For the record, Georgia's non-conference slates for those years include Division I-AA Southern, Louisiana-Monroe, and Georgia Tech (in Atlanta) in 2015, and Division I-AA Georgia Southern and Georgia Tech (in Athens) in 2016. I'm just sayin'. Go 'Dawgs!
The cancellation fee for the 2013 and 2014 rivalry renewals just went up to $3,000,000. I'd say both athletic directors are pretty serious when they say these games are going to happen. Go 'Dawgs!
It's always worth remembering. Give it a look. Go 'Dawgs!
Irrespective of whether you still consider Clemson a rival, this is good news, as the alternative would be scheduling some nobody in the Tigers' place. (Hat tip: Dawg2011.) Go 'Dawgs!
His forecasts appear entirely plausible, they would produce several intriguing matchups, . . . and I'd be 100 per cent happy with Georgia's bowl game and opponent. Go 'Dawgs!
Now that we're all back on good terms with one another (I'm not being snarky; sincerely, we are), the debate has been rejoined, and our SB Nation colleagues at Garnet and Black Attack have offered a spirited retort, which is worth your time to read. Go 'Dawgs!
I think y'all know where I stand on this one, but Doug is asking you to vote. Go 'Dawgs!
The proprietors of SB Nation's Clemson weblog interviewed me about the Bulldogs' season, Mark Richt's job security, and the future of the rivalry between the ancient border foes. They do great work at Shakin' the Southland, particularly on the X's and O's, and I look forward to some spirited back and forth between our weblogs when the Bulldogs and the Tigers meet in 2013 . . . if not before. Go 'Dawgs!
This is an excellent recap of the most recent series meeting, although I agree with Senator Blutarsky that the account of the action should have included a mention of the fact that Clemson center Tommy Sharpe, a former walk-on from Albany, followed in the footsteps of former Clemson center Tony Berryhill in the Tigers' 1981 game against Tulane by vomiting while in his stance over the football. Sharpe, who was (as the Greenville News's Bart Wright noted) "renowned in the Clemson locker room for his propensity to blow chunks when he gets especially excited," threw up on the ball just prior to the first snap of the season. Quarterback Charlie Whitehurst fumbled, prompting columnist Matt Williams to write in the next week's Tiger: "Don’t worry, Charlie, I would have dropped it, too." For the record, the 62nd chapter of Fighting Like Cats and Dogs (recounting the 2003 meeting between the Bulldogs and the Tigers) is entitled "(Throw) Up, (Fourth) Down, and (Shut) Out in Death Valley." Despite that oversight, it's a good read, and it provides strong evidence of the continued vitality of the rivalry, for which I am most especially appreciative. Go 'Dawgs!
Good stuff from Patrick, as always. Go 'Dawgs!