Which is More Arrogant?

Which is worse?

A fan base that thinks they can see something from the stands (or from home) that the coaches can't see?

OR

A coaching staff that thinks they can see something from the sidelines that the fans apparently can't see?

I would offer the following for our current state of the union.

OUR COACHES ARE WRONG!

Sorry. I don't pretend to be a coach. I don't pretend to think I know more. I just have a perspective and sense of dread that is shared throughout the Bulldog fan base. If our coaches do nothing to correct that which brings the dread...it's time to make adjustments.

Joe Cox is most likely a great kid, a great competitor, and a great leader. He is not, however, a great UGA quarterback. Nor is Logan Gray.

PUT...IN...THE...RECRUIT!

Let Aaron Murray fail. Let him suffer. Let him throw picks. His upside is great. His expectations are low. He can only manage the rest of a dismal season, right?

So WHAT if he sucks? We find that out now instead of waiting for three years behind 7-win Logan Gray. Ugh.

Mark Richt.....Wake Up. Show some emotion. Show some anger. Punch something. Grow a pair. Stop letting Florida manhandle you.

Have the balls to fire your coordinators. Have the balls to put in the young kid. Have the balls to actually show an emotional response to YET ANOTHER horrible loss. Come on man...respond!

...otherwise...get ready to sit next to me in the stands.

OH!...almost forgot....DUKE IS BOWL ELIGIBLE and UGA is NOT.

one more thing...the Dogs look fantastic in Black jerseys and in black helmets.

If you, as a Georgia fan, think that it's bad luck or makes us look bad....Suck it.

We look great in those uniforms. If you think we lost because of them, then you're dumb enough to think you could possibly WIN because of them. Neither is true. It's a style choice. So what?

I happen to like the way it all looks. Plain and simple. So what? Go F yourself if you don't like the change up.

Gators

Bring the Pain

I am happy to hear that Florida will be full strength on Saturday. I am happy to see that we are perceived as a weak SEC team coming into this game. I am happy that we are such underdogs. Bring it. I hope Florida and their fans assume the win. I hope they're looking forward to the SEC title game vs Bama.

Here's why. We have absolutely nothing to lose. Beat us and you were supposed to...lose to us and your season is done. What better way to approach a game?

This is the most liberating news (sadly) that Dogs fans can cling to at the moment. Same goes for the Tech game.

...but for now. My expectations are properly managed. I expect Florida to win because they are a better team than us. I say fine...bring the pain...but if we win...I'm laughing my ass off.

Suck it, Urban.

A Saturday off...

Nice to watch games with no real vested interest yesterday. Boy oh boy though...do the refs ever love them some Gators. The interception-turned-show-off-turned-fumble by the Gators. What a joke. Snapshots from two angles show clearly that the ball came out before it crossed the goal line. Overturned? Are you kidding? That's a Florida Gator right there! No celebration penalty! Video evidence? Not on my monitor. Sure...your double angle proof shown on national TV might say no touchdown...but that's a Florida Gator, dude! Touchdown!

Also found it curious that the blocked kick by Alabama was still a live ball for a good 3 seconds while the team ran off the field taking off helmets and celebrating. I sure would have loved to see a level headed Tennessee player pick that ball up and run with it. I also would have loved to see the play reviewed. I think you could argue: A) the ball was live as the Bama player took his helmet off. B) it's an excessive celebration penalty and Tennessee gets 15 yards and a rekick.

I think it would be a disservice to the game...but that's the rule and they've been enforcing it...why not now? Rest assured, if that was someone blocking a Gator kick...flags would fly from 3 directions. Just sayin..

But this is a place to talk Bulldogs. We've still got a shot to ruin Florida's day and a good shot to spoil Georgia Tech's little run. More on that later.

I leave you with a good mental picture I have for next Saturday...visualize Rennie Curran's facemask in Riley Cooper's chest as he drills him over the middle...the ball pops up to Rambo who sprints 45 yards the other way. Hell..I'd be happy with just the Curran drilling Cooper part.

More on the SEC officiating fiasco

Just to be clear...here at RTDB, we do not condone or encourage pissing & moaning - especially about the zebras - but when it gets to the point that a national commentator for a major network (Tony Barnhart of CBS via the AJC) devotes a column to that subject, it's gotten serious.

Tony spells it out pretty well here.

http://blogs.ajc.com/barnhart-college-football/2009/10/20/time-to-have-a-serious-conversation-about-officiating/

If you're feeling lazy & don't want to read his article, here are the main pts:

* The SEC crew that called the excessive celebration penalty against AJ Green (after which the league subsequently cried "mea culpa") made another major gaffe in the Ark/Fla game, which gave Fla a 1st down, & played a large role in their win.

* He feels - like we do - that this crew needs to get the boot for the remainder of the season. Screw up once in a big game...ok. Do it twice - adios.

* Officiating in general, all over the country, has gotten too visible. this is a bad thing. the point of having refs is to keep the players safe, ensure that no team gains a competitive advantage, & to keep up the flow of the game.

* When in doubt - don't throw the flag. When a ref is debating if it was a penalty or not...it wasn't.

Remember - this is football, not ladies golf in France (that's the best candy-ass example of a sport I could think of....mainly because it's French). Large, fast, aggressive men violently collide on every play. Players get hurt, they miss plays, they miss seasons - it happens.
If someone takes a cheap shot on a QB or a defenseless player - call the penalty. Hell, toss the guy if it's blatant. But don't walk off 15 yds simply because someone gets drilled, or lands on his ass.

* Finally, the conspiracy theory (aka - the refs are "protecting" Fla, LSU & Bama) is not the issue. The issue is incompetence.

Thoughts?

Run Game

Looks like the run game got better. Bobo called plays from down on the field.

I think this is a good time for the reminder.

http://www.cafepress.com/runthedamnball

BYE WEEK

It seems an oddity but I cannot deny it. The most sane week of my entire calendar is a Georgia bye week. I'm an idiot. I'm a die hard. I'm the guy that believes and defends when there is no hope and there is no defense. It will do my life and my marriage a lot of good to take a Saturday to just laugh at the nonsense. I love college football like no other spectacle. It is the pinnacle of pomp and circumstance...of team colors and fight songs...of irrational rants by fans that simply believe.

It is the best part of the year. It is quite simply...American. I love it so much it hurts.

....and to tell you the truth I need a week off. I can do my job. I can focus on life. I can return to my to-do list. I can be sane.

Let the other knuckleheads stomp, shout, and scream (to borrow a phrase). Let the pundits rant....let the douchebaggery reign supreme. Me? I'm going to laugh at it all...knowing that next week I will be among the band of fools...which I mock but for one glorious week.

Go Dogs!

A Good Start

Dogs 35, Vandy 10

I will say this. I am ready to give the ball to Ealey for the rest of the year. King and rest of the boys looked ok...but Ealey had 13 carries for just under 80. That's more like it.

By the way...they asked Eric Zeier before the game today what the key to victory was in his opinion. His response?

"Run it, Run it, and then run it again!" Thank you Eric.

For the record it pains me to say that I was glad to see the Gators pull one out of their rear ends today. They got straight up OUTPLAYED and managed to win. Good for them. It's the mark of a great team. For me though...I'm just glad they're unblemished for one more week...a HUGE Bulldog win in two weeks at the "neutral" site just stings that much more. I argued with a die hard Dog fan today who felt in his heart that we can't beat Florida. Really? You think that we have absolutely no shot? Really? Good God man....that makes me sad.

If we lose by 30 I will still tell you that we HAD a chance before the game started.

Don't ever say that we have NO chance. Then don't watch the game and don't celebrate if we win. If you believe that we have NO chance then that means you are just not a fan. You have left zero room for emotion. He who puts no emotion into a team is, by definition, not a fan. If you absolve yourself of heart and soul...then you may as well watch another game. It is the opposite of being a fan when you say..."I don't care if we lose...". You have as much at stake as my 93 year old grandma. Go away. Don't want you watching the Dogs.

I say we rest for a week. Put a great game plan together and come out swingin' on Halloween.

SUCK IT, URBAN MEYER!!

Vandy Preview

So tomorrow we play Vandy. I remember a couple years ago we had two weekends in a row in Tennessee and it was miserable. We got lucky to escape Vandy with the "W". Then Jim Rome, the douche canoe, called us out for stomping on the Vandy logo on the field. I happened to agree at the time with the snarky Rome. Whatever.

So here's the assessment. We have three losses already. We look bad on the field of play. Morale seems low among fans. Let me be positive for just a moment.

1. We still have a shot at a ten win season. Gotta win out and win a bowl.

2. There is a highly improbable, but possible nonetheless, chance that we win the SEC.

3. We can ruin Florida's season.

4. We can ruin Ga Tech's season.

The true measure of a team lies in its response to adversity.

Everyone knows how they would act if you got everything you want and if everything went your way. You meet the real "you" went shit goes pear-shaped and there's no apparent solution or reason to carry on...that's when the word "character" is truly defined. Let's see if we've got any...

Go Dogs.

Nice Story

In case you haven't seen this...it's a nice little article on the Hedges.

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=4552978

Others in Agreement

it seems that Mr. Tim Tucker of the Atl Journal-Constitution sees things in the same light as the good folks at RTDB.
maybe we're onto something?

http://blogs.ajc.com/uga-sports-blog/2009/10/14/running-game-desperately-needed/?cxntfid=blogs_uga_sports_blog

if the above link doesn't work, simply visit the sports section at http://www.ajc.com/.

The Mirror

It doesn't lie. It is devoid of emotion. It shows us things we may not want to see. It's, at times, not your friend....but if you seek improvement...it's your only savior. Enter "The Mirror" for the 2009 Bulldogs.

This is all BEFORE TODAY...where we gave up 45 points:

Total Rushing: 105th

Third Down Conversion Efficiency: 50th

Turnovers Lost: 105th (120th ranking worst in college football)

Fumbles Lost:100th (worst is 117)

Interceptions Thrown: Tied for 84th (out of 120)

Scoring Defense: 85th (120 is worst)

Pass Efficiency Defense: 65th (out of 120)

Third Down Conversion Defense: 33rd

TURNOVER MARGIN: 115th (120 is worst)

Fewest yards Penalized: 103rd (120th is the worst)

Fewest PENATLTIES: 115th (120th is worst)

Total Passing yards: Joe Cox 23rd

Scoring Offense: 60th

Total Offense: 86th (out of 120)

Total Defense: 64th (out of 120)

Time of Possession: 96th (out of 120)

NET PUNTING: Georgia= 4th. GO DOGS!!! Thank God we have another Butler.

Truly amazing that we've won a game.

Perhaps the most amazing stats:

RECRUITING CLASS:

2006:#4

2007:#13

2008:#5

2009#6

Projected 2010 : #2

RUN.

THE.

DAMN.

BALL.

YOU.

DOUCHE.

BAGS.

We're number 105!

That's right. Lest you think I am but another old fashioned, run-the-ball-jackass...I offer this fact.

Georgia ranks 105th in running.

Thank you. Good night.

Tennessee Game

Perhaps no live commentary today. My father is coming over so now I have a live person to complain to...also, it may be a bit rude to have my head in the laptop. Not sure he would get what I'm doing. "Put down that damn robot box and let's watch some damn football"....or something like that.

Go Dogs!!

Thursday Night Before Tenn

Ok...I know it's natural to hate all teams that wear orange of any kind...but I have to say...for some reason Tennessee really rubs me the wrong way. Nobody sucks quite like Florida but Tennessee sure does give them a run for the money.

Something really crappy and hard to quantify reigns in Knoxville. Something stupid, orange, formidable, reprehensible, detestable, and downright hillbilly-ish.

In a sick way, I hope that Lane Kiffin hangs around for awhile. Why? Because he's young, because he's fearless, because he is dumb and brash, because he's a Vol, and most of all...because he has a really punchable face. Jesus...who wouldn't want to slug that jackass right in his smug face? I love it. I haven't wanted to belt someone in orange this bad since Ron Zook. He just happened to turn out not to be worthy of the orange that I hate. Illinois? Ugh. I almost wish him luck now. I'd punch his stupid face and then hope he beats douchbag Tressel. Just sayin' is all.

But back to real football. SEC football. The Dogs have a chance to do something here. That "something" is win the SEC. How great would that be? We win out our SEC games and we win the East. Then we'd face some assbag, overhyped west team. After that, we're the best 2 loss team in the nation.

I realize that I'm about as unreasonable and fickle as a fan can get..but that's why I blog instead of writing for a respectable, professional organization.

SUCK IT, KIFFIN!!!

Go Dogs!

Accountability? I think not

yes I know - Mr. Emerson already posted similar sentiments earlier, but I needed to get this out of my system before I started shooting anything w/black & white stripes.

Dear SEC officiating crew -

I can't honestly say that UGA deserved to win (only 49 yds rushing total?), but it's amazing the way that you took it upon yourselves to play such a vital part in the outcome.

Maybe LSU drives for the winning score anyway, but starting off 15 yds in the hole for no reason was a killer - especially when a FG wins it.

The whole meaning behind that penalty seems to have been lost - I thought it was created to discourage (and punish) players who taunted the opponent or opposing fans?

Hell, even the call against LSU was questionable.

We've all seen those SEC commercials promoting sportsmanship - since when are enthusiasm, elation & sheer happiness unsportsmanlike?

Are they worried that LSU's feelings might be hurt by watching AJ Green yell & hug his teammates?

The worst part is that these refs - or any others - have virtually no accountability. They will not have to answer to the media or to the public at large.

In addition, coaches do not have the option of challenging these types of calls - why? Had they gone to the video replay, it would have been overturned in a heartbeat.

An SEC official just went on record saying that exact thing.
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=4534433

When a blind-side hit to a QB's head after the whistle earns the same punishment as jumping into your teammates arms after scoring the go-ahead TD, something is wrong.

Yes - I know I'm pissing & moaning because my team lost. But they were doing fairly well at losing the game all on their own.
They didn't need any additional help from the zebras.

Sunday Dogs Hangover

I'm still a little bummed but have made peace with the fact that we did not win the game and did not...ugh...deserve to win the game. We did everything I hoped. We got stops, got a key turnover, and didn't make any huge mistakes. What we didn't do was execute on offense in the first half.

King, Samuel, and Ealey combined for 45 yards.

Huh?

Yeah. 45 yards rushing for the Georgia Bulldogs in a major SEC matchup. I know it's hard to not pass the ball when we've been so successful doing so. Great. At least then use the pass game to establish a late running game. Do one or the other but at least establish ball movement on our terms. We went out there and let the LSU defense dictate to us what we needed to do rather than us doing what we wanted to do.

Whatever...we've still got a lot of football to play...it just bums me out to know for certain in early October that you've got ZERO chance of a National Title. We can only hope to spoil the seasons of others by winning the SEC.

Go Dogs.

Much Better Now

Ok...I've calmed down a bit. I believe my compadre Jon brings up good points in the post below.

I will say this. Some people like hot tea. Some like iced tea. Some like both but nobody likes lukewarm tea.

That's what we're brewing here. Luke-freakin-warm tea. This is tough for me to say because Joe Cox has earned his spot and has played well enough to compete. Hell, he even looked damn good on the last drive....in fact, the refs stole his thunder.

Having said that, I believe it's time to drop some ice cubes in the tea that is the 09 Bulldogs. We've got two losses now. We're done. Let's see some Aaron Murray at QB. I understand that Logan Gray is next in line...but if he's that good, he should be in there now. I'm saying the season is wide open now. I believe if you let the youngest prospect with the most possible upside step in and fail now...that way you've planted a seed and gotten the jitters out when its acceptable.

It won't be acceptable in two years...or three..when he gets a shot. Put in the young buck...thank Joe Cox for the leadership and hope that Murray, Ealey, White, Charles,Wooten, Smith, Boykin, and Tavares King are truly your future.

Cox is not the (main) problem

after having time to think somewhat rationally, & put 5 games worth of "data" into perspective, a major theme jumps out.

Cox will neither win nor lose many - if any - games for UGA, & should not be counted on to do so.
He's too inconsistent.

He was definitely off his game for much of the day today - no doubt. Had he not overthrown AJ in the 1st qtr, we are 4-1 right now.
On the flip side, he looked like Montana or Elway on a couple drives.

But benching him in favor of Gray or Mettenberger ain't the answer.

This team has no identity right now.

The OSU game notwithstanding, we were an offensive machine & a defensive joke for 2 games. 41 & 52 pts. Then, Mr. Hyde shows up.
We play lock-down D for 2 games & look like a Pop Warner team on acid on Offense (except for Green).
So which is it guys - who do you want as your leader? Cox or Curran? b/c it can't be both.

We need to find a way to play a complete game. Had someone told me that we'd hold LSU to 12 pts through the 3rd qtr, I'd have been thrilled. Alternatively, if you told me the Dogs would have a big fat zero on the board at the half, & less than 100 yds rushing for the day, I would've told you that LSU wins by 25.
Now that each group knows what the other is capable of, this is the turning pt of the season.

We're at a crossroads w/2 foreseeable options:

1) either the offense plays w/confidence & precision b/c it knows the D can stop the opponent w/regularity, & the D plays w/passion & (controlled) aggression b/c it knows the Off can bail them out if they make a few mistakes. Result? 9-3 & maybe even a BCS bowl.
Or....
2) we fail to find a balance & the rest of the season is a maniacal, maddening roller-coaster (i.e. we beat Fla & Aub & lose to TN, GT & Vandy), & finish 7-5.

time to choose gentlemen.

Congrats to the REFS!!!

Congratulations are in order to today's referees. Before today I believed that if you put yourself in a position to lose a game due to a bad call, then you didn't play well enough to win. Maybe I still believe that but I am doubting that logic at the moment.

So...AJ Green makes a spectacular catch in the back of the end zone over a defender to basically win the game with one minute left. I mean an AMAZING catch. That was the play on the field made by the player. But hold it right there....the referee decided to inject himself into the situation. Not by making a call about the play on the field...but to inject a random judgement on his interpretation of Green's level of happiness after the catch.

Green caught the ball, stood up, ran up to his teammates and jumped into them. He was then FLAGGED for excessive celebration. In most cases, so what?

Let me tell you "so what?"...

1- He didn't celebrate any more than any other guy in college football after a TD

2- The ref could not sit down at a monitor and show you where he was excessive.

3-it's an OPINION not a call about an actual play. What a time to render that opinion.

4-it cost us FIFTEEN YARDS on the kickoff. The difference being...we could have kicked into the end zone for a touchback...instead...they get the ball at the 20 or 30 and run it back to our territory.

5-It took the attention from the players performance to the referee's opinion.

6-where is the accountability for the ref? will he be fined? reviewed? fired? demoted? NO! He'll go on to the next. Aw shucks...oops. Sorry guys.

7-LSU fans will tell you..."Hey they called the same penalty on us too!" Bollocks!! You wouldn't be freakin celebrating if not for the garbage call to begin with!!! Get back on your stupid airboat and go bang you cross-eyed cousin.

This make me sick. We won the game. Plain and simple. We didn't play well. We put ourselves in a dangerous situation but we had the guts and the luck to pull through. Joe Cox led his team to victory only to have some putz referee teach AJ Green a lesson.

If Green danced on the corpse of the defender...then fine. Throw the flag. If he spit on someone. Fine. If he taunted, farted, punched, cajoled, shoved, or moonwalked...FINE. Throw the flag. He freakin stood up and joined his teammates in pure bliss.

You filthy scumbag ref. You dirtwad, assbag, dingleberry chomping loser. Die in a fire.

Oh...and the Dogs allowed a TD at the end. Nice no call on the karate chop hold to spring the run.

SOUR GRAPES TONIGHT BOYS...SOUR GRAPES.

LSU GAME

Almost time for kickoff. I love Verne Lundquist but I'm still mad at him for last year's Ga/Fla game. He seemed all too pleased with a couple dirty Florida plays...but that's just sour grapes on my end. Anyhow...Lundquist wasn't ready when they went to him for opening comments today. He looked like a drunk jackass. I guess I can call it even. Now I sorta feel bad for him. I'm overly sensitive to how announcers call games. I just hate it when it feels like the play-by-play guys are falling over themselves to praise the other team. I will try to open my mind for this one. Here goes...

Offense: Wish we would've been able to start on D. Sluggish first series. Three and out.

34 yard pass for LSU. Our D line gets no pressure and our secondary leaves enough room to complete a pass to an elephant. Why do we sit on our heels and wait?

Big interception for Boykin!! Great job kid...now take a knee in the end zone instead of running out and getting tackled at the one freakin inch line.

Coming into the game at -9 on turnovers...that interception was big for us. LSU was +7. Go Dogs.

Oh boy...last week I said Cox was accurate. He has missed a big 3rd down and now he just missed an 90 yard gimmee to a wide open AJ Green. Come on, Joe. Wake up.

This is our 3rd drive. 6 plays. 2 three and outs. Terrible field position. Great field position for LSU. I'd love to try to make LSU actually work for it. Good job by the D. We're lucky to be down only 3-0.

Well....6 and out this time and we put them at their own 20. Feels like we're now starting the game and we've spotted them 3 points.

LSU 3, Dogs 0

SECOND QUARTER

LSU will have to actually earn something on a drive now. This would be a good time for a 3 and out.

No such luck. We can't seem to stop them. Another big pass play. Why isn't Rennie Curran on the field? Oh..and another big pass play. We look lost.

Hey there! Good morning to Reshad Jones! He kept his assignment and made a good tackle. Let's all say thanks and hope the rest of the D wakes up too.

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Back to the game. We finally have decent field position. Let's see if we can sustain a drive. No.

3 and out. LSU has run TWICE the number of plays.

I wish I could report otherwise. We look like straight up garbage. ANOTHER huge pass play for LSU. Wide open. No pressure. No coverage. Easy as pie. We have had our D on the field ALL day. So bad.

Ok then. Just gave up another 10 yard 3rd down conversion. 6 minutes left in the half and we have run 15 freakin plays on offense with one first down. I'm going to go stew in a corner and not post again until I can say something nice.

Nice hit on defense. We will not get this ball. It's not a fumble. Great hit. No turnover.

HA!!! HA!!! LSU just failed on 4th and Inches at our 10. SUCK IT LES!!

I love when the pundits call him the "Riverboat Gambler"...I notice they aren't slinging that term around at the moment.

We punted for the 5th time. LSU gets the ball for the last three minutes...then...guess what?...they get it to start the 3rd. This is a big series for the D. We need to get it back and score before the half. I am as frustrated as a Dog fan can be right now. GO DOGS! WAKE UP!

We are so lucky to be down only 6-0. This is the worst I've seen us play in years. Hope Richt has something up his sleeve during halftime.

We had the ball for under ten minutes. We went 3 and 0ut 4 times and got 1 first down.

HALFTIME.

LSU 6 UGA 0

Three sacks and LSU punts from the back of their end zone. Nice. Well done boys. That's the pressure we've been looking for.

Ben Jones just did us a favor with the flinch. The play was terrible. Thankfully, we got another shot. Missed White in the end zone. The ref missed a holding call on LSU in the end zone...and Blair Walsh missed the field goal. I am going to start pounding beers.

Ok...I'm talking to myself out loud at this point. I just said..."If nothing miserable happens here..we win." LSU punted. The Dogs caught it and we're taking over. Dogs are gonna win here. All we need is one drive. We are a ranked team. Freakin' Duke could have scored against LSU by now.

Hmmm...a new #24 running for the Dogs. 7 yards and bouncing up...looks familiar. Washaun Ealey is finally getting some PT. Two runs, first down.

Dogs get another first down. Go Dogs. Keep plugging away.

I'm just gonna say it. What is wrong with Cox? He looks pretty bad today. Terrible accuracy. I thought at one point he was a touch guy with precision. Not looking like it today.

Ok. What a big stinky crock of dog poo!!! They call Charles for a 15 yard penalty after catching a ball. Now we're called for 5 more. 20 DAMN YARDS!!!! Stop it. Terrible call. The kid was happy. Ok. We're overcoming adversity from the refs and from ourselves. First down Dogs at the 15.

Keep giving the damn ball to 24! Run. The. Damn. Ball. Thank you.

Correction. Great call, Bobo. Perfection. Nice little screen for a huge 1st down.

FOURTH QUARTER

LSU 6 UGA 0

Biggest play of the game. 3rd and Goal. Looked like a TD to me. Ugh. Here we go.

TOUCHDOWN!!!!!

SUCK IT LES!!!!

LSU 6 UGA 7

Nice defensive stand by the Dogs. We're starting at our own 3. This could be a defining drive for the season. We have a chance to burn tons of clock and put up points. Man that would be something. Go Dogs.

Alright...so that was ugly. Good punt is all I can say. Dogs D on the field again expected to create a miracle. Good luck boys.

Wow. Great job. I like the pressure. Saw Kade limping off the field. Tape 'em up doc. We need him back out there asap.

I sorta like that we've tried to get the run back. Ealey looks good. Bonehead penalty kills us again. 3rd and long yet again.

I like that we didn't force it on 3rd and long but sheesh...Cox is a senior. Try for first down.

Yet another great punt by Butler. Dare I say he's the MVP today?

Starting to worry about the D. LSU had 3 and 10. Got it. 2nd and 10. Got it. Next play 15 yards. This could end badly.

Another easy 12 yard pass for LSU. What are we doing? Certain sack turns into a 26 yard QB run. I am now officially nervous. We need a HUGE stand inside our own 15.

Ok...this is sour grapes. There were TWO facemasks on that play and they only called the one in favor of LSU giving them first and freakin goal. UGH! Why is this funny to the announcers?

That's a huge bone job on us. It would've been 3rd and 6. Now we're up against it and have to use our timeouts. It's a major shift in the game. These are the small plays that nobody seems to care about that would drive me up the freakin wall as a coach.

Yeah. I'm gonna be sick. Big stop on the two point conversion but boy oh boy.

LSU 12 UGA 7

So here goes. Adversity is sitting on your couch. Fat, sweaty, nasty, ugly, stinky adversity. Here he is. How are you going to react? How does Joe Cox handle this? If we have Brady, we're laughing. This is his game. If we have Matt Ryan, we feel great about our chances.

Joe Cox...you are on the freakin clock. 2:47 left. A touchdown wins. Radio silence until the end of the game. Nothing I say matters to begin with. It sure won't matter now.

Joe Cox passed the test. Officials stole the game. I am going to post a separate rant for this one.

FINAL

LSU 19 UGA 13

Brown Liquor vs. Cold Beer??

So, the age old question....what's the better game-day libation - a few good quality liquor drinks (Maker's Mark preferably), or barley pop?

Let the debate begin.

1 vote for the good ol' brown liquor (with 2 in the tank).

LSU Preview

So the polls get us again. The experts...the pundits.

We have been put in the 18th spot and we play the #4 spot. Great. Win and get respect and move up...right? No. Not really. We're now being told by Vegas, the writers, and the experts that even though LSU is ranked #4 by THEM..suddenly they aren't for real. They're overrated. They're pretenders. Now then....this puts us in a pickle, does it not? We are suddenly the favorite in this game. It would somehow be a letdown to lose against a team that is ranked 12 spots higher than us.

Win and you exposed a "fraud". Lose and you drop out of the top 25 and everyone jumps on the LSU bandwagon and brags that they've arrived.

Look..it all means nothing. Win the game and move on. I, as a fan though, have the luxury of fretting such nonsense.

It seems the key matchup today is their safety against our stud receiver. That's nice and all but I think it comes down to least mistakes made. We have the same talents and athletes. We have the same tough schedules. We just have to have better focus and execution.