Tech: gameday edition

Keys to the game:

1. Last year we won because of turnovers. This year we have the personnel to stop their vaunted rushing attack, most notably the dive play that tore us up a year ago. Stop the dive and make Washington eat dirt every play. Do those two things defensively and we can all but chalk this up as a victory...
2. ...if we also protect the football.
3. Find a running game. Was Crowell's injury serious enough to keep him out of yet another game? Is Richt desperate enough to run the football that he gives Thomas yet another chance? If neither of those two are an option, did Harton eat enough turkey to gain 4 inches and 50 pounds?

Different year, similar candles:
If you've been here reading my words for awhile you know that my birthday always falls around the end of hateweek. As a result I tend to have the same birthday wish each year. And for the last decade Coach Richt has helped me blow the crap outta those candles. In 2002 I actually hyperventilated all the way to a 34-0 halftime lead and needed an oxygen mask the rest of the way.


This year is a little different. I still want that win against Tech. Believe me, that's not a gift I'm ever going to ask for the return receipt. But I'd also like a whiff of Munson's victory cigar. Because then I'll know that we're going to the Dome next week as State Champions.


Have a great day Reader. If you're around North Avenue, look for me. I'll be the one barking in black.


Go Dawgs!

1980 Dawgs at The Varsity tomorrow

For Immediate Release:

The crew from "1980 Dawgs" will once again be joined by Georgia Football Legends, Scott Woerner, Rex Robinson and possibly other members of the 1980 team.  They will be at the Varsity on North Ave, before and after the game on Saturday where they will be meeting fans, signing copies of "1980 Dawgs" DVDs and talking Georgia football.  DVD copies will be available for purchase.   The "1980 Dawgs" movie ( www.1980dawgs.com ) has been getting great reviews.  It contains in-depth interviews with 27 players, coaches and media members from that season, combined with key game footage highlights of each game - a perfect gift for Bulldog fans, just in time for the holidays.

Details:  Where: The Varsity, North Ave., Atlanta.  When: This Saturday, 9:00 am - 11:30 am and right after the game for two hours.

Friday misery, chapter 11: nerdtroopers and linebacking warlocks

We've both eaten our weight in turkey, dressing and pumpkin pie. You're pretending to be useful from your la-z-boy while the wife celebrates Black Friday. Meanwhile I'm driving 450 miles amidst a chorus of Are we there yets?


We might as well be miserable together.


Nerd Alert!
They hate Munson even though their own play by play guy admired him. They pissed on Uga's grave. They're completely obsessed with the bigger, better and more balanced institution in Athens. They breed terrorists and have a flag boy. They smugly chastise Georgia for parking violations and scooter tickets while they cover up a $400 NCAA violation and use players who peddle drugs across the country. Their sororities are actually robotics clubs. Their stadium is the envy of nearly half of the arena league franchises. They scream that UGA is the "cesspool of the South", against the backdrop of Techwood crime rates and broken crack pipes. They brag about their wrambled wreck running over our mascot. They hire band members and cheerleaders to assemble with them. They dance...like this...

What do we do? Just win the game. 61. 39. 5.


Back away from your comparison, and no one gets hurt
You know what? I'm sick and damn tired of hearing you all belly ache about which game is more important. Someone feels it necessary to point out that Florida is an actual conference divisional foe. Then someone else has to point out that Tech is located in the state of Georgia. (Holy freakin shit! Thanks for that reminder!!!!1) Then the party of the high and almighty pipes in that WHAT GAME COULD POSSIBLY BE MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE SECCG???!?


Would you all loosen your tighty whiteys a minute while I yell some knowledge into your ear hole? This....THIS!...is tackle football gentlemen. It's not whipped potatoes, they're mashed with Granny's holy masher and served piping hot, full of lumps and topped clumsily with gravy. It's also not "Atlanta journalism", where the yankee wearing glasses can hide behind his Johnson envy and spout off about how Crowell should maybe rest this Saturday.


Get a grip people!! You want Coach Richt to talk to his offensive line with that drivel coming out of his mouth? You think Grantham coddles his linebackers with that crap? NO! The most important game is the next one on the calendar. Period. You don't "rest" a player to "save" him for the next week. And you sure as hell don't worry about a game that is behind or in front of the next one.


It's Tech. Only Tech. Beat. Damn. Tech...period.


Finish like a Champion!
"He laughs at fear, afraid of nothing. He does not shy away from the sword. He cannot stand still when the trumpet sounds."..."There are capabilities in each of us beyond what we think we can have."

When the great racehorse passed on at age 19, they discovered that his heart was roughly 2.75 times larger than the average horse and about 4 pounds larger than Secretariat's closest competitor Sham.


Who has more heart tomorrow Dawgs? Who has the Triple Crown heart and who has Sham's?


There's more where this came from Reader. Pick em up in the comments. See you tomorrow on North Avenue.


Go Dawgs!

ACC Fan Chart

Kids know bugs suck

Gabby is putting you on notice. You better get this cheer down tight before tomorrow.

h/t Nama

Have a Happy Thanksgiving Y'all!

An annual tradition here at BDB that goes back nearly as far as the Pilgrims' first taste of maize. I wish you all a very happy Thanksgiving with your friends and family. May the tryptophan kick in just as the dishes need cleaning. (Just don't forget to open up that pants button before the turkey nap)

An please take this with every ounce of sincerity intended: I am truly thankful for your clicks and am honored to have you as a Reader. Now go get me a slice of pumpkin pie and a beer out of the ice chest.

On the air with Coach Richt

Coach Richt on preparations for Georgia Tech, rivalries and Tech's offense...among other things.

Wednesday's Nerdtastic Thoughts

In this post, Coach Johnson is still a johnson...running backs coming back?...and nerds hate superiority.

• Tailback, smailback. Will Crowell play? Will Thomas play? I think we'll know more on Crowell after today's practice. As for Thomas, looks like I was wrong. He will probably play. If Crowell can get through practice today and into the the game Saturday, that would make a huge difference. If Thomas can play it means he can follow the rules for more than a week and would give us needed depth.
• I know I've been off the grid for a couple days. But engiNerds hate Munson. And Kit. In related news, nerds being utter d-bags is not news.
• At this point, I'm worried less about Munson being offended (truly, he's probably throwing a line out in St. Peter's Lake and laughing his ass off) than I am me punching someone in the nose and missing the game entirely.
• You know, I've not always been on the same page with Coach Richt. But after listening to countless interviews and just about every radio call in show, I've never heard or seen him act as stupid as Coach Johnson. Stay classy, asshole.
• That being said, of course the AJC would assume the caller would be a UGA fan. It's not like any Tech grad or student or fan could ever get so giddy on Mountain Dew that he would manage to pull off that prank. "Hello? Hello?"

Lastly, you can lead a nerd to a sorority, but that doesn't necessarily make him horny.

"Yes, of course that is a calculator
in my pocket."

Rivalry Week Trailer

Blood. Guts. Glory.

Mumme Poll - week twelve

• Heavy SEC, sure. Why not?
• Just outside, VA Tech, USC and I guess Houston. Why not?
• On Friday night I thought this would finally be the week I got to leave Okie State where they should be, cold on the outside. But by ballot time I just wasn't able to.
• Like I tweeted last Saturday night, college football is a glorious train wreck that I just can't turn away from. Can't wait to see next week's ballot and poll.