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Pardon me, but, WE WON

hairgut the Dawg — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 03:23:45 GMT

This was a huge win. Beating South Carolina , at Williams-Brice stadium, was huge. It played out like we all expected. But, I can't include the sports hacks in with "we". They went ahead and wrote the Dawgs off, piling up huge accolades from Underpowered Scheduling College, claiming they are a juggernaught and undefeatable. All they did was whoop up on an overrated Ohio State. OSU got exposed. You might say UGA did, too. The difference here is, we don't care. All we care about is getting a W against a team that beat us and ruined our chance to play in the big game last year. Yes, the pass (and run) blocking bloo. Yes, the receivers had brick hand syndrome. And no, even Trent Sturdivant could not have blocked that #40. Where was he against Vandy ? He was putting his hands on Matt Stafford all day Saturday. A couple of miraculous plays, now that might portend something good for us. That freakish fumble saved us, that last second INT saved us, Knowshon scoring that TD saved us.

So let the hacks blither all they want about USC. We got a bunch of games to go. Playing in the SEC is about getting your head knocked in ever week. Not about playing a totally pansy PAC 10 or Big 10 team every week. We know the difference, whether the girlish reporters do or not.

UGA set to open season against South Carolina

hairgut the Dawg — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 00:58:09 GMT

For some unknown reason, Georgia has not begun the 2008 football season yet. All the pundits and haters, who are always correct, keep saying "Georgia has not played anyone yet." Odd as it may seem, my dawgs have a shortened 10 game season this year. I am concerned as to what this extended offseason may do to the team, but I remain hopeful. It appears that it may have cost the DAWGS the #1 ranking for preseason, but as long as they don't fall to 3rd, should be ok. At one point, I had wrongly assumed they did play some games, but, the aforementioned pundits and haters refer to these as "scrimmages against cupcakes." For fun, they at least kept score. The bad news is, starting D tackle Jeff Owens is lost before even playing a snap this year, injured during the practice scrimmage with Georgia Southern.

Starting the season against USC is always exciting. It is a next state rival in the SEC. I know the old bawl sak will have his boys ready. Since they got to start off conference play already, they are bound to have fire in their belly after getting knocked off by the perennial conference power, Vanderbilt. I also expect Spurious to crack wise about the shortened season. One can only speculate as to what vitriol will spring forth from Darth Visor.

But Stafford and Moreno have looked very good in the workouts. Staffored would have set a career passing mark if the stats had counted. And Moreno would have already racked up 6 TD's. Maybe he can put up similar numbers when the season starts. I remain optimistic. Maybe we can go 10-0, and get to play in the SEC championship. Later on, maybe someone can explain why we got the late start.

Over-rated: Sympathy for Spurrier?

hairgut the Dawg — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 19:22:55 GMT

Of course not. That title is just a tease. Vanderbilt, perennial cellar-dweller in SEC football (but great school for academics, and also where Al Gore flunked out of Divinity School), just put it on SC. 24-17. How sweet it is. You see, that makes Steve Spurrier a loser. LOSER. L-O-S-E-R. Big mouthed smart alec Steve Spurrier. Annoying wisecracking, UGA hating, Steve Spurrier. Just lost to a school that considered making football an intramural only sport a few years ago. Unranked Vanderbilt. Vanderbilt held this so called offensive genius to just 17 points. Pretty Smelley score, if you ask me. I can't even remember when South Carolina won an SEC game. I am gloating over this loss, and I hate Steve Spurrier. Just wanted to make sure you knew this.

Spurrier has been a thorn in my side for 20 years now. The only people who seem to like him are whatever team he coaches and the panty wearing media. I have never hated a football coach more than him. See, when he beats you, he rubs your face in it. If you are not as good as him, he openly mocks and ridicules you. If you are better than him, he openly mocks and ridicules you. Examples? Glad you asked.

"Free Shoes University" -mockery of the Florida State Football team when some players got unethical discounts on athletic wear.

Spurrier Media Groupie: "Coach, your greatness, majestic one, Did you think Georgia had a chance to beat you today?"

Spurious:"No, not with the people they have. No."

Spurrier Media Groupie: "Coach, Excellency, Visored Deity, Favour us with you wisdom on you glorious defeat of the communist Bulldawgs."

Bitter saggy jawed washed up Bawl Coach: "It's not like they are some great team. They have not won their last 4 SEC games."

A wholed golf loser: "They can call us anything they want. At least they can't call us losers."

But I can. LOSER. Why don't you just go ahead and retire, and put us all out of your misery?

GO DAWGS.

Game 1 biased observations, courtesy of the jumbo hot dawg

hairgut the Dawg — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 14:01:27 GMT

I told y'all it was going to be a hot one. I had a sweatband, a hat, and my free Georgia spirit towel, and I managed to soak them all. But my dry weave Nike replica Knowshon jersey was actually dry. Pretty amazing stuff from the swoosh people. I think it never got below 88 degrees, and it was muggy. This likely contributed to Knownshon's cramping up, and an early look at Richard Samuels and Caleb King. They all did a great job carrying the mail. Stafford did some good work, too. I was pretty surprised when I got home and checked out the stats.

UGA VII did a good job in his debut game. I mean, I didn't cry or anything, but it is a cool tradition, having him coronated with the spiked collar by Dr. Adams. Here's hoping he gets a National Championship during his run as the UGA mascot. He is a big old son of a gun, too.

I was also impressed by the women. This year, the sundresses are stylish and low cut. I saw at least 5 or 6 9's, at least a score of 8's, and hundreds of 7's. They were all nicely sun tanned and workin' it. Yeah, c'mon. It is hard for me to believe any other school could surpass the hotness of the UGA honeys. My dad said Auburn would give them a run for the money, and yeah, he is right, but the difference has got to be hundredths of a percentage point. Even several of the alumni MILFS really had it goin' on.

It was hard for me to come away with any solid impression of how good or bad we are this year. But somehow, getting this first game over was cathartic. I am finding my nerves are steady, and I am much calmer now than I was leading up to the game. The loss of Owens was tough, sure. But somehow, I think we can overcome this. I think we can overcome Trent Sturdivant being out, too. You just have to take your licks from game to game. That is my approach this year. One game at a time, just like the players and coaches do. So, let's just be concerned with scouting and preparing for Central Michigan. It would be temptibng to start going on about the resurgance of Alabama, how tough LSU is this year, how badly we want to beat the Vawls-but , I am going to stow it.

GO DAWGS

Even more on Georgia Southern v. UGA

hairgut the Dawg — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 18:04:00 GMT

It is only about 2 and a half weeks away now. I can not remember in 23 years of followging UGA football being this excited and agitated for the start of the season. Thye were playing a big promo on the wide screen TV's at Wal Mart a couple nights ago for the start of the season. I watched like a hypnotized monkey. The pressure is just about to pop my ears. Even after I take my meds.

As it turns out, my good friend Poke has a ticket waiting for me. But here's the catch: I am scheduled to work that day. Now, if they fire me for taking too many sick days, problem sovled. But that creates another problems, which would be buying groceries for UGA64 and his brother and sister. Maybe something will work out.

There are quite a few questions that we need to get answered, however. Just a few here:

1) Did Knowshon Moreno prepare his short yardage game in the offseason? I know he racked up a lot of yards, but he usually got his likcks by finding the hole. I don't mean to harp on this, but I saw Thomas Brown crack the line in the same defensive sets that stopped Knowshon dead in his tracks. Or, will Caleb King take on more of the power role in the running game, even as a True Frosh? I think this is critical to us, given that we like ball control on the ground. It is good to have a great O line that excels in pass protection and run blocking. They should be even better. Which leads to question #2=

2) Fat Matt. I love Matthew Stafford. I want to see him get more attempts this season. I want to see him get more passing TD's this season. Are we going to step up our passing game this year? This is key to building scores on the board. Quick strike passing is supposed to be Coach Richt's forte. I want to see it light up the board this year. Will AJ Green be respected enough to draw double coverage on every snap? This would be very cool. That frees up more tight end routes and opens up the other side of the field, which will create even more holes for Knowshon and company. The bottom line would be high forties, mid fifties, demoralizing scores , creating fear and respect and validating our #1 ranking.

3) Defense and the forced turnover. We like to pressure , chase, and sack opposing quarterbacks. We need the defensive backfield to exlploit this more this season by ballhawking and creating defensive scores on turnovers. Like a big score by the offense, this knocks the wind out of the opponents. I think we might just get some of this in the ASU game, given their porous O line. How cool would it be to see pretty Katie, the ASU cheerleader who made the "cheerleader of the week" staning in stunned disbelief on the sidelines as she watches her quarterback twiitching on the field while we run his hammered loose football in their end zone?

Yeah,, I am so freakin' ready . Somebody said I was too cocky. They are right.

Game 1, The Georgia Southern Eagles-what to expect

hairgut the Dawg — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 18:41:16 GMT

I can't believe how exciting it is to be able to say that Georgia's first game will be played NEXT MONTH. August 30, and it will be here before you can say "I hate Spurrier." This game tends to get overhyped, probably because some people still fantasize that it is some sort of intrastate rivalry. It is not. It is a beatdown for Georgia Southern, as it should be. But don't let that deter you from going out and supporting the Bulldawgs. A word of warning: this is one of what I like to call the "summer games", because they are uh, actually played in the summer. The on field temperature should be in the 350-400 degree range. Sanford Stadium is actually the world's largest solar oven. The afternoon/evening sun beats directly on the visitor section and its super reflective aluminum bench seating, sending temperatures soaring up into the 150 degree range. So wear your Mark Richt bulldawg hats and plenty of sunscreen. For all the women ages 18-40, under 120lbs, the standard attire this year will be a red bikini top and black shorty short shorts. And feel free to tie a red and black ribbon in your hair, and paint a bulldawg on your pretty face. For the men, it is ok to do the red/black body paint, symettrically down the middle. For the very hairy dudes like me, it is good to shave a giant "G" on your chest or belly. I am also planning a "UGA" on the back.

Be sure to bring salt tablets and plenty of fluids. You can buy the $8 commemorative UGA VI (RIP) cokes inside, too. I am given to understand the student activities people will be providing 10 of the airplane liquour bottles for this game instead of the customary 5 for each student. As always, students, please be tidy and toss the bottles underneath your seats, and not in the aisles. And no vomiting in the seats-please stumble to the restrooms. This gives me additional time to ogle your girlfriends without getting the frat boy stinkeye. Hey, those chicks are legal, shut up.

Now-about the game. Coach Richt says we are going to run the ball. A lot. Because we can. Look for about 368 yards rushing. Defensively, we plan to sack the quarterback silly and stuff the run. This will also be a game where we will practice our interception runback for a TD, since we need improvement .Knowshon will be on everyone's mind, after rushing for 240 yards and scoring 6 TD's. Final score should be about 79-0, UGA. Any questions, feel free to ask.

North Avenue Trade School (know your enemy , part IV)

hairgut the Dawg — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 19:05:32 GMT

I'm a nervous wreck from Georgia Tech and a Geeky Engineer. A geeky, geeky, geeky, geeky, geeky engineer. In one hand is my slide rule, in the other is a beer. Oh, an geeky, geeky, geeky, geeky, geeky en-gin-neer. Clear whiskey, white and gold, blah blah blah blah.

Georgia Tech is one of the top 5 most miserable on campus experiences in America. Concrete locked and poorly laid out (yes, they have a school of architecture), the campus is a mix of old and older buildings placed as inconveniently apart and incaccessible as the land allows. Many of the dorms are a very long walk across a concrete track from a failed trolley experiment to the classroom buildings. Water stands in puddles after each rain. The street people of Atlanta have free access to the campus. There is inadequate on campus housing. The student body are all a bunch of nerds that are named Mike, Scott, or Bill. Like most techies, they have zero courtesy or social skills. They have about 10 coeds. Five of those like other girls, 3 are fat, and the other 2 are married Asian grad students. They make students take 5 or six classes per term, and one alway has to be a laboratory class. The other classes are all weeders, which means the professors are trying to make you flunk out. Many do. There is no student parking. Parking on the street means your car will get robbed. If you ride a bike, you have to lock every removable part, or it will get stolen. They only have commom bathrooms in the dorms.

They are all very bitter and sullen, and this goes back a ways. They continued football during WWI, and UGA made fun of them with a parade float that said "UGA in Argonne. Tech in Atlanta". Sometimes, they would field ringers so they could beat the Dawgs. There is a reason we don't count some of the games. Anyway, Tech got mad about the float, and in typical fashion, refused to play UGA several years. One year, we came in and crushed them at home. As soon as the clock ran out, they slammed the lights out on the scoreboard. Wahhhhhhhhhhhhh. They kept getting smacked around in the SEC, so they bailed out and went to a basketball conference that would finally have them. Nobody buys the football season tickets except UGA fans, when we play them in Atlanta. Georgia has to beat Tech regularly in football, or the coach gets fired. Mark Richt has never lost to Tech. I hope he never does. I enjoy watching/listening to the Tech games, so I can pull for the other team. A loss by the picnic pests is almost as good as a UGA win. To Heck with Georgia Tech.

Wareagletigerplainsmen (know your enemy, part III)

hairgut the Dawg — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 05:05:17 GMT

It's the Deep Fried South's oldest rivalry. 115 years of slobber-knockin', blood lettin', lick passin' , bad blood, fierce competition. I am talking about UGA vs. Auburn. Both charter members of the SEC. My readers asked for more of these type blogs, and, as I like to keep them both happy, here it is. More stream-of-consciousness, unedited, un proof read, and unreliable material from your boy.

First of all, you have to mention all the weirdness involved. Pat Dye plays at Georgia, coaches at Auburn. Vince Dooley plays at Auburn, coaches at Georgia. Shug Jordan coaches at both schools. Hairgut loves the Dawgs, Hairgut's dad gets his Master's Degree at Auburn. Hairgut hates Auburn, his best friend from childhood graduates from Auburn. And it goes on and on like that. And you also have to mention the visitor field advantage. It seems like the visiting team nearly always has an edge. And the game itself. It has been played at many different locations through the years. Columbus, Macon, Atlanta, Auburn, Athens, Savannah, Montgomery. Also, many purists say a rivalry cannot exist unless the record is nearly evenly matched. 53-50-8, Auburn. Pretty dadgum close.

A good number of wild upsets are in the books, but my favorite was 1986- "between the hoses". I was there. Oddly enough, I was sitting in the Auburn student section. I had to force my way past the ticket takers, because I had no student id at the time. My buddy had procured the ticket, and I was not going to miss that game. I did not storm the field, however. The man responsible for ordering the water cannons was former Georgia boy and traitor Kermit Perry. He to this day has zero remorse. One day I am going to spray him in the face with a garden hose. The Auburn fans were so bitter, they produced "Nothing smells worse than a wet dawg" t-shirt. Especially after they crushed your SEC title hopes, 20-16.

But, those are facts. This is opinion. Somebody once had an explanation about why AU fans are so evil. The theory goes that the U of Alabama, being the "state" university, produces a lot of doctors, lawyers, and professionals, refined, reserved, snooty types. AU, being a former all male, military, agricultural, engineering place, has the more rough, unrefined types, more lacking in social graces. More likely to cuss your wife and think nothing of it. You get the idea. My best buddy is a class A1 a whole. He even admits it himself. And to add to the persona, a very large percentage of off campus student housing is in trailer parks. Yes, those kinds of trailer parks. Old single wides. They buy them for 4 years, then sell them after graduation to a new batch of freshmen. My buddy lived in one about 3 years. His freshman year, he lived at the extension. None of the roomates did the dishes or took out the trash for one year. You should have seen that kitchen.

However, a big positive note is the women. Nobody under a 7 allowed. I think the coed application requires one head shot and one bikini pic to be considered for admission. Hot babes everywhere. My best guess is that they marry an engineer, move to a gated community in Huntsville, and become a soccer m i l f. Or, marry a frat boy, move to Birmingham so Biff can work at his dad's dealership, then divorce him when they realize his adorable drinking and partying don't play so well in the real world. Then, they move on and marry an engineer they turned down in school. Just a guess. But, you can't fault them for the hawt chicks at Auburn.

And regarding the football team: It seems like they barely miss the national championship every few years. Must be frustrating. Ha ha ha. Oh, yeah, I saw them play Tech for the last time (supposedly) ending their long rivaly (since then, it has been renewed, with disatrous results for Auburn one year). The bad thing is, I never know who to root for. Get me outta here, Percy.

Why it's ok to hate the Gaytors (know your enemy, part II)

hairgut the Dawg — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 19:05:51 GMT

We sure do hate us some UF at UGA. It is pretty easy to do so. Here is a brief listing:

THE MASCOT: An American alligator. A big , ugly creature, with a very tiny brain. Very lazy, spends most of the time floating or sunning on the banks of stagnant bodies of water. Favorite foods: rotten meat, beloved pets. Stinks of decay.

THE FANS: Very few own a shirt, and dress accordingly at the games. Rough, tobacco picking heritage lends itself to a raucous, obnoxious, rude, abrasive, drunken fan base. Tend to overestimate the value of a UF degree and the prowess of their teams. Primarily bleeding heart liberal hippies. Don't taze me, bro.

THE RIVALRY: Played every year at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, with a predominately UGA fanbase in attendance, in the state of Georgia. Considered 100% neutral site and a place where public drunkeness is celebrated as an art form. Oh wait, my bad. Played every year in Jacksonville FLORIDA, for many years in the GATOR bowl, within spittin' distance of the campus and surrounded by bad, drunken FLORIDA fans (see above). For many years, Georgia played spoiler to overrated UF teams, and left them weeping on the sidelines. Yeah, UF has won x number of games out of x number of times, blah blah blah, puts me to sleep. Just remember 1966 and 2007. Overhyped, Heisman winning QB (Spurrier, Tebow) come in confident, leave game losing and sacked 5 or 6 times. And the Lindsay Scott, Lindsay Scott, Lindsay Scott, in 1980.

THE QUARTERBACK: Won the Heisman trophy. Carried or passed the ball on almost every down. Got shut down by the BULLDAWGS last year. Cried after the game. Tends to get dumped a lot by his girlfriends. My son, UGA 64, said it is almost impossible to be a Heisman trophy winning QB at a major, recent national championship school and still strike out with chicks. Especially at a place as target rich as UF. And most of the chicks are drunk!

WHY UGA MUST BEAT THEM: A major SEC East rival. And because we hate them so very much.

Putting Smokey to Sleep (Know your Enemy, Pt. 1)

hairgut the Dawg — Mon, 26 May 2008 03:24:39 GMT

We sure do hate us some UT at the University of Georgia. Those big old orange "T's" are garish and ugly. What we hate worse than that is losing to them. The handsome fellow in the pic above is the head football coach. He has a real knack for recruiting top ranked classes, and then going 8-4 with them. He has god status because he won a national title in '98. Peyton Manning played there. Peyton did not win a national title. In 4 years, Peyton won one SEC title. That's it. Sure, he doesn't care, he has a Super Bowl ring. But his replica jerseys sure do buy a lot of bologna for the head coach. Speaking of bologna, what is that coach telling these guys that makes them want to play at UT? It is a hillbilly college. Don't believe me? Have you ever heard the lyrics to the UT fight song, "Rawky Tawp?" It is about murderous, moonshine running, hebephilic, impoverished hillbillies. Let's take a look, shall we?

Rocky Top

Wish that I was on ole rocky top,
Down in the tennessee hills.
Aint no smoggy smoke on rocky top,
Aint no telephone bills.

Once there was a girl on rocky top,
Half bear the other half cat.
Wild as a mink, sweet as soda pop,
I still dream about that.

Rocky top, youll always be
Home sweet home to me.
Good ole rocky top,
Rocky top tennessee, rocky top tennessee.

Once two strangers climbed on rocky top,
Lookin for a moonshine still.
Strangers aint come back from rocky top,
Guess they never will.

Corn wont grow at all on rocky top,
Dirts too rocky by far.
Thats why all the folks on rocky top
Get their corn from a jar.

Rocky top, youll always be
Home sweet home to me.
Good ole rocky top,
Rocky top tennessee, rocky top tennessee.

Now Ive had years of cramped up city life,
Trapped like a duck in a pen.
Now all I know is its a pity life
Cant be simple again.

Rocky top, youll always be
Home sweet home to me.
Good ole rocky top,
Rocky top tennessee, rocky top tennessee.

Rocky top tennessee, rocky top tennessee.
Yeah rocky top tennesee eee eee eee.

See? If I'm lying, I'm dying. Sounds like something out of "Deliverance" to me. Right down to the squealing at the end. And they are making noise and printing vulgar T shirts about Eric Ain't or whatever his name is going 2-0 against the Dawgs. Well, seems like it was not so long ago that there was this hotshot QB named Casey Clausen. He liked to talk smack, too. Guess what- his record against UGA was 0-4. And they are still crowing about the big beatdown last year. But I remember UGA going up there a few years ago and picking off a shovel pass from ole "Vanilla Ice" Clausen and running it in for a TD, about 95 yards. The Squallen Tears were so demoralized, UGA went on to beat them 41-14. In their own house. With all their sisters/girlfriends a watchin'. You know why the school color is Orange? It allows the fans to go from the road crew to the huntin' stand to the game without having to change clothes. At least they require the cheerleaders to brush their tooth before each game. Oh, and the T shirt that commemorates the big win last year for the Vols? It's about but secks. See a recurring theme here? I do, and it pretty much creeps me out. Well, stay tuned , students. We will continue next time with part 2- hayting the gayters.