It's bad when you get taunted by your youngest for not giving enough attention to Kentucky, or as she says...KenSucky.
So anyway, here goes.
The first thing we have to do is stay aggressive on defense. Empirical evidence suggests this young defense plays better loose. Let em run. Take the leash off. The wildcats are not expecting it, so who knows. Shaq may house another pick.
Give Gurley the ball and then watch Murray pull Stoops pants down. Over and over and over and over again.
Snap. Set. Kick. Easy peasy.
Lastly, kick the ball as deep as Morganly possible on kickoffs.
That is all there is. Just remember, be in your seat by 6:30 at the latest or everything that preceded this sentence is for naught.
Go Dawgs! #KenSucky
Saturday, November 23, 2013
Friday, November 22, 2013
Friday Misery - Gratitude Glorified by the young and old
I truly don't know what to type. The word "thanks" isn't close to intense or deep enough to express our gratitude. The following words are yet another failed attempt to bridge that gap.
Teaching our kids about the history and traditions in and around the University of Georgia is one of our heaviest and most enjoyable burdens as parents. Certainly not one Mrs. Bernie nor I take lightly. And it occurred to me sometime last week just how much this senior class has helped us during our daughters' formative years. When Murray and Smith and Lynch and Burnette first took the field, our girls knew that to know a gator was to hate a gator. But in these last few years they've also discovered the feeling we get when we actually beat the gators.
For that alone, my wife and I will be eternally grateful to guys like Stripling and Gates and Vasser and McGowan. For that alone is an accomplishment so many who've graced the field before them have not experienced. My kids, as well as many of yours too, now know what it means to win against our fiercest competitor. So many of the current students matriculating in Athens didn't get that opportunity when they were my kids' age. They only knew loss and desperation when it came to the World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party. So I say thanks Lee and Sailors and Norman and Wooten. For they not only helped to turn the tide of the St. James, they also showed our kids domination over the Yellow Jackets like few others have achieved. The stood up to Fairley, Trooper and Cam's band of thugs. They took us to Atlanta twice. Week in and week out they left everything on the field.
Damn Good Dawgs. All of em!
Yes, during this era things have not always gone according to plan. We've come up short in big moments and experienced painful losses that took us to depths previously unknown. But through it all, this class of seniors represented the G with passion and a relentless pursuit of putting the Dawgs on Top. My kids have seen Sanford Stadium at its loudest and raised their hand over the Dawg Walk railing just for a chance at a fist. They've seen this class' full effort, their tears, their heartache, their four fingers stretched towards the sky and their winning attitude. Once a Dawg, always a Dawg. How sweet it is!
As parents, as fans, as alumni across the state, nation and world who have Committed to the G...we say thanks..."I'm never washing this hand again Mom. Garrison Smith gave me a high five!"..even though thanks is no where near enough.
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Addendum - This week has seen much of the attention go towards Aaron Murray, and with good reason. I feel like devoting the entire month of December to just how much he's meant on and off the field to this program. And for what that's worth, I don't think you can do better than Corbindawg's post about #11. I agree with it word for word, Murray's the best quarterback to put on the red and black. Perhaps I type that with too much emotion in my heart as we get ready to welcome him to his last home game. But I fully expect to feel the same way a year, ten and even 12 years from now, until my youngest daughter finishes her career at Georgia. :)
But there's so much more to this class than their quarterback. There's even so much more than the names I managed to fit in up there. There's a large number of walk-ons we'll welcome tomorrow that have gone way beyond what many would sacrifice just for a chance to help this team get better each and every practice, each and every week, each and every season. And that's what makes tomorrow night so important. And is why I'll enlist my favorite Dawgs, the one I married and the ones that call me Daddy, to help me honor these guys next week.
Teaching our kids about the history and traditions in and around the University of Georgia is one of our heaviest and most enjoyable burdens as parents. Certainly not one Mrs. Bernie nor I take lightly. And it occurred to me sometime last week just how much this senior class has helped us during our daughters' formative years. When Murray and Smith and Lynch and Burnette first took the field, our girls knew that to know a gator was to hate a gator. But in these last few years they've also discovered the feeling we get when we actually beat the gators.For that alone, my wife and I will be eternally grateful to guys like Stripling and Gates and Vasser and McGowan. For that alone is an accomplishment so many who've graced the field before them have not experienced. My kids, as well as many of yours too, now know what it means to win against our fiercest competitor. So many of the current students matriculating in Athens didn't get that opportunity when they were my kids' age. They only knew loss and desperation when it came to the World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party. So I say thanks Lee and Sailors and Norman and Wooten. For they not only helped to turn the tide of the St. James, they also showed our kids domination over the Yellow Jackets like few others have achieved. The stood up to Fairley, Trooper and Cam's band of thugs. They took us to Atlanta twice. Week in and week out they left everything on the field.
Damn Good Dawgs. All of em!
Yes, during this era things have not always gone according to plan. We've come up short in big moments and experienced painful losses that took us to depths previously unknown. But through it all, this class of seniors represented the G with passion and a relentless pursuit of putting the Dawgs on Top. My kids have seen Sanford Stadium at its loudest and raised their hand over the Dawg Walk railing just for a chance at a fist. They've seen this class' full effort, their tears, their heartache, their four fingers stretched towards the sky and their winning attitude. Once a Dawg, always a Dawg. How sweet it is!As parents, as fans, as alumni across the state, nation and world who have Committed to the G...we say thanks..."I'm never washing this hand again Mom. Garrison Smith gave me a high five!"..even though thanks is no where near enough.
- - - - - - - - - -
Addendum - This week has seen much of the attention go towards Aaron Murray, and with good reason. I feel like devoting the entire month of December to just how much he's meant on and off the field to this program. And for what that's worth, I don't think you can do better than Corbindawg's post about #11. I agree with it word for word, Murray's the best quarterback to put on the red and black. Perhaps I type that with too much emotion in my heart as we get ready to welcome him to his last home game. But I fully expect to feel the same way a year, ten and even 12 years from now, until my youngest daughter finishes her career at Georgia. :)
But there's so much more to this class than their quarterback. There's even so much more than the names I managed to fit in up there. There's a large number of walk-ons we'll welcome tomorrow that have gone way beyond what many would sacrifice just for a chance to help this team get better each and every practice, each and every week, each and every season. And that's what makes tomorrow night so important. And is why I'll enlist my favorite Dawgs, the one I married and the ones that call me Daddy, to help me honor these guys next week.
The Grantham lobby, everywhere but on the field
As they head into the SEC finale, a good overview of the defense here by Weiszer. Players defending their coach, stats compared with history, quotes from just before Coach Willie got the ax...
And while Richt doesn't want to get crazy with statistics, I just look at one chart.
And while Richt doesn't want to get crazy with statistics, I just look at one chart.
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Strange 6-4 season when you've beaten the teams at 2, 3 and 4. With a game left against Kentucky and Mizzou having to play Johnny Football's Aggies, there's a decent chance of Georgia finishing top eight. But that would take a better than good effort against Tech in the season finale, a team known to get their yards in mass chunks.
Regardless, there's soon to be some serious evaluation going on in Butts-Mehre. It was easy to blame inexperience early in the season. But 10 games against the 2013 schedule no longer a freshman makes. So can the walk match the talk this weekend and next?
Thursday, November 21, 2013
His final "Wicked Saturday" almost came much too soon
I was following the twitter conversation last night between Seth Emerson and Artie Lynch. So I knew this piece that they had worked on was going to be special.
It doesn't disappoint. Good read.
It doesn't disappoint. Good read.
Someday, if Arthur Lynch ends up the honorable Sen. Arthur Lynch, the start of his political career can be traced to the moment he figured out what Mike Bobo was saying.And someday, if Lynch ends up in the NFL, the turning point of his football career can be traced to the night he and Mark Richt took a ride to Dairy Queen.
One last chance for that SEC shine
In August there was hope. Those feelings faded away by the time we hit the Mizzou/Vandy skid. But Kentucky presents one last chance for this defense to put in a full four quarters against an SEC opponent.
By now everyone is hoping Saturday night is more of a look towards the future rather than a reflection of the past."I think that's a little bit of a reflection of how these guys continue to grind and work," Grantham said. "The inconsistency is obviously something we've got to work on, but I saw a lot of passion out of the guys this past Saturday, and I saw guys taking it to another level with their passion for what they were doing and what our offense was doing and what our special teams were doing."I thought it was a step, because we made a lot of good things happen in the fourth quarter. We've just got to build on it."
The Inaccurate Deflection
To give credit where it's due, sent from an Auburn alum. One with a realistic perspective of their final offensive play last weekend. And I thought it wrapped things up nicely.
Look y'all. Tyler's right. So is Blutarsky. It was a fluke, miraculous, horrendously lucky play. They got an incredible gift. We got shafted. Steer away from the blame game that society says is the way to go these days.
"WE BUY GOLF CLUBS!!"
In a land where bUTch is building a tackle football program brick by brick, Mike...down at Mike's Golf...Shop...is a few bricks short of a load. But kudos to the younger niece or nephew that gave Mike a flip camera for his birthday. He's put it to good use down at Mike's Golf...Shop.
h/t Brad
h/t Brad
UPDATE
In this one Mike welcomes Barack Obama to Chattanooga and offers to sell him some left handed clubs...after an uncomfortably long and maybe accidental zoom in of his own t-shirt.
Ok, that's the last one I'm posting despite how mesmerizingly awesome these are. If you want to see more of Mike's work down at Mike's Golf Shop where he buys golf clubs, you can find his channel here. Hurry over, he uploaded one yesterday where it's really just him bobbing his head to ZZ Top's "I'm Bad, I'm Nationawide".
Wednesday, November 20, 2013
Coach Richt would like us to know more about Jalen Whitlow
So here he is.
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Although the average yards per rush and yards per pass attempt isn't on par with Nick Marshall, the attempts per game in both categories is almost equal to the Auburn playmaker we just went up against. So Richt is right to worry about another dual threat quarterback.
The difference is the playmakers around Whitlow as compared to Marshall. The Kentucky quarterback is the Wildcats' leading rusher. So they don't have a Tre Mason. And they definitely don't have a Sammie Coates who is averaging over 22 yards a reception on the Plains. Kentucky's Javess Blue (number 8 in your program) is their leading receiver - 35 for 451 yards.
So Whitlow poses a threat with his arm and his feet, but the surrounding cast around Whitlow alone should make things easier for the defense this week as compared to last.
*Kentucky has also used Maxwell Smith a lot at quarterback this season. But he hasn't played the last two games.
The difference is the playmakers around Whitlow as compared to Marshall. The Kentucky quarterback is the Wildcats' leading rusher. So they don't have a Tre Mason. And they definitely don't have a Sammie Coates who is averaging over 22 yards a reception on the Plains. Kentucky's Javess Blue (number 8 in your program) is their leading receiver - 35 for 451 yards.
So Whitlow poses a threat with his arm and his feet, but the surrounding cast around Whitlow alone should make things easier for the defense this week as compared to last.
*Kentucky has also used Maxwell Smith a lot at quarterback this season. But he hasn't played the last two games.
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