Blame Grantham, all the way to the bank

Georgia's defensive coordinator got his raise and an extension. The new contract is incentive laden and restricts the scenarios for which Grantham can leave UGA without owing the school some cash.

Once you get passed all the dotted i's and crossed t's, what you boil down to is the fact that Georgia likes Grantham and the feeling is quite mutual. I guess those that really dislike the guy and truly pissed now.

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For Father's Day...championship memories!

For Immediate Release:
June 17th, 2012
Father's Day is right around the corner and many of us haven't finished our shopping. If Dad is a long time Bulldog, we have a suggestion of a gift he will treasure and enjoy for many years. The "1980 Dawgs" Documentary about the National Championship Season was released this past Fall and has received great reviews from the Bulldog Nation. It's available in a 2-DVD, Collector's Edition Set for $39.95.
The 2-DVD set contains over 3.5 hours of footage, including game highlights from all the games in that undefeated season, and emotion packed interviews with over 25 players and coaches from that storied team.
For more information, film clips and how to order: www.1980Dawgs.com
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Leonard Floyd update

While Atkins' status in Athens is very much up in the air pending further test results, Leonard Floyd (def. end, Eastman GA) appears to be ready ($$) to move to Athens next month.

Floyd’s high school coach, Ricky Collins, says that Georgia fans won’t have to wait long to see Floyd in Athens.

“He is taking a summer class he needed, and as far as I know everything is a go,” Collins said. “He is passing that with no problem. He should be going up to Georgia sometime in July.”

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Smith gets pre-trial diversion

May not affect his suspension much, but Branden Smith got a pre-trial diversion for his dope charge.

Georgia cornerback Branden Smith entered a pre-trial diversion program last month in Alabama stemming from his spring break arrest on a misdemeanor charge of possession of marijuana, according to a clerk at the Henry County (Ala.) District Court.
Smith was ordered to pay $1,034 in court costs on May 18 when he was placed into the program. He was arrested on March 11 on his way to Panama City, Fla.

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Winner, winner!...chicken dinner?

So Vegas likes the Dawgs in 2012. As Emerson said, if things roll in the SEC as the oddmakers predict, Georgia would win the East:

If the favorite wins every game, Georgia would win the SEC East again with a 7-1 record, followed by South Carolina (6-2), Florida (5-3), Tennessee (4-4), Missouri (2-6), Vanderbilt (2-6) and Kentucky (0-8).
The SEC West winner would also be a repeat: LSU is projected at 8-0, by virtue of being favored to beat Alabama (projected to be 7-1). So basically, the web site is projecting 2012 to look almost exactly like 2011.

If that holds true, hopefully the Dawgs are better at handling victory over their SEC East foes than in last year's SEC Championship game. But it's a long way until December. And there's always some curious lines this early.

AT MISSOURI: Georgia by 3
VS. VANDERBILT: Georgia by 17
VS. TENNESSEE: Georgia by 12
AT SOUTH CAROLINA: S. Carolina by 4
AT KENTUCKY: Georgia by 17.5
VS. FLORIDA: Georgia by 2
VS. OLE MISS: Georgia by 24.5
AT AUBURN: Georgia by 1.5

Richt loses nearly a full starting secondary and still walks into Cola West a field goal favorite? Favored over the state of Tennessee by 29? Favored in Jacksonville???!!??
As Blutarsky said, this only validates the easiness of the schedule at this point. I think I can hear the clucking over being 10 point dogs to LSU as compared to the barking over the Ole Miss line. But there's a lot of summer nights in downtown Athens and a lot of football to be played this Fall before winner, winner! becomes a chicken dinner. Maybe Carolina fans should stop whining and check the movement on the lines between now and kickoffs. Fans will be watching closely.

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Humpday Mixology Hilarity

Takes this guy nearly four minutes to mix a beautifully fruity drink. In reality, I would've long ago gone to the other end of the bar and gotten a beer from the chick behind the taps.

h/t Tosh.0

Because butts needs them some wiping

Sorry, no meatloaf today. Not even a margarita. But...the Piggly Wiggly has everything else covered.





You're welcome. Now, don't go having a crappy Monday.

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A conversation with (the) Sky

Still a little shaken by the news of Hertwig's passing. The only silver lining has been reading and listening to everyone's favorite Sky story. If you're looking for a couple good ones, can't do much better than Travis and Patrick.

To remember the giant and pay him proper respects, I sat down last night and raised one (or three, four) up in his honor. Together we talked about the upcoming season, the beautiful city of Athens and why nine ball is a much manlier game than eight. Then I would guess Munson started chiding Sky as to why a man with so many bars didn't show up with more bourbon.

But even as Sky left me sitting there, I ruminated further. And subsequently I bring you these thoughts. Some are concerns, some hopes. All are ponderings designed to get us through these last 90+ days. Please add your own in the comments.

1. Will ALL the talent we have in the backfield translate to actual results and yards and touchdowns and wins in 2012?
2. Can Malcolm Mitchell's hamstring (and about 2,348 other body parts) hold up to everything we need it to, especially early on in the August heat of drills and early September games?
3. How fast can Coach Friend bolster the offensive line?
4. Can Aaron Murray get that much needed signature win? Follow up...can it come as early as Columbia West? Another follow up...if it does, will people consider a win of a Big 12 cast off as a signature?
5. Which freshman makes the greatest impact?

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GATArchives - a hate for Dawgs is born

Tomorrow's a get away day for me. I'll have some provoking items as I aim the Bernie Family Circus towards the beach. I'm interested to hear your thoughts as we all head into the Dawg days of summer.

But for now....



That's Spurrier, circa 1966 I believe.

I got a real good kick out of Coach Richt's response the other day to the Ol Ball Coach's proposal that only divisional games count towards the divisional crown. In case you missed it, here ya go:

“I think every man has a right to his own opinion. If it gets changed, then good for him I guess this year. I don’t know if he’d feel that way every year. This year he’d probably feel good about it. I don’t think it’s going to change. I’ve always said for me personally tell me what the rules are at the beginning of the year and let’s go play by them.

Anyway, it all got me thinking about the Dawgs' history with Steve Spurrier. The historical saga has been a long and dramatic one between the visored one and the Georgia Bulldogs. There's truly no love lost.
- Spurrier played for Florida from 1964-66. He went 1-2 against Georgia, including a beat down just before he was crowned the 1967 Heisman trophy winner. The Gators were undefeated heading into Jacksonville that season. It wasn't pretty from the get-go as Dooley's Dawgs went on to a 27-10 victory and Co-SEC champs. (here's some more on that game)
- It didn't fare much better for Spurrier once he started his coaching career. He was a QB coach in Gainesville in 1978 as well as at Georgia Tech in 1979. Both were wins for Georgia.
- I wasn't able to find much on the internets regarding Georgia's history with the Tampa Bay Bandits...or Duke. So, we festered in his belly during those years too.
- But then he owned us, flat out during the 1990's. Enough said, let's move on.
- 1997! Robert Edwards helped exercise many demons.
- But then Spurrier owned us. Again.

South Carolina has been a mixed bag. I'll admit that the ol ball coach has lasted longer in Cola East than I thought. But at least it has helped create my favorite memory of Spurrier to date.

What's been your favorite (or least favorite) memory of the one we love to hate?


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A picture of Versatility

Setting aside the fact that we missed the boat on using Boykin's more often than we did...this picture puts Malcolm Mitchell in some high company.

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