Rant Over Negative Attention

Today, I am writing a different type of post that I have never done before. The reason for this is because recently I read a sports magazine and all I saw was FLORIDA! It just makes me really mad how much attention their team gets. Yes, I understand that they have a pretty good with a Heisman trophy winner quarterback, but there are plenty of other teams that the media could focus on.



One of these teams is Georgia. I know I am byassed because Georgia is my team, but c'mon we never get in the spotlight. Even at the end of the season last year we got overshadowed. We were playing better than any other team in the country, but we still got negative attention. Announcers on t.v. complained about the excessive celebration penalty we got in the Florida game. They also kept making excuses for Tebow saying that the only reason we sacked him was because of his hurt shoulder. Maybe his hurt shoulder was bothering him, but that didn't cost them the game. I think that we should have gotten so much more credit for creaming the "wonderful" Florida Gators 42-30.



Don't get the wrong idea and think that I'm being a complainer, but I strongly believe that Mark Richt and his Georgia Bulldogs should get as much positive attention as the Florida Gators. This is my opionion on the subject, sorry if you don't agree. I just had to vent some anger.

Georgia "Blacks Out" Auburn 45-20

Wow, if you didn't watch the Georgia Auburn game you missed something huge. And I thought last year's game was good, this year's blew that one out of the water! Where do I start? I could start with the black out or the first ever black jerseys. Or I could start with the pounding of Auburn two years in a row. Again, wow is all I can say.

Black Out Success

I think I will start with the black out called for by the seniors of the team. First of all, most of the fans in Sanford Stadium wore black and did what the seniors asked for. More surprising than this, Mark Richt had something else up his sleeve. When the players were praying before the game, Richt had the managers of the team set black jerseys in everyone's chairs. When the lights came back on, the excitment was unreal.

Richt says that for years, seniors have been begging him for black jerseys, but he didn't cave until this year. He also said that he and his seniors had this planned back in the summer, and somehow found a way to keep it a secret until now.

So, on Saturday for the first time ever, the Georgia Bulldogs ran out from the tunnel in black jerseys. It was probably the loudest run-out in Georgia history. I would have given almost anything to be there and live that kind of excitement.

First the excessive celebration penalty in the Florida game, and now the black jerseys for the Auburn game. My hat goes off to Mark Richt for keeping things exciting for the two biggest rivarly games this year. Also, another plus for Mark Richt: This is the first time since 1982 that the Dawgs have beaten Florida and Auburn in the same year. If it weren't for the two mess-ups in the beginning of the year, we could be undefeated right now, but we won't get into that.

Cox vs. Stafford

Well, I think that if you watched the game you know which quarterback had the better game, but just for kicks, I'm going to give you the numbers to prove it. First of all Stafford was 11-19 for 237 yards. In this game, the running game was not the key as it has been for the past couple of games. Moreno was held to only 101 yards in 22 carries, and Stafford finally showed his arm off with 2 bombs to Bailey and Massaquoi. The 58 yard pass to Massaquoi came early in the game and resulted in a wide-open touchdown. The long passes to Bailey ended in one touchdown and set up other scores. Bailey finished the day with a career high 4 catches for 96 yards.

Cox was only 14-30 for 133 yards and he threw 4 interceptions. I'm sure he would like to say that he played a better game against Georgia as a senior, but I don't think that's true. Last year, he threw 4 interceptions also. Nobody in white had a huge game, but Cole Bennett and Carl Stewart had the most yards in the air.

Brown and Johnson Back

Both Thomas Brown and Kelin Johnson were back from injuries to play in the Auburn game on Saturday. Brown came back and had to play alongside overnight super star Knowshon Moreno. He finished the day with a humble 14 carries for 81 yards.

Kelin Johnson came back big. He picked off two interceptions including the first pass thrown by Brandon Cox. Let's just say Cox may have wished Johnson was still hurt.

SEC Standings

OK, now that we have the Auburn game under our belt, let's talk about what the SEC east is like. What a crazy year! Everyone has at least two losses. In order for Georgia to go the title game, a few things must happen. First of all, Georgia has to win the final two games remaining. Next and possibly more difficult Tennessee has to slip up and lose to Kentucky or Vandy. If both of these things happen then Georgia will be appearing in the SEC championship game. If only one does, then we will be sitting at home watching the Volunteers get spanked by LSU. So, I don't know about y'all but I'm pulling for Vanderbilt and Kentucky to beat Tennessee.

So, there is everything you need to know about the Auburn game. My next post will be getting you ready for the Kentucky game. Go Dawgs!

Meet ScoopDawg1

Hey, this is ScoopDawg1.

This is the first post on The Dawg Pile blog page. I'm really excited about it and you should be too! This blog is perfect if you love UGA football because this is the place to get all your UGA information. My partner and I, ScoopDawg2, will be blogging on here letting everybody in the Bulldog Nation know what's going on in UGA football.

We'll be giving out stats from the games, players that are hurt or how they are recovering, and maybe if we're lucky player or coach interviews!

The blog will mainly be about UGA football but we'll also talk about other football teams in the SEC, especially if there's one really amazing game. For instance did anyone watch the LSU- Kentucky game? That was an amazing game, what wasn't so great was that Kentucky lost to Florida the next week.

What's even better is that this week is probably the biggest week in Georgia football because this weekend is the Georgia-Florida game! Kickoff is at 3:30 so everybody be prepared for some great SEC football!

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