Just a Subtle Reminder...

Ok. So the post tonight has more to do with the fact that I'm currently in enemy territory and less with the fact that the season is approaching very quickly... That being said, I still believe that Jacksonville has some of the best Dawg fans in the country - they just have to be more subtle around all the Gators down here.

Here is a quick reminder of what our 2007 Season entailed - and some fodder for all of us who just can't wait until kickoff!

Thanks to Qdawgydawg for the upload...

Just fun...

Why we watch the LCD panel for half the day...

What If?

I just read this article in the Atlanta Journal & Constitution (AJC) about the Dawgs for next season. Here are some quotes that describe the possibilities of going undefeated this fall:

We asked those in the know:

BRET BLOOMQUIST

AP Top 25 voter/El Paso (Texas) Times

"Sure Georgia can go undefeated, though that's never the way to bet for any SEC team. At LSU and at Auburn obviously stand out as the roadblocks, but other than that, the home-away mix seems good for Georgia."

JOE PERSON

AP Top 25 voter/The (Columbia, S.C.) State

"The Bulldogs will make it through a tough nonconference schedule. But there's no way they survive the SEC without a scratch. The good news: One loss will not derail Georgia's BCS hopes."

SCOTT HOWARD

Bulldog Radio Network

"There shouldn't be any argument about who is the No. 1 team if Georgia goes unbeaten with this schedule. This thing is brutal. It's like a minefield and I just think it is too difficult to expect the Dawgs to go undefeated, but I'll love it if they do."

TOM DIENHART

Sporting News

"It will be difficult, especially the games at LSU and Auburn. But I think the Bulldogs will be able to outscore foes with Stafford. He will be the difference maker in those tough road games."

KEITH JACKSON

Former ABC voice of college football

"There are a lot of potholes in this road, at least seven. I still remember 1942 at Auburn and what happened to the great Rose Bowl team."

MATT HAYES

Sporting News

"Short answer: No. But does it really matter? Considering an SEC team has made it to the national title game the last two years with at least one loss, why can't the Dawgs make it three in a row in 2008?"

DENNIS DODD

CBS Sportsline

"Preseason No. 1? Yes, by a smidge and subject to change before Aug. 30. Undefeated? Noooo way. This is Georgia, which lost two games last season and looks pretty good next season, not Oklahoma of the '50s. The SEC is still the SEC. Watch out at South Carolina, at Arizona State, at LSU, vs. Florida and at Auburn."

DICK BESTWICK

Harris poll voter/former UGA athletic administrator and Peach Bowl executive director

"I felt Georgia had the quality and quantity of personnel to beat everyone in 2007 and feel even more certain about that this year. However, going undefeated is an uncommon feat and only happens when everything breaks your way. With this schedule, the most difficult schedule I've seen in my 60-plus years of watching this business, winning all 13 games would be a feat of uncommon occurrence and would certainly make you the No. 1 team in the nation. I consider winning them all possible, but highly improbable."

DICK WEISS

AP Top 25 voter/New York Daily News

"I'm just not confident anyone can run the table in the SEC anymore. The league is just too tough. As good as Georgia is, the back-to-back league games with Alabama and Tennessee, then LSU and Florida, scare me."

BILL CURRY

ESPN/Former Alabama, Kentucky, Georgia Tech coach

"Georgia will be very, very good, but I do not think they will go undefeated. It hurts the team to place such huge expectations on them. Just ask the Patriots. South Carolina will be tough at home, Florida will be reminded of last year's game — and 'the demonstration' — ad infinitum, and Georgia Tech will be very, very tough. I think the Dawgs will lose one, maybe two."

DEAN LEGGE

Dawg Post

"It's possible for Georgia to get through the 2008 season without a scratch, but it seems like too much to ask. Back-to-back road trips to Baton Rouge and Jacksonville [against Florida] loom, and home dates with 'Bama and the Vols seem like a real challange. That's not even mentioning the usual suspects: [Georgia] Tech, Auburn and South Carolina. Can it be done? Yes. Will it be done? I have my reservations."

BOBBY BURTON

Rivals.com

"The last two national champions — LSU and Florida — both lost games in conference. To run the gauntlet in the SEC unscathed isn't just about being good; it requires a little bit of fate. It's doubtful, but the ultimate prize could still be attainable."

HERB GOULD

AP Top 25 voter/Chicago Sun-Times

"Undefeated would be a tall order for anybody with that schedule. They could be as good as anybody in the country and still have two or three losses with that schedule. Sort of like '07."

BRUCE FELDMAN

ESPN The Magazine

"It's possible that Georgia can run the table given its talent but I think it's a long shot. The schedule doesn't break well for them with a lot of tough road games. Going to [Arizona State] won't be easy and the back to back of at LSU and Florida is brutal, although that mightv'e just gotten a bit more manageable thanks to [suspended LSU quarterback] Ryan Perrillioux's decision-making process."

MARK SCHLABACH

ESPN.com

"I think it will be nearly impossible, given the road schedule and consecutive games against defending national champion LSU and Florida. Throw in road games at South Carolina, Arizona State and Auburn, and I think it's just too difficult. But if Georgia can navigate the schedule with only one loss, I think the Bulldogs will still have a chance to win the BCS national championship."



Unrealistic expectations are hard to have for some Bulldawg fans... I don't want to look past the first game of the season. After that one is tucked away - we can look at the next, and so on.

But with all of these guys saying - Wow, look at Georgia's schedule! It can't be done! It's just too difficult... doesn't that just make you wonder what if? What if?

That National Schedule along with our usual foes brings the toughest schedule in the NCAA season to the forefront of sportswriters minds. Just...what if?

FINISH THE DRILL DAWGS - AND WE COULD BE KNOWN AS THE GREATEST TEAM OF THE FIRST DECADE OF THE NEW MILLENNIUM!!!

Can't Wait Until Fall

Just sitting here thinking about football season for this fall... not even spring yet! Man, this is going to be a long year!

Here's something to get your red & black moving... great job Corey Smith and nhm325! Thanks for the memories!



GO DAWGS!!!

The Reason UGA Will Win the NC Next Year

Aug 30 Georgia Southern Athens (7-4)

Sep 06 Central Michigan Athens (8-5)

Sep 13 South Carolina * at Columbia, SC (6-6)

Sep 20 Arizona State at Tempe, AZ (10-3)

Sep 27 Alabama * Athens (7-5)

Oct 11 Tennessee * Athens (10-4)

Oct 18 Vanderbilt Athens (5-7)

Oct 25 LSU * at Baton Rouge, LA (10-2)

Nov 01 Florida * at Jacksonville, FL (9-4)

Nov 08 Kentucky * at Lexington, KY (8-6)

Nov 15 Auburn * at Auburn, AL (9-4)

Nov 29 Georgia Tech Athens (7-6)


That is a stacked schedule - even a pretty good PAC 10 team in the mix... UGA is good this year and it has shown for the past 7 games... they're young and talented. The expectations are high - the media has no where else to hide - it is time for the DAWGS to man up for the 2008 season right now! Georgia's 2008 schedule of opponents had an overall 10-1-1 2007 season.

That schedule alone should give the strength of schedule in the BCS computers enough to bolster any ranking if we win all of our games. We'll just have to wait and see how quickly the pollsters fall in line with the rest of the ESPN groupies and USC Alum.

The only worry I have is over-confidence and Dr. Van Gorder teaming up with the Evil Genius... you know they'll be gunning for us again and the Dawgs will hopefully be ready!

Hawaii, unfortunately for them, was a reminder of early season games for the Dawgs. That's why we schedule the slackers (Oklahoma State, Boise State, etc.) early in the season, to grind out some last minute wrinkles and test out our new guys in the heat of a battle. Hawaii will open at UF this fall and I don't expect they'll get the third string in the 4th quarter to allow them to score 7.

What do you think? Are the Dawgs going to be inline for another shot at the NC this time next year? Or will they miss the boat losing to the likes of Spurrier, Miles or Myer? That's a pretty tough gauntlet to run... In comparison, here is USC's schedule:

University of Southern California
Aug. 30 at Virginia (9-4)
Sept. 13 Ohio State (10-1)
Sept. 25 at Oregon State (8-4)
Oct. 4 Oregon (8-4)
Oct. 11 Arizona State (10-3)
Oct. 18 at Washington State (5-7)
Oct. 25 at Arizona (5-7)
Nov. 1 Washington (4-9)
Nov. 8 California (7-6)
Nov. 15 at Stanford (4-8)
Nov. 29 Notre Dame (3-9)
Dec. 6 at UCLA (6-7)

USC's schedule of 2008 opponents had a overall 5-6 winning season... Hmmmm...

Could be interesting...

Superman for Heisman

Tebow is a good kid - really - he is! I've heard his testimony and he loves the Lord! No doubt! And I congratulate him on an extraordinary individual season and applaud the Heisman voters for nominating a sophomore (even though he was the Media darling for the 2nd half of the season). I expect that simply put, we'll hear more from this guy before it's all said and done. Tebow, instead of having the typical sophomore slump, did the exact opposite. The Gators will be tough to take for the next two years. But, I digress. I have only a short preview of what I expect won't be in the Heisman highlights for the newest winner of the bronze label.



Now, no doubt, this will be on Florida's radar next year in Jacksonville. But, I'll always remember the year the Dawgs beat the Heisman candidate to hand him one of his worst losses of the season. I think there was one other visor slinging Heisman candidate that lost his perfect season to the Dawgs as well... hmmmm... could we have another monster in the making?!?

Go Dawgs! Beat Hawaii!!!

Our Future Looks Bright

2008 Democratic National Convention

Schedule of Events

7:15 PM - Opening flag burning

7:20 PM - Pledge of Allegiance to the U. N.

7:25 PM - Ted Kennedy proposes a toast

7:45 PM - Nonreligious prayer and worship with Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton

7:55 PM - Ceremonial tree hugging

8:00 PM - Ted Kennedy proposes a toast

8:15PM - Keynote Speaker Al Gore - "How I Invented the Internet"

8:35PM - Seminar Gay Wedding Planning - Barney Frank presiding

8:40PM - Ted Kennedy proposes a toast

9:00PM - Keynote Speaker, John Kerry - "Our Troops are War Criminals"

10:00 PM - Memorial service for Saddam and his sons, led by Cindy Sheehan and Susan Sarandon

11:00PM - Seminar "Answering Machine Etiquette" - Alec Baldwin

11:05PM - Ted Kennedy proposes a toast

11:15PM - Collection for the Osama Bin Laden kidney transplant fund w/Barbara Streisand

11:30PM - Rally to Free the Freedom Fighters from Guantanamo Bay, Hosted by Sean Penn, Music by the Dixie Chicks

11:45PM - Convention Address "Oval Office Affairs" - A Retrospective w/William Jefferson Clinton

11:50PM - Ted Kennedy proposes a toast

12:15AM - Poetic Reading "How George Bush Brought Down the World Trade Towers" Narrated by Howard Dean

12:25AM - "Truth in Broadcasting Award" - Presented to Dan Rather by Michael Moore

12:30AM - Ted Kennedy proposes a toast

12:45AM - Satellite address by Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

1:00AM - Nomination of Hillary Rodham Clinton for President of the United States by Nancy Pelosi

1:05AM - Ted Kennedy proposes a toast

1:30AM - Coronation of Hillary Rodham Clinton

1:35AM - Ted Kennedy proposes a toast

1:45AM - Bill Clinton asks Ted Kennedy to drive Hillary home...


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