3 Independence Bowl Thoughts

1. AAaaaaHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAA!

2. Since we got a great deal of crap from last year's Orange Bowl losers about how much it must suck to go to a crappy bowl, I found this outcome only fitting. At least their streak is still alive, 6 straight bowl losses...AND COUNTING!

3. AAHAHAHAAaaaaHAHAHAHa!

I picked against Tech in my pick-em group (because the ACC is a safe-bet "Loss") but I expected Tech to win. I didn't watch the whole game because...well...because it was really boring. Anyway, nice losing season, Nerds.

(Hoping my beloved Bulldogs get their act together and finish strong against an inferior UCF team so the same fate doesn't befall us)

Aaron Murray Highlight Reel

Stole this from Paul at GSB because watching it made me feel hopeful about next year. Great job pr1sonmike!

Outside of Aaron's outstanding play, and AJ Green's catches, the biggest surprises for next year might be WR Tavarres King and TE Orson Charles.

I know I've been M.I.A. since before the Auburn game but just because I haven't been posting doesn't mean I haven't been following the Dawgs.

6-6 isn't how any of us thought this season would end...especially not with THIS schedule.

If nothing else the Tennessee win was fun, but that was probably the apex of the season for me. But I liked that we didn't get obliterated in any games like last year...unfortunately we didn't win many of the close ones either.

I'm surprised at the disappointment in Todd Grantham's defense. Perhaps I'm out of the loop but I planned on giving him a pass this season. Here's hoping he gets the big-ass Nose Tackle he needs this off season.

As far as where my disappointment lies, it's not so much on Coach Grantham, not so much on Coach Bobo, and I still haven't turned on Coach Richt. I don't know who this falls on besides the players themselves, but whomever is in charge of making sure we secure the football...THAT is the guy I'm pissed at.

I didn't relish the win over Tech like I have in the past. My wife is a huge Bama fan and she nailed it when she said "One of us handled a loss to our in-state rival better than the other handled a win." The sloppy play, the fumbles, and our inability to stop their running game was so frickin' irritating.

It reminded me of a fundamentals problem like our receiving corps had when Matthew Stafford was in his early seasons. The frustration I had with our dropped passes back then was surpassed by my outright ANGER at Caleb King and Washaun Ealey coughing up the ball this year.

I lost faith in our running game and our offensive line this season. Compounded with our losses and the learning curve on defense made for the 6-6 nightmare of 2010's regular season.

I'm thrilled we got a "W" over Tech, but I don't think we continue a 9-of-10 style streak very long playing like we did. The best part of the victory was getting more practice in for a Bowl game which hopefully gets us ready for Boise State next season.

I'm not a believer in the Blue-turf Broncos. I think they are a junk team that lucked their way into a few wins over big names. But they are solid in their fundamentals and right now we are not. Advantage Boise State. A loss to them might be the last nail in Coach Richt's coffin for the Dawgs on the fence about his coaching.

Looking forward to the Liberty Bowl, I love my Dawgs even during down years (I fell in love with Georgia during Ray Goff's 4-7 season...that's gotta be worth something). It looks like we'll either be matched up with SMU or UCF...I'd love to face George O'Leary again for old time's sake, but I'd be more comfortable if I was 100% sure we could beat them.

GO DAWGS!

Ohi 0-for-3*

Boy, it must suck to be a Buckeye.

Tressels BCS record now stands at .500 but this turd is tapering fast.

At least they've got a strong...conference...to....play......in. Oh, oops.


*last 3 BCS appuuurrances

It's Official

We're going to the Citrus Bowl!!!

Make that the Capital One Bowl...my bad.

We'll play Michigan State just like everyone thought, and hopefully go out on a high note.

Bowl Projections

I recently checked ESPN's Bowl Projections and I saw UGA is no longer projected to play Ohio State in the What's In Your Wallet Bowl. Yes we are still a likely candidate for Capital One's Bowl game, but we're actually paired with Michigan State according to Mark Schlabach and Bruce Feldman.

If we had beaten Tech, I would say I'm disappointed in this match-up because Ohio State is by far a much larger marquee brand of football. Unfortunately we were unable to win a football game against the ACC by scoring 42 points which means we obviously don't have our act together. As sucky as it was to lose to Tech this year, it would have been equally as embarrassing for UGA's name to be shown as a statistic everytime Ohio State weaseled their way into a National Championship game against an SEC opponent (That name would have appeared under the only win against our conference).

Could Georgia beat Ohio State? I think we could, but I wouldn't want to test it this year. I have a lackluster confidence in our defense after losing to a much lesser Georgia Tech team running a gimmicky offense. Call me a pessimist, but I think a Michigan State match-up would be much more beneficial to our ability to salvage a quality end to this season. I know this is a crappy attitude to have as a Dawg fan, but like Santa told the know-it-all kid from The Polar Express last night on the Family Channel, "A little humility would serve you well". (btw that kid had the same voice as Mandark from Dexter's Laboratory if I remember correctly)

The humility line was initially meant for all you Tech nerds, I'm using it in another context.

But as you can tell, since ABC Family's 25 Days of Christmas is still showing strong in my household I'm obviously not over the Tech loss so it could be the sorrow speaking.

In other news I do want to wish Tech the worst of luck at the Peach Bowl...and yes it is still the Peach Bowl no matter who sponsors it. I'd be lying if I told you I think it's a crappy bowl game because to be honest, anything not in Boise, Idaho is a step in the right direction for the North Avenue Nerds. Plus, when UGA played Virginia Tech there 3 years ago it was the setting for one of Matthew Stafford's most impressive comeback wins.

Finally, I wanted to mourn the loss of a true Atlanta food legend. James Paschal who opened Paschal's Restaurant passed away at 88. Many people know Paschal's as being the restaurant that fed those who fought in the Civil Rights Movement. Being that I'm neither 60 years old, black, or racist; I only remember a different Paschal's location as being the only place worth eating at when I was on my lunch breaks when I worked at Hartsfield years ago. Soul food at it's finest, even when served in an airport terminus. God speed, James Paschal...God speed.

I hope you're serving this in Heaven's airport.

...now the healing starts.

What's the best way to get over a loss to your instate rivals? Aside from firing high caliber weaponry and hand-to-hand combat with a sheetrock wall, I like to take a much less sensible approach.

Seeing that it's been 8 years since I last had to cope with this feeling, I was like a lost dawg trying to find a home. So I turned to the only comfort I could find.

I drank a lot of booze and watched the beginning of ABC Family's 25 Days of Christmas kickoff. It was a made for TV movie about Dennis the Menace helping Mr. Wilson to find the Christmas spirit...it was corny, awful, poorly executed, and exactly what I needed (the pint of Ben & Jerry's Americone Dream helped too).



Yes my soul hurts, but it can't possibly hurt as bad as a man who has no compassion for Christmas.

My only hope now is we somehow find a way to contain Beanie Wells. Because if we play water-gun coverage on Ohio State like we tried with Tech, we'll go down in history as the only SEC team Ohio State has beaten. And just so you know, there aren't any Christmas movies on television after Jan 1st, this could get ugly.

Go Dawgs, Fire Willie.

You May Not Know It But...

...this is what Bobby Johnson looks like when he smiles.

Congratulations Commies, break out the ascots because you're going bowling! (and not lawn bowling like you're used to or the wretched alley bowling us common folk masquerade)