Channeling their inner Battle

Yesterday's scrimmage became so wrought with turnovers, the coaches had to keep pulling mulligans out of the bag.

“It got to be interception mania for a minute,” Richt said.

Two pick sixes by Boykin. Both 1st team safeties, Williams and Commings had a pick. We haven't seen that kind of performance since Brandon Cox was slinging bullets on the plains.

When it's time to call the Dawgs

Local artist and Damn Good Dawg Scott "Skelly" Kelly has been gracious enough to share a couple tunes with us here. You may have heard them last season. If not, I'm sure you'll want to add them to your tailgate for this season. 

Take a listen:

Call the Dawgs

How Sweet it is 

Now...you can purchase them through Skelly's Facebook page where he also has two more of his originals.

Go Dawgs!

"You can leave...

...but it never leaves you." Well done. Very well done.

UGA Chapel Bell Facebook Page

UGA Chapel Bell Facebook Page

Shame on me, the Kwame Geathers edition

I know I've waited too long for this post, but I'm disappointed in myself for doubting such a big apple that fell from the Geathers' family tree. I suggested to you all back in January that it was Jonathan Jenkins that was the prize recruit in the 2011 class. He would have as much impact as the stylish teenager holding up that adorable puppy.


And in many ways he has, even though Big John has spent much of camp and preparations on the side. But Kwame was transforming his body and mind well before Jenkins signed on the dotted line. He was the Spring MVP and we cheered. Once his counterpart joined him on campus we began to dream of the two behemoths side by side.


And that will likely still happen. But somewhere in the expectations and the giddiness of having two capable nose tackles I lost sight of what the truth was. And that is: Jenkins has a pretty big adjustment coming from the JC ranks to the SEC grind, Kwame was well ahead before camp started, and he's only distancing himself each day that Jenkins is sidelined. They'll both play come a week from Saturday. But it'll be Geathers leading the charge against those cute little horsey linemen of Boise.


And somehow...someway...I'd forgotten just what a great thing that can be.

Geathers comes from a family of defensive linemen who have proven to be disruptive.

His older brother Robert played end for Georgia and is now in his eighth season with the NFL’s CincinnatiBengals. Another brother, Clifton, is on the Dallas Cowboys’ roster.

His uncle Jumpy Geathers totaled 62 sacks in 14 NFL seasons.

“My uncle is tough,” Geathers said. “Every time you see him, the first thing is football. ‘Let me see your stance.’ It’s not even, ‘Hey, how you doing?’ It’s, ‘Get down in your stance, let me see it.’ ”

And now, ladies and gentlemen...you're starting nose tackle...out of Georgetown SC...6 feet, 6 inches...three hundred and fifty pounds!!...a BIG apple straight from the family tree...

Humpday Hilarity: when enginerds turn on their own

For today's post, I present to you two entomology engineers simultaneously impressed by the size of a wasp's stinger and the death dance of a spider.

My only guess as to what could throw them into such a fitful rage that they would rip the wings off their own mascot and throw it into a deadly spider's web? I don't know. Maybe the dining hall ran out of chicken nuggets.

Damn Good Dogs, new edition

UGA Press announces:

The name Uga is synonymous with the Georgia Bulldogs, a perennial powerhouse among the top college football teams in the country. These English bulldogs are so revered that when they die, they are buried in a mausoleum at Sanford Stadium. But Uga is also a family pet, and Damn Good Dogs! gives readers a rare glimpse into the personal history of these nationally acclaimed mascots.

Filled with colorful anecdotes—such as Uga V’s famous lunge at an Auburn player, his appearance in several Hollywood films, and Sports Illustrated’s decision to put him on the cover of its 1997 college sports issue—Damn Good Dogs! provides the backstory to more than fifty years of collegiate sports history.

Wherever Georgia plays football, its famous mascot is there. At home games he stays cool in an air-conditioned doghouse or sits perched atop a bag of ice. When Herschel Walker won the Heisman Trophy in 1982, Uga IV became the only four-legged attendee at the Heisman banquet. And that—believe it or not—is just a small part of the history of the Georgia mascots.

Lavishly illustrated with more than five hundred photos and images of memorabilia from the Seilers’ private collection, this edition features more than eighty new pages of material on Uga VI, Uga VII, Uga VIII, and Russ, the super sub—including an Uga VIII photo album that is sure to be a fan favorite.

Additionally, you can attend any of these events to get your book signed:


- Saturday, Sept. 3 / 10:00 a.m. / Decatur, GA
Decatur Book Festival talk and signing at the Decatur Presbyterian Church. For more info on the festival click here.

- Friday, Sept. 9 / 11:00-1:00 p.m. / Macon, GA
Signing at the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame

- Saturday, Sept. 10 / 12:00-1:00 p.m. / Athens, GA
Signing at the University of Georgia Bookstore

- Tuesday, Oct. 25 / time TBD / Savannah, GA
Signing at E. Shaver Books

- Friday, Nov. 4 / 3:00-5:00 p.m. / Athens, GA
Signing at the Georgia Center in the Pecan Tree Gallery

- Friday, Nov. 18 / time TBD / Athens, GASigning at the University of Georgia Bookstore for UGA Alumni Night 

CFA Kickoff Classic: it's all in the details

Details for the opening game against Boise State are emerging as we near single digits in the countdown. I guess some we already knew, like that Georgia is the home team. But the Broncos get the home locker room.


Ok. No offense taken Mr. Blank. Additionally, the east endzone will be orange and blue. The west, red and black. Midfield is for Mr. Cathy. Eat mor chiken!


I guess CFA officials didn't want to appear to give UGA too much of an advantage. Case in point: I guess I missed it when the game was first announced, but it appears that SEC officials will be <quote>refereeing<unquote> things in the Dome for Boise State vs Georgia. SEC refs HATE us. We couldn't get a set of Big 12 guys? Texas A&M is desperate for our attention over here, they couldn't sweeten the pot with some guys who actually understand NCAA tackle football rules?


I suddenly feel ill. Sick to my stomach with worry. I have a vision of Aron White catching a pass as time expires to win the game. He turns and hands the ball to Marc Curles...and gets a flag for excessive sportsmanship. TD negated. Game over.


The next morning, Curles awakes from a deep slumber. As he shakes the recurring dream where Coach Paul Damn Johnson is carrying him off the field after he kicked the winning field goal in late November...

6-7 equals Adult Swim

It's been kind of expected, but yesterday Coach Richt made it official that he's likely keeping the kids on the outside of the pool.

In all likelihood, the team will not head to the pool at the Ramsey Center this fall camp.

“I doubt we go to Ramsey,” Richt said. “This might be the first time that we’ve gotten all 29 practice opportunities in. We haven’t gotten there yet, but we’re on track.”

Or maybe CMR has just skipped out on too many of Coach T's workouts:

This discussion brought forth a funny moment when the Banner-Herald’s Marc Weiszer jokingly asked Richt:

“Does it say something about your ability to do the high dive anymore?”

“It might have something to do with my physique,” Richt answered laughing.  

You ain't the only one Coach.

"The pitfalls of drunken gear shifting"

What else could Leonard Little have spoken knowledgeably about to Derek Dooley's team?

What we know is that Dooley said this about Little's visit, per theKnoxville News-Sentinel:

"Leonard's got his picture on the wall, he was an All-American, he was a part of one of those banners in there," Dooley said. "That's what we're playing for. He's a guy who lived it, he breathed it.
"I think he lost about four games in his career and then he went on to be a great NFL player. So, he represents everything to me that Tennessee is all about. The more guys like that come back, I love it when they get in front of the team."

What we also know is that in October 1998, Little left a birthday party drunk, ran a red light, and crashed into the vehicle of a woman named Susan Gutweiler. Gutweiler died, leaving behind a husband and 15-year-old son. Little registered a blood-alcohol level of .19 and was setenced to probation. Six years later, Little was pulled over for doing 78 in a 55-miles-per-hour zone. He failed his roadside sobriety tests and was arrested and charged with DWI again. 

Oh yeh, banners. I guess Britton Colquitt was busy. Then again, in Knutsville...Opportunity is Nowhere.

2011 Statistical Leaders

No meatloaf today. Weekend was just too busy; I was Mr. Mom while Mrs. Bernie was away. Should she return today to our cozy household of marital bliss I'm sure regular weekday programming will return to its normal structure.


But the busy weekend didn't keep me from pondering some thoughts. As the team transitions from a camp mindset to game prep, I've begun wondering who the statistical leaders will be come season's end. I think it's been the continued typeprint given to Marlon Brown that has prompted this. Regardless, I thought I'd throw it out there for your consumption. 


Here are my thoughts right now, excluding some obvious choices like kicking and passing. We might do a poll next week. So tell me where you think I'm off.

Lightning. Bottle. TD.

Rushing - Crowell. He's been the guy for this category since early February.


Receiving - King. Not a lot written on him so far, but he edges out Brown, Wooten and Mitchell here I think.


Tackles - Robinson. Although I'm fine with anyone as long as they're in the front seven.


Sacks/TFLs - Tree. Narrow margin over Jarvis.


INTs/PBUs - Torn here between Commings and Smith. I think I'll go with Branden. 


Punt returns - Smith again. I think by the end of September they'll be aiming for the water coolers to try and avoid him getting the extra touch.


Kick returns - Boykin's the easy answer. But I think this one is up for debate in case we do send two guys back to return. Could this be Smith as well? Or Mitchell? Still, gotta stick with Boykin. Hands down.