If you can't be there in person and are watching on television, or if you are there and know how to work your smartphone better than I know how to work mine, watch the game and join in the comments below!

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If all goes according to plan, I should be in Athens by the time you are reading this, but, since I know not everyone will be able to make the trek to the Classic City, I figured it was only fitting that there should be a general open comment thread for the day's festivities. Heck, those of you with more technological savvy than I possess can even be there and comment, too, so have at it, Bulldog Nation!

FOR VIEWING: ESPN 3 has the game at 3:00PM EDT, subject to local blackout.

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Let's not get ahead of ourselves, Bulldog Nation: Mark Fox's teams have won their first SEC Tournament game in each year of his tenure with the Georgia Bulldogs, but, entering this evening, they have yet to win two. Will tonight's clash with the Vanderbilt Commodores follow the familiar script and leave the Fiery Librarian at 3-3 in conference tourney play, or will it provide a breakthrough win against the Music City Mariners on a neutral court---that could matter, with these guys---to set up a winnable Saturday game?

Wait, wait, wait; I just said, "Let's not get ahead of ourselves," didn't I? All right, let's focus on the task at hand, then: Georgia faces an uphill battle against Vandy, but, when knowledgeable Kentucky fans have no confidence in the Commodores' ability to defeat the Hoop Dogs, there's at least a chance, so let's cheer on the Red and Black in their final basketball game of the 2011-2012 season! their second SEC Tournament game!

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Welcome to the comment thread for the Georgia Bulldogs' final basketball game of the 2011-2012 season! first SEC Tournament game! I've asked whether it matters; tankertoad has said it does. I've asked questions about it, and I've answered questions, as well.

Now it's your turn, Bulldog Nation. Dive into the comment thread and cheer the Bulldogs---our Bulldogs, that is---on to victory! Tip-off is set for 10:00 p.m. Eastern on the SEC Network.

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The Georgia Bulldogs have already lost one basketball game to the South Carolina Gamecocks this weekend; could they lose another, as well, when the men's hoops squads from Athens and Columbia meet in Stegeman Coliseum and on the SEC network at 1:45 p.m. Eastern this afternoon?

For Heaven's sake, let's hope not, but stranger things have happened. The two teams are a combined 6-24 in SEC play this season, and both clubs sport overall losing ledgers. A win today would leave the Fox Hounds sitting at 14-16, which would require them to make it as far as the SEC Tournament championship game next Sunday just to be assured of no worse than a .500 finish.

This afternoon marks the end of a disappointing regular season, which likely will be followed by a short stay in New Orleans with no postseason invitation of any sort awaiting thereafter. This, quite frankly, is just about the last chance the Red and Black will have to end on anything like a high note, so here's hoping they make the most of it. Please feel free to join in the conversation in the comments below.

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Mark Fox is enthusiastic. I have previewed the game on YouTube. Is there cause for optimism?

Frankly, probably not. The Kentucky Wildcats are the No. 1 team in the nation and a projected NCAA Tournament one seed, whereas the Georgia Bulldogs are the No. 10 team . . . in the SEC. As upset formulas go, this is not a promising recipe.

Still, our team is our team, and the game is being televised on ESPN at 9:00 p.m. Eastern, so give the Fox Hounds a look on television and join in the conversation in the comments below.

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So, um, yeah. The Florida Gators are a projected four seed in the NCAA Tournament. Mark Fox's Georgia Bulldogs, despite showing occasional signs of life, are spiraling toward a losing record.

Today's men's basketball game at Stegeman Coliseum tips off at 4:00 p.m. Eastern on the SEC Network. We're going to lose whip their tails, and it's going to stink be awesome, but, if you can stomach it, then, by all means, please join in the conversation in the comments below.

(Note: Slightly edited after the game by a euphoric Vineyarddawg.)

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