Posts tagged Predictions
Dawgs 38 – Nerds 20, Vegas Broke
Nov 27th
Have you ever backed a mad Bulldog into a corner?
I get the feeling that the metaphor applies here. Mark Richt is mad. He doesn’t want to show it, but it is seeping through with every interview he gives. He is mad, his staff is mad, and his players are mad. Sprinkle in a little discipline and this anger is just the tonic our team needs.
Those of us “outside the arena” want this game as bad as we have ever wanted any game. We want it for pride, for bragging rights, for a return to some semblance of normalcy.
All of that surely applies to those “inside the arena”, but it doesn’t end there. Not by a long shot.
Coaches may very well be coaching for their jobs. Bobo can remove any doubt he will be back next year with a strong game plan and sound play calling. Martinez can save his job. Sorry, but Richt is looking for reasons to keep Willie, not the other way around. As the old joke goes, Richt wants to make sure Paul Johnson knows that he, too, is a bull.
As big as this game is for the coaches, there are players with more riding on it. Much more.
Rennie Curran and Reshad Jones are both playing for an extra comma. The second comma on a guaranteed NFL pay check. Several seniors are playing for camp invites. Joe Cox is playing to make us forget. Caleb King is playing to make us remember. The young pups don’t want to be called puppies anymore.
It has been ten years since Tech last beat the Dawgs in Atlanta. It will not happen tomorrow. It will not be close.
Victory will be sweet. Victory will be satisfying. Victory will be ours.
When Georgia wins it going away,
Tech fans will have nothing to say,
The turnover battle will be won,
the Georgia Bulldogs will have none,
The summer was filled with drills on the mats,
So victory will be ours this Saturday on the flats,
Caleb King will have a big day,
Clint Boling will show up in a big way,
When it’s all said and done,
Beating Tech is still so much fun,
So when we ready to pray and remove our hats,
thank God all mighty that we are not Gnats.
My Man Mike Moore
Nov 21st
As a Georgia Bulldog homer, I pick an under the radar player every year to pull for on an individual level. With a family of six, I buy new jerseys every year for every member of the family. My son, Eli, is wearing #35 this year, my eldest, Sarah, picked #8, Hannah wears #4 due to our Gwinnett ties, Gracie has #9 because she will light you up.
This year I was torn on my selection. Mackie almost had me convinced to wear #7 for Mathew Staford Orson Charles. Ultimately, I went with #82 and it was a costly decision. No stores stocked #82 and I had to order it custom. Anything for the economy I guess. While I may be able to blame credit Bernie for the decision, I have no regrets.
I am a Mike Moore fan. Surely he had higher expectations for the season, both personally and team wise, but I find no fault in his play. Perhaps, in Stillwater, he didn’t block as well down field as the coaches demand. I really don’t know. As the youngsters have come on, Mike has seen his playing time decrease.
As we prepare for Senior Night without AJ Green, many of you are probaly hoping Wooten or Brown have a break out game. I would love to see that too. Heck, I would love to see Tift County’s Israel Troupe rack up big umbers as well. But on this night, I am pulling harder than ever for Mike Moore.
I love Mike’s attitude. My blurred vision sometimes fails me during the games. I often fast forward the Tivo in order to get to key parts of games on review. No faults have I found with Mike’s game. The ball just hasn’t come his way that often in the later half of the season.
Kentucky was a coming out party of sorts for Mr. Moore. I, for one, hope he reemerges against the Cats once again.
GATA Mike, and when you are done, twoof, twoof, twoof about it. You deserve it.
Go Dawgs!
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