Gameday Liveblog - WLOCP

Good morning from the Golden Isles.

So here we are. Let's do this. I'll update throughout the day. Feel free to comment and hike your leg on a gator's leg. Go Dawgs!

This is what happens when a blogger
leaves his laptop unattended.

Time to hit the road. Pass the bloody Mary mix.

What I'm thinking:
- we'll miss Malcolm Mitchell but I think we still have enough weapons out wide to hurt Florida.
- anxious to see our defense match up. Really believe we have the talent and speed to shut down their offense.
- that being said, we have to stay disciplined and not over commit to the redirection. And Jenkins has to be ready to handle the load in the middle.
- I'm hearing it's doubtful Brantley plays. He didn't take any snaps Wednesday in practice. But like I've said before, I don't give a crap who plays or them. Just hit them early and often.
- Crowell will play but I think he might be sitting during next week's cupcake.

Some pics...

This just in: Georgia girls are classy and Florida girls are trashy.

Just walked into the stadium and avoided six fights. Did I win or lose?

Hey CMR...you're getting out coached by effin muschamp. What do you have to say?

Halftime story time...

The Legend of the Stadium Cup

Last year after the dramatically crappy ending to the GA-fla game, Nama and I made our way to the car. He had driven down, so it was my turn to drive us back to SSI. He poured a stiff drink into his stadium cup. But in the confusion of trying to get out of the lot, we ended up shutting the trunk with the cup of bourbon just sitting there.

We drove back. It's about 70 miles or so, mostly interstate of course. But plenty of bumps along the way. And sure enough, when we parked at the condo and opened the trunk again, the was the cup. Still upright. Not a drop spilled.

Proof that Dawgs can lose the game, but never lose the tailgate.

Now back to your regular Jax suckitude...

Squidbillies Early weighs in on WLOCP

"You got to look inside the numbers."

h/t Kerri

Prepping the bar, WLOCP

Shake it, don't break it.

Not believing any rumors at this point. it's all just jort induced tabloid crap.

As for the blog tomorrow, we'll liveblog. But it'll be a little different than the previous weeks. It's too hard to approve comments while on the mobile. So we'll have a regular post with some comments, pictures and videos. You all can comment as usual and I won't have to press a button to maintain the blawg flow.

Win. Win. I don't have to drain phone battery and you don't have to wait an hour to see your words in lights. In the meantime, smack a damn gator!

And go Dawgs!!!

[Posted with iBlogger from my iPhone]

Friday misery, chapter 7: WLOFP

You know what I'm sick and damn tired of doing? Planting my face in the palm of my hand in the 4th quarter of the World's Largest Outdoor Faceplant Party.

Nice shot of Charlie Weis in his infancy
 there at the 1:48 mark.

This week of hate is always such a torrent of emotions. Losing ground in the rivalry just does that to you. You can't help but get excited at the idea of the actual game, especially after a bye week. Then you get pissed off at the reality of 0-3, 2-8 and 3-18. Throw in some frustration at having to wait until the cocktails are served and the game kicks off and you're really fit to be tied by Wednesday at the latest.


Now it's Friday. And the game is tomorrow. Make no mistake: I want this win tomorrow more than I want world peace. I want to kick their ass more than I want to breath clean air. I want to beat the shit out of them more than I want ice around my bourbon. I want to leave the Gator Bowl AllTel Stadium Everbank Field with a damn smile on my face and a cigar in my mouth more than I want a BBQ sandwich for lunch. 


For once I'd like to see those miserable effin' bastards plant their faces in the palms of their hands as the seconds drain from the clock. Tomorrow, I want my team to want it twice as much as I do. I want euphoria. I want victory, as I drink in their misery from my seat.


Go Dawgs! Do the world a favor. Beat the damn Gators!

SEC Hoops Media Days Interviews

SEC Today - 10/27/11

Hannah Chalker chats with the Leather Helmet Blog's ecdawg about the upcoming game in Jacksonville. 


Oh yeh, Coach Richt chimes in as well.

SEC Basketball Media Days - livestream link

If you can manage to take a break from the WLOCP preparations, the SEC Basketball Media Days are today. There's a link below to a video stream here on the blog that should provide access to each coaches' session and more from the Wynfrey Hotel in Hoover AL. 


Media last today from 9am EST until 7pm EST. It looks like Coach Landers will speak at 9:00 and Coach Fox will take the podium at 9:30. Jasmine Hassell will be at 10:20 and Dustin Ware at 10:50. Here's the full schedule for today.

SEC Basketball Media Days Livestream

While on the subject of hoops, here are some pics Coach Fox tweeted earlier of the uniforms.

WLOCP: a vested interest

That about says it all. 

But let me add a few more:
Make the tackle.
Stand up at every opportunity and lend your voice to the cause at hand.
Catch the ball.
Fight for every yard their sorry asses will give you.
Third downs are no time to rest your spine.
Want it more than the person across the line of scrimmage from you.
Want it more than the person sitting across the stadium from you.
The only memory is of what happened on the last play. 
No other game in Jacksonville is relevant.
Earn it with your effort, claim it with your desire.
Earn it with your voice, claim it with your heart.
They're floriDuh.
We. Are. Georgia!


To paraphrase - GATA y'all!

On the Air - Coach Richt

Richt's weekly press conference - discusses the schedule, the WLOCP, injuries and the game as a whole.

On the Air - Muschamp

Florida's coach discusses injuries and the upcoming game against the Georgia Bulldogs.