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FROM THE EDITOR: VANCE LEAVY Another battle with Tennessee is in the books and thankfully our boys in red and black were the ones that walked off the field victors. However, I know there are plenty of folks in the Bulldog Nation with legitimate concerns. However, I find myself not that surprised by some of the struggles of this 2014 team thus far.

Did we really think our defense was going to be world-beaters from the start with a new coordinator and the loss of several talented players? If you did, then wipe the Kool-Aid mustache off your face.

The great news about the defense is they are improving from game to game.

And, wow how nice is it to see our guys slapping and snatching at the football at all times? It’s basic fundamentals like these that Jeremy Pruitt is known for and the more his guys continue to demonstrate them, the more big plays (meaning turnovers) will occur.

And the Dawgs’ QB, Hutson Mason had his toughest game thus far.

There again, isn’t it a little overzealous to think a first year starting quarterback in the SEC should be flawless? Mason was anything but versus the Vols, but he showed his maturity after the game and owned up to it. He, more than any of us that lives and dies Georgia football, knows that 1 out of 10 on third down seldom results in a victory.

Right or wrong, I say “BUY” this 2014 UGA football team.

They were outplayed from the start in Columbia and still scratched and clawed to have a chance at the end of the game. The Volunteers built an early

lead, but there was no panic in our guys, who gradually took control of the game.

Of course, my overall optimism has a ton to do with Todd Gurley and the entire Georgia running game. On a day that was dedicated to recognizing Vince Dooley, the Dawgs 53 rushing attempts for 289 yards was oh, so fitting. There’s simply nothing like ramming the rock down the other team’s throat! And guess what, #3 got close to 30 carries and still had enough energy to jump in the stands with fans after the game. Shocker!

Now for the Bulldog fans out there who have a status of “HOLD” or “SELL” on our 2014 football team, I do understand your frustration, but I’d be willing to bet it has more to do with the fact that Mark Richt teams continue to struggle on the little things that make football teams great. I’m talking about silly miscues at the absolute worst time. I hear you 100% for the disbelief it causes. It defies logic that our headman cannot clean up these same types of mistakes that we’ve all seen for 14 years.

My own biggest complaint is the continuing disregard for running time off the clock when it matters most. On Georgia’s second to last drive, Hutson Mason (and his coaches) hiked the ball early three times, leaving an extra 30 seconds on the clock.

I have no idea who is responsible for these kinds of decisions, but at the end of the day, it rests in the hands of the guy in charge. Surely, there are also multiple assistants that are active in trying to avoid these snafus, right?

Time to come down off of my soap box now, but I sincerely hope Coach

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Richt can finally get ahold of these deficiencies. With South Carolina’s loss to Missouri, our team is now back in control of its SEC East destiny. But that goal will only be met, if our team is playing and being coached soundly in all phases.

Please enjoy this issue of BI. Inside you will find plenty of nuggets to get you ready for Vanderbilt coming to town. As our priceless cover shot of Olivia Dimitroff and Pierce McKinney displays, it’s Homecoming in Athens, which is always something to celebrate.

And for the Bulldog children out there, don’t miss my sister Jan Bone’s Itty Bitty info on page 14. Also in our center spread (pgs 12, 13), families with several generations of Bulldogs are featured.

What a neat way to capture how we all love the University of Georgia.

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Watching Gurley is watching history being made for good reason.

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There is something extraordinarily special happening in Athens.

Something that only comes around these parts every 30 years or so.

Whenever the University of Georgia signs another blue chip running back, and it happens quite often, men in barber shops all across the state tend to mutter words that have been overused for three decades. “He’s going to be the next Herschel,” they say. But up until now, the term has gone wasted like a list of chores on a lazy Sunday afternoon.

Todd Gurley may not be from the state of Georgia, but he is going to forever be a favorite adopted son when his time in Athens fades away.

The people of Georgia will likely watch him for years to come as he gets paid to play on Sundays, all reminiscing about the times he made those runs between the hedges.

When you arrive in Sanford Stadium these days and the Bulldogs offense takes the field, your eyes do not go straight to the quarterback like they have over the last several seasons.

Instead you are far more interested in the 6 foot 1, 226 pound monster running back lined up behind him. And

Every Georgia snap, 92,746 seats go unused and are brought to a near silence as fans of both the home team and opposition stand and look on in awe of what might transpire on any given play. And as Gurley takes the football from the quarterback and finds a hole – or just creates one – the massive crowd slowly boils into an eruption, as they know what they are seeing is something that is not taking place in any other college football stadium in the country on that day. At least not in the dominant capacity as what they are watching.

From the sidelines, Todd Gurley carries with him an aura that is not often detected in a young man still too young to buy a drink in a bar.

Whether he is walking into the stadium with his teammates, stretching on the sidelines or just walking from one position group to the next, you stop and watch. You detect and appreciate that the man who is actually still just a boy is also a current piece of history.

This past week was a prime example of a day everybody knew would be talked about for a long time as it unfolded. Racking up 208 yards and adding two more touchdowns to his soon to be historic stat sheet, Gurley once again brought the state of

Georgia to a standstill as it watched the closest thing it has seen to Herschel Walker since Herschel Walker himself.

Many have been tagged as “the next Herschel,” but none have come close to living up to the almost unfair billing. But with only 16 touchdowns needed to tie Georgia’s all-time great, Gurley is without question the most similar and most dominant presence in the 34 years it has been since No. 34 ran with the same mystique and awe.

Fans of The Office will recall on the series finale, character Andy Bernard saying “I wish there was a way to know you’re in the good old days, before you’ve actually left them.”

And Georgia fans, you’re currently in the good old days that you’ll talk about in the barbershops across the state for years to come in reference to one of the greatest running backs to ever play college football. So keep in mind that you likely only have four more chances to see him run between the hedges. Trust me, from my view on the field, that these are chances to make the memories you’ll be telling your grandchildren about.

He’s that good.

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must win. Or at least not lose. Georgia must protect the football, while that defense needs to continue to grow in its ball-hawking skills. Again, if the Bulldogs don’t lose the turnover battle and can avoid those dreaded special team’s disasters, Georgia should win the game.

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Coming off a typical Georgia-Tennessee heart-stopping shootout thriller, a 35-32 win on the heels of 34-31 and 51-44 triumphs over the Volunteers the last two years, the Bulldogs attention now turns to Vanderbilt.

Offensively, the theme of the week is pretty simple. Lead the offense with Todd Gurley and this magnificent stable of running backs. There should be the opportunity for lots of yardage.

Georgia’s offensive line matches up well with Vanderbilt’s defensive front and the running attack could be capable of putting up the big of 2012, when the Bulldogs blasted the ‘Dores 48-3, as Gurley and Keith Marshall both had huge nights.

A year ago in Nashville, injury-riddled Georgia suffered a complete special teams implosion, got ripped off on a bad call and had any hopes of an outstanding season come crashing down in a 31-27 loss to Vanderbilt. The Bulldogs had near-misses in victories over Vanderbilt in 2007 – following a loss to the Commodores in Athens the year prior – and 2011. But this was Vandy’s time. The Commodores posted a second straight 9-4 campaign, and took things to another level, defeating Georgia, Florida and Tennessee in the same season.

That’s one nobody thought they would ever see.

James Franklin, the Commodores head coach for those triumphant 2012 and 2013 campaigns, as well as the 2011 knee-knocker that culminated with a face and finger point-off with then Georgia defensive coordinator Todd Grantham.

He is now the head coach at Penn State, and Vanderbilt has turned the keys over to former Stanford assistant Derrick Mason.

Things couldn’t have gotten off to a worse start. Vanderbilt lost at home to Temple 37-7, turning the football over seven times. The following week in the Tennessee Titans stadium in Nashville, a partisan Ole Miss crowd cheered the Rebels to a 41-3 shallacking of the Commodores. Vanderbilt has been a better team the last few weeks, though, including a scare they gave to South Carolina, as the Commodores raced to a 14-0 lead in a 48-34 loss to the Gamecocks.

Now Vanderbilt catches Georgia, as they have so many times since the Southeastern Conference split into divisions, the week after the Bulldogs squared off with Tennessee in an emotional contest. Georgia also has Missouri on deck. Then Arkansas.

With both on the road.

Georgia absolutely has to have it.

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Vanderbilt is eyeing that sandwich game tweener upset and the first signature victory of the Mason era.

For the Bulldogs to win and end this three game stretch of home contests on a good note, the area where Georgia must be at its best is on the special teams. A year ago in Nashville, the Bulldogs got caught with their pants down, as the Commodores ran a fake field goal in for a touchdown. Leading Vanderbilt 27-14, the Bulldogs fumbled a punt, which was recovered by the ‘Dores, leading to a touchdown. Then clinging to a 27-24 lead, the Bulldogs had a punt blocked that led to Vanderbilt’s game-winning touchdown.

Quite simply, the kicking game cost Georgia the game.

For Vanderbilt to pull the upset between the hedges, the Commodores must again dominate the kicking game. Vandy ran back the opening kickoff for a touchdown to take the lead in its eventual 48-34 loss to South Carolina. These are the types of plays that give the underdog hope. As are . . .

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Lorenzo Carter, the highly touted five-star prospect and highly touted freshman has the potential to be a star. As he continues to work his way onto the field more and more, Carter gives Georgia another of those coveted impact pass-rushers.

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THE BIG FIVE

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Derek Mason is off to a rough start in his first season of succeeding James Franklin at the helm of the Vanderbilt Commodores.

But Vanderbilt, two weeks ago, did proceed to give Steve Spurrier’s South Carolina Gamecocks plenty of trouble before eventually falling to Carolina by 48-34 in Nashville.

And you can surely bet that the ‘Dores would love to come between the hedges Saturday and spoil the Bulldogs’ 2014 homecoming game, while at the same time giving Mason his first big statement win at Vanderbilt.

And, one thing, these Vanderbilt players know they can beat Georgia − they did it last season when the Bulldogs’ special teams completely fell apart and allowed the Commodores to escape with a 31-27 upset in Nashville.

Needless to say Georgia, after getting by Tennessee this past Saturday, can’t afford another slipup to Vanderbilt here if the Bulldogs plan to stay in the fight for the SEC East Division title.

Here are the Big Five factors that Georgia must be concerned with when the ‘Dores take the field for Saturday’s 4 p.m. kickoff:

Darrius Sims (No. 6) (5-9, 182) did in the loss to South Carolina. In earning SEC Special Teams Player of the Week, he had kickoff returns of 91 and 100 yards for touchdowns, thereby becoming the first SEC player ever to return two kickoffs for scores in a single game. Certainly, it would be best if Marshall Morgan boots every kick out of the end zone in this game.

3. Corral the ‘Dores’ ace tight end Big Steven Scheu (No. 81), a 6-5, 250-pound junior, is at the top of the Vanderbilt receiving corps and a key target for Commodore quarterbacks Pat Robinette (No. 4) and Wade Freeback (No. 12), a 6-5, 212-pound true freshman who relieved an injured Robinette in the South Carolina game and passed for 168 yards and a touchdown. The Georgia secondary certainly can’t ignore the Vandy wideouts but, in particular, can’t allow Scheu to make big catches in the seams to keep the sticks moving.

Yes, the Bulldogs’ coaching staff should play the revenge factor to the hilt against this Commodore team, frequently reminding the Georgia players of their terrible, embarrassing performance in Nashville in 2013. In other words, the “Let’s do something about it” mantra should be permeating throughout the Butts-Mehre complex all this week.

The Bulldogs simply can’t allow a heavily motivated Commodore bunch to gain confidence early in this football game. Georgia has to avoid the killing turnovers that spelled defeat for the Bulldogs last season and put the hammer down on Vanderbilt from the opening kickoff.

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Ralph Webb (No. 26), a 5-10, 196-pound redshirt freshman, is Vanderbilt’s leading rusher this season but junior Jerron Seymour (No. 3) would appear to be the Georgia defense’s main area of concern ... if he plays. Seymour (5-7, 196) has missed several games this season with injury but was the Commodores’ top rusher in 2013 when he rambled for 14 touchdowns. The Bulldogs need to take away the ‘Dores’ run game early on.

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1. Malcolm Mitchell and Justin Scott-Wesley, please come save us!

3. Blitz, Blitz, Blitz.

The University of Georgia got back on the right track this past weekend as it evened its SEC record to 1-1. And while Dawg fans celebrated beating rival Tennessee in downtown Athens on Saturday night, the festivities were kicked up a notch as South Carolina fell to Missouri, once again allowing Georgia to control its own destiny.

The passing game in Athens is virtually non-existent at the moment.

Hutson Mason has done what he needs to do in order to keep the Bulldogs in the game from his end, but this offense could be revolutionized with the soon expected return of WRs Malcolm Mitchell and Justin Scott-Wesley. Mason needs a deep threat to not only open up the passing game but keep opposing defense honest as they begin to thoroughly sell out on the run. Mark Richt said he is hopeful they return this Saturday, and he is not the only one.

The linebackers had a good showing last week against Tennessee, using aggressive blitz packages to sack Justin Worley three times and keeping him out of rhythm all day. In order to relieve a secondary that is still experience some serious growing pains, the linebackers will once again be needed to get into the backfield of Vanderbilt to avoid the Commodores chipping away through the air.

And the train has a chance to keep rolling this coming Saturday as another SEC opponent comes into Athens. But before you say “Oh, it’s just Vanderbilt,” remember that Georgia is currently on a losing streak to the Commodores as they fell in disappointing fashion last year in Nashville.

2. Todd Gurley needs to nap all week.

The man-child of a running back proved once again this past Saturday that he is the best in the sport. At this point, the kid just needs to rest all week and show up 100 percent healthy on Saturday. Of course, coaches do not share my philosophy, and he will be going all out in practice like he always does, but rest up, Todd. You’ll have lots of chances to run hard on Saturday, and Georgia fans should feel blessed at the opportunity to get to watch.

And while this season’s Vanderbilt appears to be a far cry from the one that beat Georgia last season, there will still be some factors that need to take place in order for the Dawgs not to experience a letdown of epic proportions.

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4. No targeting penalties.

I hate to open up an old wound here, but last season in Nashville, this game was arguably decided by a bogus targeting penalty on Ramik Wilson. And while the targeting was overturned, college football still had it wrong last season by still enforcing the yardage. While the penalty rules have been changed this season to not include yardage on an overturned call, the momentum it gave Vanderbilt last season proved to be too much for the Dawgs to overcome. This Saturday, Georgia should make it a point to avoid the situation altogether, and lead with their shoulders, shoulders and more shoulders when tackling.

5. Welcome home, Georgia fans. Welcome home!

That’s right, it’s the 2014 homecoming game in Sanford Stadium, and there’s never a better week to see old friends, reminisce on glory days and walk through the most beautiful campus on earth as the summer fades and gives way to fall. Come and show up as if it were the national championship game, and enjoy everything that is right in your own little Bulldog world, as the university will crown a king and queen amongst a plethora of activities all week. This day is about you as much as it is the football team. Enjoy it!

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Present and future bright with UGA youngsters

By John Frierson Bulldawg Illustrated

Watching Georgia’s present and future on the field at the same time this season is a little like something out of a science-fiction novel — only (at least in my head) with Larry Munson as the narrator.

You don’t have to be a Georgia fan to be impressed with the play of many of the freshmen thus far. True freshman running back Sony Michel has probably been the star of the bunch, but he’s far from alone in making impressive plays.

The Bulldogs might be led by veterans such as Todd Gurley, Michael Bennett, Amarlo Herrera and Jordan Jenkins, to name a few, but it may well be the play of the youngsters that determines Georgia’s fate.

If the Dogs are going to prevail in the hard-to-figure SEC East and make it to Atlanta, the pups will have to do what they’ve been doing, and more.

“They’ve done a great job, obviously,” Bennett told reporters last week. “It’s incredible. It’s a lot of maturity from guys coming right out of high school. They’re learning fast and playing fast and doing a great job. I don’t know the real reason for it. Maybe it’s just a different level of athlete nowadays than there was in the past.

“Obviously, there are just great athletes coming in with phenomenal athletic bodies ready to play against 21- and 22-year-old people right away.”

Michel, last week’s SEC freshman of the week following his 155yard, three-touchdown performance against Troy, made perhaps the earliest impression among the first-year players. And it wasn’t with the ball in his hands.

In the opener against Clemson, the 5-foot-11, 208-pound Michel streaked down the field on Georgia’s first punt and tackled the Tigers’ Adam Humphries for a 9-yard loss. Later in the first quarter

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of his first collegiate game, Michel flashed his speed again on kickoff coverage, tackling T.J. Green at the 16. It’s easy to like a kid that busts his tail on special teams.

Now more than ever in the SEC, speed matters. Michel — who will be out a while with a shoulder injury — has plenty. So does his fellow freshman tailback Nick Chubb, who displayed an impressive mix of power and wheels during his 47-yard touchdown run against Clemson and again against Tennessee on several runs and a 20-yard touchdown catch.

Bennett mentioned physical maturity and Chubb and Michel could be the poster boys for that. Both are strong, thick and built for busting tackles.

Freshman wideout/returner Isaiah McKenzie has also given us reasons for high expectations both now and in the years to come. His 52-yard punt return for a touchdown against Troy was a show-stopping mix of quickness, agility and improvisation. Yes, it was against

Troy, but the Trojans’ inferiority doesn’t negate that burst and those moves. He showed another flash on a 29-yard return against the Vols.

Those are just three of the rookies making plays this season, and the Dogs better have a wealth of young talent because there’s plenty throughout the SEC. The Vols have played 22 true freshmen — the most in the FBS — and they’re getting a ton of valuable experience, especially running back Jalen Hurd, who looks like a future stud. LSU is very young, Texas A&M has loads of new talent, and it goes on and on from there.

Watching the Dogs this season, it’s easy to appreciate every big play Gurley makes. He does things that will drop your jaw, but you also know that the clock is ticking on his time in Athens. When you’re that good, you don’t come back for your senior season.

As for the freshmen, you have time to savor what they’re doing.

They’re just getting started.

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Fond memories of Nashville started in the 60s Warm hospitality always extended to their guests When I first became familiar with other campuses in the SEC, my favorite road trip was always to Vanderbilt. In the Sixties, Nashville was an exciting place. Just as it is today.

The city had a smart and engaging atmosphere. It was already the country music capital of the world. It had downtown night clubs which were operated in good taste. Nothing bawdy or rowdy but first class. I felt a little chagrined that I visited the Broadman Press, where Baptist songbooks, literature and periodicals were printed and visited Printer’s Alley, on night club row on the same day. I had grown up on literature from the Broadman Press and wanted to see where it originated. Then I joined my host, Scoop Hudgins, publicity director at Vanderbilt, for a beer at “The Carousel.”

I wasn’t going to apologize, but I did have to wrestle with my conscience. You can imagine how a country music aficionado felt when saxophonist, Boots Randolph, suddenly appeared and played his signature tune, “Yakety Sax.” Nashville was big time, but it was also down to earth.

What I liked most of all was the people. The Vanderbilt family once knew what it was like to enjoy exalted success in football but by the Sixties, it was becoming a distant memory.

Even so, they were the consummate hosts when you arrived in town. They treated you like your grandmother treated her house guests.

In those days Nashville had two competing newspapers, the morning Tennessean and the afternoon Banner. Fred Russell was the erudite Vice President and Sports Editor of the Banner. He wrote a sprightly column and covered everything of importance from the World Series to the Masters to the Indy 500 to SEC football. He didn’t fit the traditional

image of some sports writers. He was a dapper dresser and had the bearing of an Ivy Leaguer. You would never find him in a saloon in a dark alley and you would have never bumped into him when he had one too many. Fred Russell, who lived to be 94, was a gentleman.

The same could be said of the two beat writers, Waxo Green of the Banner and John Bibb of the Tennessean. In addition to Vanderbilt sports, they were golf specialists, covering all the major golf tournaments except the British Open, an event which few American writers covered in those years.

Even though they wrote for competing papers, Green and Bibb were good friends. You would see them out together at dinner in Augusta. When Vanderbilt came to Athens (and other SEC venues) they were in step socially. Although the Atlanta papers were owned by the same corporation, you seldom saw—except at official functions—the sports staffs comingling. In fact, they shared a mutual contempt for each other.

In there had been a Practical Joker Hall of Fame, Fred Russell would have been a charter member. Fred was an accomplished mimic. He was a keen observer of human nature from which he gleaned keen insight that led to schemes which duped the sharpest of associates, like Art Guepe the coach of the Commodores from 1953-62. One day, Fred casually mentioned that a lady, who headed up a certain society, was a friend of the family. He adlibbed repeatedly to make sure that the lady’s name became fixed in Guepe’s mind. The lady (actually Freddie himself ) called Guepe and asked him to support some harebrained idea which Guepe declined.

When Fred saw Guepe the next week, Geupe made reference to the lady and told Fred. “She really chewed me out on the phone. I’ve never heard a woman talk like that.” Fred, masking complete innocence, asked, “What did she say?”

Guepe replied. “First of all she called me a no good s.o.b. I was in shock.” Then Freddie broke up laughing, making Guepe aware that he had joined the ranks of the many who had been done in by Nashville’s leading sportswriter.

Fred had a home in an old section of Nashville which I remember fondly. You felt special to be invited there which was often the case for officials of the visiting team. He and his wife, Kay, who played tennis with Minnie Pearl, were charming hosts. We often played Vandy when the leaves were turning in October, which brought about the most inviting of fall scenes. Social hour at the Russells on an October afternoon — nothing more special in SEC history.

When I think of Vanderbilt, I think of many things.

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Describe your typical Bulldog game day:

Band you heard while living in Athens:

A favorite shop in Athens:

The best way to start is a game day is brunch at Last Resort! Then slowly walk down to the stadium, finding old friends along the way.

North Campus is a great place to find old friends. If you didn’t pack your own cooler, Georgia Bar is a great place to hold fort.

Unfortunately, I did not get into the music scene like others did. I am a huge country music fan. But, I heard Luke Bryan at the Georgia Theater before he was famous! He was great! I had a ton of friends from Thomson and Sandersville that knew him.

He also came to Athens to film a music video.

I love Heery’s and Heery’s Too. Heery’s now carries Mimi and Muff, and I worked at Heery’s Too in college. Heery’s still has the best combination of all your favorite lines in one store. Heery’s Too is a great place to register, and you can always find a perfect hostess gift.

One thing few people know about you:

A favorite Athens restaurant:

I am a 50s house wife at heart. Morning is my favorite time of day! I love to start my day in my robe, with pink curlers in my hair, breakfast, coffee, and watching the Today Show. It is my happiest time!

My dad owns Hilltop Grille and Marker 7, so I have to say those to keep him happy! But, I really do wish Marker 7 was around when I was in college. It has the perfect location, walking distance from 5 points and all the sorority houses. The fish tacos are the best! But, will never forget the best late nights at Little Italy.

Little Italy by far has the best pepperoni pizza and ranch dressing!

Share a tailgate recipe: Sausage Cheese Balls, the easiest recipe, and the greatest hit! One pound of sausage, four cups of shredded cheddar cheese, and three cups of baking mix.

Mix all ingredients together, form 1” balls, and bake for 12-15 minutes at 400 degrees.

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Social Media Director at Holland & Company, and on the side, owner/designer of Mimi and Muff. www.mimiandmuff.com Sara and her sister Molly design their own fabrics, creating them into resort wear.

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I love love interior design blogs! I used to be addicted to them, but I have laid off on the reading with my busy schedule. Some of my favorMy favorite memories are living in Phi Mu. I still can’t ites are: I Suwanee, SHELTER, CoCo Kelly, believe we squeezed two SOM, Pink Wallpaper, Cloth bunk beds, four girls, four and Kind, Style Beat and closets, and four desks into Eddie Ross. one room.

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Fun extra tidbit about Sara is her grandfather is the legendary UGA cartoonist Jack Davis.

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The Touchdown Club of Athens had its beginning in 1946, organized to supKatherine, Sanders port Georgia football after World War II. The year '46 was a very good year. and Mary Liz Charley Trippi was in his final year of eligibility, Wallace Butts in his heyday as a college coach, the master of the passing tame. What a season to remember! Georgia won the national championship with an undefeated season and a 20-10 victory over North Carolina in the Sugar Bowl New Year's day, 1947. Trippi was chosen by the Maxwell committee as college football's outstanding player.

Not many touchdown and quarterback clubs flourish today. First of all, sitting coaches won't take the time to travel and speak. Even with the use of an airplane, it still would take, even for a short haul, three or more hours to speak to a Candler Meadors with Gene Stallings club within a couple hundred miles.

Coaches make too much money today to thusiastic fans of Georgia football. BasTeam Alice in Walkerland and The Peeps: make the effort to speak in the hinterlands ketball too. For years he has served on the Children statistician crew for Bulldog basketball. for $1,500.00 or less. (l-r) Alice Gaylene Kelley Blanton (l r) Cindy Clark, Anne Hansen, H Alice Pruitt, G aylene W ard, K elley Blant on At the meetings of the club, he was Since its inception, the Touchdown Mary Liz (Fashion Merchandising 2016)Ward, committee, reservation coClub of Athens, has had three secretaries: the welcoming Monsees Family Their Shoes one-day walk IIn nT he ir S hoes2013) iis s a 113.1-mile 3.1-mile o ne-day w alk tto o Katherine (Terry Harry Atwell, who was the first. He was ordinator, ticket dispenser, troubleshooter followed by Jimmy Hayes who gave up the and greeter with an eternal smile of goodwho have with cancer and rrecognize ecognize tthose ose w ho h ave llived ived w ith c ancer a nd rraise aise Sanders (Terryh2011) role in 1981.

Candler Meadors suc- will and good cheer. From his seat at the Loran Smith Center Cancer Support. ffunds unds ffor or tthe he L oran S mith C enter ffor or C ancer S upport. ceeded Hayes and is in his last year as ex- head table, he was always an attentive lisThe Center provides non-medical support services T he C enter p rovides n on-medical s upport s ervices ecutive secretary, having served in this tener to every speaker, always asking enatt n no charge) anyone community. ((most m ost a oc harge) tto oa nyone iin n tthe he c ommunity. capacity for 32 years. He will still be with thusiastic questions. He loved being part Parents of the exciting atmosphere of the Touchus, however, as Secretary Emeritus.

Patti (Grady 1983) and Henry (Terry 1983) Candler who Harry Atwell was an interesting char- down Club of Athens. acter, given to innocent name dropping. joined the club in 1958 is one of the most He had a mid-western background and senior members. You can count on your was friendly with Big Ten luminaries along left hand those who have been members He has been a with personalities like Frank Leahy, Notre longer than Candler.

Dame head coach. Hayes ran McGregor member of the board of directors for 53 Printing Co. for years and was a quiet, years and served as President of the club soft-spoken type who enjoyed the club so- in 1967.

As a businessman, he was in sales cials and particularly appreciated the wit and humor of well known coaching per- with Heyward Allen Motor Company for sonalities who often visited the club-- 26 years before taking over his own dealFrank Howard of Clemson, Peahead ership, Meadors Mercedes Benz, VolkWalker of Wake Forest and, of course, swagen which he operated for 12 years..

Candler, who grew up in Atlanta, reGeorgia's colorful coach, WallaceChildren Butts.

Candler has served the club longer than ceived his business degree from UGA in 1951and served in the Air Force2012 1951-53. any officer and hasSchool worked with Georgia and Remi (Warnell of Forestry Natural Resources coaches from Wallace Butts to Vince Doo- In high school, he rode a street car to Boys and Richt. currently obtaining her High Masters whereatheUGA playedtoo), football and was ley to Mark For years, Candler managed the op- voted "most athletic" by his senior class.

Delaney (ExerciseClub, Science 2016) "We andappreciate StephanCandler's (2018)long time erations of the Touchdown handling all the administrative chores, managing loyalty to the Touchdown Club and his the checkbook, collecting dues, supervis- love of the Bulldogs. If you pick the most ing the accounting which, for years, in- loyal friend of the University of Georgia, Parents cluded a $50.00 contribution to the you would have to give consideration to Meg and Rob (UGA Law 1986) Candler.

For sure he loves the Dawgs," Georgia Athletic Association.

He wore many hats within the organization: Coor- says Greg McGarity, Georgia athletic didinating the meeting dates with the rector.

Mark Richt, Bulldog head coach, says, Athens Country Club, sending out the Grandmother meeting notices, taking reservations, "We need more fans like Candler Meadors.

NancytheSaunders is always loyal to our program and is choosing the menu, facilitating meet- He(1963) ings, corresponding with speakers, book- forever ready to extend a helping hand."

If those who appreciate Candler's keeping, setting up meetings of the Rob, Remi, Meg keeping and Stephan contributions to the Touchdown Club of officers and Delaney, board of directors, the files in order and being the cheerful Athens, bellied up to the bar to toast him face of the Touchdown Club of Athens. for his years of work, the bartender would All the while, he was one of the most en- have to work overtime to fill the orders.

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Homecoming is a week long celebration held by a high school or college where old students come back to visit and to watch the Homecoming football game. UGA Students will get into the Homecoming spirit with the banner competition which is the kick-off event for the Homecoming Week. Other events of the week include pep rallies, parties, the Homecoming Parade through downtown Athens, the Homecoming Concert, and the crowning of the Homecoming king and queen at the Homecoming football game. Somebody that will play a major part in the Homecoming celebration is Hairy Dog! Hairy Dog is a person in a bulldog costume wearing football gear that performs on the sidelines at UGA football games. Hairy Dog was created by UGA grad, Tom Sapp, to replace the original cutesy bulldog costume. Sapp felt that UGA needed a mascot that was more fierce-looking, but could also be a crowd pleasing performer. So at the 1980 Sugar Bowl high schooler Stan Beecham, sported the Hairy Dog costume for the first time! 34 years later Hairy Dog is still cheering and working the crowds at UGA football games!

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Missed Tackles

Fast forward to the 2014 meeting of the Bulldogs and Volunteers on Saturday at a boisterous Sanford Stadium and you had an almost instant replay of last season … minus the overtime of course.

The Georgia defensive front and secondary were generally solid in locking up Tennessee’s guys with the football but there were several whiffs on a couple of first down runs and on the Vols’ tall receivers after they hauled in passes downfield.

Both Georgia and Tennessee each had one more point than they mustered in last year’s shootout as the 12th-ranked Bulldogs held off the Vols by 3532, Georgia’s fifth consecutive win in this storied series.

Yards after contact Gurley, Gurley, Gurley … he always fits into this category and it would indeed take extensive film study to see the exact number of times this bruising tailback kept going after the Vols’ initial hits on him. And those two talented freshmen, Nick Chubb and Sony Michel, also ran through several Tennessee would-be tacklers.

So, naturally, with a total of 67 points going up on the scoreboards atop the east and west end zone seats, there were all sorts of Stats That Mattered, statistics which illustrate why the Bulldogs were able to squeak out the three-point victory.

Plays of 20 plus yards, offense and defense Gurley accounted for most of these Saturday, with his 51-yard touchdown gallop in the final quarter, plus runs of 26 and 22 yards. Hutson Mason had a 20-yard touchdown pass to freshman tailback Nick Chubb, and there was Isaiah McKenzie’s early 29-yard punt return that set up the Bulldogs’ first touchdown. The Vols, in contrast, had six gainers of 20 yards or more with most of them coming via Justin Worley’s passing arm.

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had a 49-yard punt to the Tennessee 9-yard line, and there was McKenzie’s 29-yard punt return for the Bulldogs. A couple of miscues were allowing the Vols to return kickoffs out to their 48 and 42yard lines.

In 2014, Georgia outlasted Tennessee 34-31 in overtime up in Knoxville.

Of course, the biggest stat for the Bulldogs is one that isn’t reflected in our separate categories.

That would be the career-high 208 yards on 28 carries, with two touchdowns, posted by Heisman Trophy candidate Todd Gurley. No matter how flattering, or unflattering, the following categories are to the Bulldogs, Gurley’s Herschel-like effort is the reason the Bulldogs are 3-1 (1-1 SEC) today and getting ready to face Vanderbilt at Homecoming next Saturday.

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Untimely Mistakes (turnovers, penalties, clock management miscues, etc)

The Bulldogs had a face mask call, which gave the Vols a first-and-goal at the 7-yard line; cornerback Damian Swann, though making a number of big plays for the Bulldogs, was slapped with holding and unsportsman-like calls; an illegal formation on a fourth-and-five when the Vols were about to punt enabled Tennessee to retain possession; left guard Brandon Kublanow was tagged for two false starts; Mason committed two costly turnovers with his two interceptions and, finally, Mr. Gurley wasn’t perfect himself, spiking the ball at the end of his 51-yard touchdown run. That made Georgia kick off from its own 20 and the result minutes later was another Tennessee touchdown.

Special teams wins vs. miscues Perhaps the biggest special teams win for the Bulldogs was when Collin Barber drilled a tremendous 50-yard punt that was downed at the Vols’ 1-yard line. Two plays later, the Vols coughed the ball up by botching a handoff and Josh Dawson recovered in the end zone for a Georgia touchdown, to boost the Bulldogs into a 35-25 lead. Barber also

The Bulldogs gained two fumble recoveries, both by junior defensive end Josh Dawson – one for the touchdown of course – while Georgia also lost two turnovers via the two picks thrown by Mason.

Red Zone (offense/defense) Both teams were productive when going inside the 20-yard line, with the Bulldogs cashing 3-of-3 opportunities and the Vols going 2-for-2 when reaching the red zone.

Third down conversions Both offenses suffered in this category with the Bulldogs going a poor 1-for-10 and the Vols cashing in just six of 17 times on third down. But Georgia did convert 2-for-2 fourth down tries, none bigger than when Gurley bulled four yards on a fourth-and-three near game’s end, to salt the contest away.

Run/pass attempts (total plays) Run Todd Gurley, run!! The Bulldogs ran the football 53 times for 289 yards and passed it 25 times for 147 yards.

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Kevin Butler, former University of Georgia legendary kicker and a member of the Georgia radio broadcast team, will each week during the 2014 football season select his offensive, defensive and special teams players of the week for Bulldawg Illustrated. Here are Butler’s selections and reasons why for the Bulldogs’ 35-32 win over Tennessee Saturday.

OFFENSE – Junior tailback Todd Gurley, who ran for a career-high 208 yards on 28 carries and had touchdown runs of 51 and one yard. Gurley also caught four passes for 30 yards and had 47 yards in kickoff returns, for a total offense figure of 285 yards. He was again picked as Athlon’s National Player of the Week.

“Our offensive award again goes to none other than that current ‘King of Georgia Football,’ Todd Gurley,” said Butler. “I felt like we needed to have Todd carry the ball at least 24 times and he did that and more ... twenty-eight carries for 208 tough, hard-fought yards against a Tennessee team that was playing for their season. Combined with four catches for 30 yards and 47 yards on two returns, Gurley’s total of 285 all-purpose yards proves not only that Todd is the best back on Georgia, he is the best in the nation!”

DEFENSE – – Junior outside linebacker Jordan Jenkins who earned Butler’s defensive award for a second consecutive week by recording five total tackles, a quarterback sack for a 10-yard loss and two tackles-for-loss totaling 15 yards.

“Jordan had his best game of the season,” said Butler. “In a game that we needed our defense to step up and respond, Jenkins led by example with five tackles, two tackles-for-loss of 15 yards and one sack and they all came at key times throughout the game. With many questions in the secondary, we need the guys up front to play at a higher level and Jordan Jenkins has set the level high. He is a leader and needs to challenge his teammates to play at a level that is on par with the best teams in the SEC.” SPECIAL TEAMS – Senior cornerback Damian Swann and sophomore inside

linebacker Ryne Rankin, who teamed up to down Collin Barber’s 50-yard punt at the Tennessee 1-yard line, which enabled junior defensive end Josh Dawson to recover the Volunteers’ ensuing fumble for a touchdown that spelled the difference in the Bulldogs’ three-point victory.

“Damian Swann and Ryne Rankin, these two players combined for the most important play of the day for the specialty teams,” said Butler. “As Collin Barber punted in the fourth quarter, Damian made a great athletic play by knocking the ball down and saving it from going into the end zone for a touchback. And then Ryne, subbing for the injured Sony Michel, made a heads-up play by downing the ball at the one- yard line. This key play set up the clinching touchdown two plays later when Josh Dawson recovered Jalen Hurd’s fumble. Special teams play will help UGA on the upcoming road trip, if they keep making these plays.”

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CLASSICRewind 1980 – Herschel Walker

1992 – Garrison Hearst

1998 – Champ Bailey

He was questionable for the game.

Herschel Walker injured his ankle early in the Bulldogs 34-3 win over TCU and played sparingly in a 28-21 victory over Ole Miss. The question, was he at 100 percent?

That would be a resounding affirmative, as the greatest college football player ever had one of the most remarkable single game performances in history, running for 283 yards and three touchdowns on 23 carries for an average of 12.3 per tote. “The Goal Line Stalker” struck paydirt on a trio of long runs, scoring for 60, 54 and 48 yards out. The ankle was healthy.

Walker broke the school’s single game rushing record of 239, set by fellow Hall of Fame Bulldog legend Charley Trippi against Florida in 1945. He was a whirling dervish, running through, around, over and by the Commodores defense as Georgia made it a perfect 6-0 on the campaign, halfway home to the perfect 12-0 National and Southeastern Conference champion dream season. Number 34 had so many unforgettable days for Georgia, but the case could be made that he was never better than on this October Saturday against the Commodores.

One of the best tailbacks to play for the Bulldogs, Garrison Hearst set a career high with 246 yards on the ground in the Bulldogs 30-20 victory over Vanderbilt. The rushing total is the third highest in Georgia history, behind Herschel Walker’s 283 against Vanderbilt in 1980 and 265 vs. Ole Miss in 1981. That Bulldog team would go 10-2, with Hearst leading the way. His 1,547 yards are the fourth most in a single season at Georgia. Walker ran for 1,891 in 1981, 1,752 in 1982 and 1,616 in 1980.

Hearst’s 19 rushing touchdowns and 21 total touchdowns in 1992 broke Walker’s single season Southeastern Conference record of 18 rushing and 20 total touchdowns set in 1981.

Hearst went on to win the Doak Walker Award as the nation’s top running back and won the first ever “ESPY Award” as the country’s top player. The Lincolnton, Ga. native finished third in the Heisman Trophy voting and was taken with the third overall pick by the Arizona Cardinals in 1993 NFL Draft.

Another of the great players in Georgia history had a spectacular game against Vanderbilt, as the Bulldogs defeated the Commodores 31-6 between the hedges in 1998.

Champ Bailey was a throwback, do-everything sensation. Not just a two-way player his junior year, Bailey was an All-American, and the premier cornerback in the Southeastern Conference, Georgia’s top big-play receiving threat, and on most of the Bulldogs special teams. Coming off a tough defeat to Tennessee, the Bulldogs were a bit beaten up physically and mentally – the week before falling to the Vols, Georgia took a 28-27 thriller at LSU in which Bailey had the bigplay game-clinching reception.

Bulldogs coach Jim Donnan turned to his star against the ‘Dores and Bailey delivered, taking a pair of “tunnel screens” all the way for long touchdowns, while helping shut down the Vanderbilt passing game. Bailey would go on to win the Bronco Nagurski Award as the nation’s top defender and finish seventh in the Heisman Trophy balloting.

He was the selected by the Washington Redskins with the seventh overall pick in the 1999 NFL Draft.

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Georgia spring. take the time to give us his perspective on Saturday’s game there’s quite a learning curve. The improvement is slow, but completely up in the air. Everyone in the East has at least the buzz, excitement IIn n fact, f it’s coming. excitement and one loss, and the West has been spectacular. Certainly all between the Dogs and the ‘Dores. eyes will be the Alabama-Ole Miss contest as a huge one for antici ipation that Bulldogs’ Bulldogs’ new new defensive defeensive anticipation coordinator Pruitt and his need new coor d dinator JJeremy eremydoes P ruitt new to do to upset Georgia? the race. But teams like Mississippi State and Texas A&M Talk about the job that James Franklin did in NashWhat Vanderbilt in the West and Missouri in the East have made this, for me, ville. quite brought a ought challenge, assistant to obviously. assista antIt’sstaff br the U UGATodd Gurley is a legitimate impossible to project.

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What did it mean for Vanderbilt to beat Georgia, freshman fr eshm man walk-on − the same number numb ber of Florida and Tennessee last year?

What is your take on Georgia? rreps eps aand an equal oppor tunity to win w a opportunity Is there a next big change coming in college football?

Simply for the fact that Vanderbilt had never beaten all The Bulldogs are, I think, still finding their way with starting job, Pruitt invigorated star tin ng job , P r uitt has indeed invigo orated I don’t have specifics, but college football has to do three in the same season, it was quite special. The fact that changes, too. I know defensively they haven’t been what Geoorgia str uggled mig Georgia defense thatwould struggled two of those wins were on the road (Florida and UT),awas Coach Richt like mightily as ghtily of yet, so they’re likely licking something speed up the game. With the combination of TV times over at tim mestheir over the pasttotwo seasons. an even larger accomplishment. chops face a team that has struggled offensively. coverage, replay, and the emphasis on defensive holding and They have balance on offense and a quarterback they have the like, games of three hours are a rarity. To me, watching “Coach “Coa ach Pruitt Pruitt has won a championship champion nship the NFL has become so difficult because of the penalties and Do you feel the players and new staff are getting to onal confidence even a loss to South Carolina, they pace of the game. College football has to make sure they (national Florida (natio title last in. yyear earAnd at F loridawith SState), tate), know each other and improving? so of much with he c still have some the to bestplay andfor, that ’s a championship not out don’t follow that path. he’s’s coached that’s It is quite a dramatic transition taking place. Not only of the question. the kkind of guy you you want to play for,” forr,” have no sstarters; starters; we we have have no depth chart, charrt, Coach Pruitt Pruitt is going to show show everybody everybody have rrelated elated d Georgia Georgia senior safety D a amian Damian we’re going off of what kind of production w e ’ r e goin ng pr oductio on he’s of word and he’s going to he ’ s a man his wor d he ’ s excited SSwann. wann n. ““And And A I was vvery ery ex xcited c to kknow know you the day before and this will y o ou had d befor e w give everybody a shot.” giv e ev er ybody shot. ” was position. he wa as going to be coaching posi ition.

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All four opportunity to compete, just like these oppor tun nity the ese sophomore Quincy Mauger.

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“H e compete comp pete and put an impression impression on these guyys. And two weeks weeks e into fall camp cam mp there’s about rallying up p to the ball, game there’s other guys. teams are undefeated. The SEC West insanely strong. best non-conference coaches play.

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“Maybe there’ll be some guys this spring “M aybe ther e ’ ll sprin ng I’m here to learn.” game of football and I’ m her e learn. ” SSwann w wann said the coaching changes changees on d of take that step, step, where where you you o say, saayy, Mark says the M ar13. k Richt t new new defensive defensive that kind defense has made an entirely different defen se for entir ely diff ffer LSU – The Bayou Bengals blew out 19. Tech – The Yellow Jackets are 7.

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Miami is have starters until after the last scrimmage hav e star t ters scrimmag ge “It’s good to have competition, “I t ’ s hav e on Texas A&M. If MSU can somehow game coming up this week against Misthings we first get th hings we were wer e e able to change and an nd do down, but the Yellow Jackets will have some classics in the 21st century. It’s a the Aggies, then they are big time sissippi State. to be at their bestwho to win. must winfor for LSU Bengals of fall camp. guys perform caamp . The perform the th he competition competition jobsif the andBayou inently differently,” “There’s differ e they,mix. ” he said. “Ther e’s just so much m want to make it to Atlanta.

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