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From the editor : vance leavy Well unfortunately for the second straight week everyone in the Bulldog Nation is left with the emptiness of losing a football game. However, I don’t know about you, but this time around I’m left with a slightly better taste in my mouth because both our players and coaches showed some heart and grit that really never surfaced versus Boise State.

Only if we could take away several game changing mistakes that gift-wrapped a South Carolina victory that even left the ole ball coach, Steve Spurrier somewhat speechless.

But as we all know that’s not how it works in the wild and crazy world of college football.

Now it’s time for everyone who loves the red and black to unite in support of our program this upcoming weekend in Athens. Yes 0-2 is the absolute worst scenario that anyone could have imagined, but let’s do our best to concentrate on the positives that were shown versus the Gamecocks.

First and foremost, Isaiah Crowell appears to be the real deal. Throughout the night, he gashed the South Carolina defense using a mix of speed and power that was a thrill to watch. My only hope is that Coach Richt and company will make it a priority to give him the ball between 20 and 25 times each game from here on out.

As I said in this space last week, I’m not a huge fan of taking touches away from your best players, but it appears that will continue under Richt. Hopefully, he and Mike Bobo can work to find the most opportune times to let Richard Samuel get some meaningful totes.

But on the flipside, I sure hope they will consider going with the hot hand sometimes. Crowell’s stellar running led our offense’s first two drives down the field with great success. However, both times, when he left the game, the drives ended and the team was forced to settle for field goals.

On the defensive side,

our guys did an admirable job slowing down the beast, Marcus Lattimore. They also forced Stephen Garcia into making bad throws throughout the night. Unfortunately, they’re still struggling to make key stops when the game is on the line. If they can shake that nasty habit, the rest of 2011 still has a ton of upside. But it is most definitely time for Todd Grantham’s D to make that progression.

As far as all the coaching scuttlebutt that is going on, I think Coach Richt deserves the benefit of seeing how his team responds in the coming weeks. When I made my season prediction a month ago, I had us at 3-2 five games in with losses to South Carolina and one of the Mississippi teams. If our boys get things back in road and rip off three straight then I really can’t be too upset.

9-3 was my overall prediction and the effort put forth on Saturday has me thinking that’s still within reach. This team needs a win to build on and certainly that’s attainable on Saturday versus Coastal Carolina.

To all the fans, please make the trip to Athens and bring your children. No matter the outcome, there’s really nothing better than being in Sanford Stadium on a Saturday in the fall. The South Carolina game was electric. Certainly better times between the hedges are just around the corner.

Before I say goodbye, please enjoy this issue of BI. There are tons of great photos of folks doing their number one love ‌ following the Dawgs.

And please be sure to read all the columns in this issue for both football info and some great coverage of awesome Georgia supporters who have and continue to do great things for UGA. And Cheri would kill me if I didn’t mention the photos from the annual coaches wives’ luncheon (page 10) that was held last Friday. It was neat to hear from her some of the stories the first ladies of Georgia athletics told. Don’t you know they are working overtime to help their husbands any way they can to turn things around. Godspeed to all of them.

Let’s get a W this Saturday. See you there. Go Dawgs!

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jeff dantzler Great tailbacks have paid huge dividends Georgia freshman tailback Isaiah Crowell, the ballyhooed blue-chipper from Columbus, came to Athens with the highest of expectations and a great deal of pressure to perform at a top flight level very early in his promising career. The spotlight on Crowell is twice as bright for two reasons.

First of all, the Bulldogs have a storied history of standout tailbacks, most of whom had superb freshman seasons. Secondly, a year ago Marcus Lattimore had a stellar rookie campaign at South Carolina and Michael Dyer broke Bo Jackson’s Auburn freshman rushing record.

History shows that when the Bulldogs get outstanding tailback play, winning big is usually the result.

Under the watch of Mark Richt, the Bulldogs are a magnificent 42-5 when a tailback tops the 100-yard mark. The mark took a heart-breaking ding in this past Saturday’s 45-42 loss to South Carolina. Crowell chalked up 115 yards, but Lattimore put on a show and scored the gamewinning touchdown while amassing 176 on 27 carries. As a freshman, he tallied 184 yards and two touchdowns on 37 carries against the Dogs.

In fact, as an obvious flip side to winning behind an outstanding running game, defensive struggles against the run make victory extremely tough.

Especially in the rugged SEC. A year ago, the Bulldogs flat out could not stop the run in losses to the Gamecocks, Mississippi State, Colorado, Florida and Auburn. Central Florida had a 100-yard rusher in the Bulldogs Liberty Bowl loss.

Highly successful run play – on both sides – spells wins.

Check out the list of 1,000-yard rushers in Bulldog history: Herschel Walker ran for a record 1,891 yards in 1981. The Bulldogs record: 10-2, Southeastern Conference champions and a No. 5 national ranking.

The Goal Line Stalker chalked up 1,752 yards en route to the Heisman Trophy in 1982.

The Bulldogs record: 11-1, SEC champs and a No. 4 national ranking after falling to Penn State in the Sugar Bowl with the national title on the line.

A freshman sensation unlike any other, Walker burst onto the scene in 1980 with 1,616 yards. The Bulldogs record: A perfect 12-0, national and SEC champions capped with a 17-10 victory over Notre Dame to clinch the crown. Against a Fighting Irish defense that didn’t allow a 100-yard rusher all season, Walker amassed 150 yards and scored both Bulldog touchdowns.

Walker owns the record for the three highest single season rushing totals in Georgia history. The Bulldogs record during the Golden Era of 1980-82 was 33-3 with three straight SEC titles, the 1980 national championship and a trio of top five national rankings. The three losses came to schools who finished ranked No. 1, No. 3 and No. 1. Walker’s rushing total: 5,259 yards and 52 total touchdowns.

It’s not just the greatest college football player ever who’s second-tonone career led the Bulldogs to incredible success.

Garrison Hearst won the Doak Walker Award as the country’s top running back in 1992. He has the highest non-Herschel rushing total in Bulldog annals, and led Georgia to a 10-2 mark in ’92.

Knowshon Moreno ran for 1,400 yards in 2008. Georgia went 10-3.

Moreno ran for 1,334 in 2007.

Georgia went 11-2 and finished No. 2 nationally.

Georgia’s powerhouse Southeastern Conference champions of 2002

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went 13-1 and finished No. 3 nationally. Musa Smith ran for 1,324 yards.

How ‘bout the “Wonderdogs” of 1978 who won thriller after thriller to post a 9-1-1 regular season? Willie McClendon ran for 1,312 yards.

Tim Worley chalked up 1,216 in 1988. Georgia went 9-3 in Vince Dooley’s finial season at the Bulldog helm.

Go all the way to 1941 when the Dogs won the Orange Bowl and went 9-1-1. A year prior to winning the Heisman Trophy, “Fireball” Frank Sinkwich ran for 1,103 yards.

On the other side, Georgia’s top three seasons of run defense were 1941, 1981 and 1966. That’s two SEC Championships and berths in the Orange, Sugar and Cotton Bowls.

Those three years ended with a cumulative record of 29-4-1.

Offensively, being able to successfully “lead” with the run allows for success throwing off of play action and the ability to get those tough yards when the chips are down.

In three of the biggest victories of the Mark Richt era, Georgia hit big pass plays without throwing very much.

All-SEC signal caller D.J. Shockley threw 12 passes in the Bulldogs 34-14 SEC Championship Game victory over LSU in 2005. He hit two long throws to Sean Bailey for scores.

In 2007, with Florida and Auburn focused on the dynamic redshirt freshman Moreno, Stafford, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2009 Draft, threw 19 and 18 passes in the two wins for 217 and 237 yards with a total of five touchdowns and one interception. He hit long scoring throws to Mohammed Massaquoi and Mikey Henderson.

The great John Madden said something a few years ago that always stuck: “A good football team – when you’ve got to run, and the other guy knows you can run, and you can still run …. That’s a good football team.”

Hello national champion Florida with Tim Tebow in 2008, Mark Ingram Trent Richardson and Alabama in ’09, Cam Newton and Dyer in 2010.

It takes a lot of parts to be a championship football team, but a great running attack has proven to be the foundation for a majority of Georgia’s greatest moments.

And it looks like the Bulldogs just may have another special tailback, which should spell bright days in the near future.

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Ramsey legacy ongoing at UGA To hear Doris Ramsey tell it, she just feels very fortunate to have had three wonderful men in her life.

And it’s the University of Georgia that is fortunate that two of those men, Doris’s late husband, Bernard Ramsey, and her friend of eight years, the late Jack Turner, rank at the top of the list when it comes to the most all-time generous contributors to their university.

And, then some.

Today, Doris Ramsey still resides in Athens at the tender age of 83. She still goes to all the Bulldogs’ home football games, alternately taking her seat in the different private boxes of the UGA administration at Sanford Stadium.

Doris loves the Dogs of Mark Richt just like she loved the Dogs of Wally Butts, Johnny Griffith, Vince Dooley, Ray Goff and Jim Donnan and it was through her second husband, Bernard Ramsey, where her love affair with the University of Georgia began.

“I did not go to Georgia,” said Doris, speaking from her Athens home this past week. “I played basketball at Sumner High in Worth County and then went on to school at Mercer. But Bernard went to Georgia and graduated (B.S. degree in Commerce in 1937) and Georgia gave Bernard the self-confidence to go into the business world,” she said. “He said he didn’t get it in high school (Lanier High, Macon).”

At Georgia, Bernard Ramsey was a member of the Army ROTC and after his graduation, he served as a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Air Force during World War II. Following his military career, Ramsey joined the investment firm, Merrill Lynch, as a salesman. Rapidly soaring up the company ladder Ramsey, by the time of his retirement in 1973, had become a senior vice president and was the chair of the executive committee of the firm.

“Bernie served at The Pentagon but always said he wanted to go over and get in the war action,” recalled Doris Ramsey, “but I kind of doubt that – I don’t think he was that stupid. He considered the military as a career but he knew he could make money with Merrill Lynch so he began his business career. And when he retired from the firm, he was not only chairman of the executive board but he also set the goals of the company for the next five years. Bernie actually retired at the age of 59 and then we spent a lot of time traveling,” said Doris.

And in addition to touring the world’s most beautiful spots, Bernard Ramsey spent a great deal of his time and money supporting his beloved alma mater.

Over the next two decades, he gave generously to Georgia, culminating in a $20 million gift in 1993 that went toward the construction of the Ramsey Center, which has been named by Sports Illustrated as the nation’s best college student-activities center.

Ramsey also left $18.8 million to the university in his will. Going further, Ramsey also initially established 10 athletic scholarships in his name. Ten more Ramsey Scholars were later endowed with the recipients of those scholarships having to have a minimum 3.5 gradepoint-average.

“Bernie didn’t actually build the student activities center, like some people think,” said Doris. “It was already underway and actually near completion when he made the donation.

Of course, he still remains the biggest private donor ever for the University of Georgia. He just gave UGA so much money, they had to decide on something big to name for him and they decided on the student center at that time, in 1994. Bernie died in 1996 so he lived to come and dedicate it,” she said. “But he wouldn’t accept the fact that Georgia would name it after him without designating a certain portion he had given for a trust fund to make improvements, buy new equipment, what have you, for the Ramsey Center.”

Doris Ramsey pointed out, that at the time of the construction of the Ramsey Center, the state of Georgia had a law in place that said you couldn’t name a public building after a living individual. “Well, Charles Knapp (then UGA president) started a campaign to get that law changed, and they did change it,” she said.

“So, before his death, Bernie knew his name would go on the student center.”

Doris said, after her husband endowed the first 10 athletic scholarships to UGA in his name, he then gave the 10 additional scholar-

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ships in her name which the university will receive from her trust at her death.

“So, there’s 20 scholarships in all,” said Doris. “The largest portion of Bernie’s money went to the Honors program, the Ramsey Fellows and the Ramsey Scholars. They have a life-size statue of Bernie on a bench over in the Honors building. Of course, the recipients of the Ramsey Fellows travel all over the world.

They take two trips a year abroad, working usually in hospitals and orphanages. Of course, they also get to travel and see a lot of the countries.”

Doris Ramsey said her late husband’s first love was clearly academics but then a close second was the Georgia athletic programs.

“Bernie loved the Bulldogs,” she said. “He didn’t miss very many home games. He might have been out of the country at times but he kept up with them. I know in the late 1930s, he and Bill Hartman (former UGA player and kicking coach) were very close and Bill kept in touch with Bernie. Bernie would be in New York and Bill would call him from the sidelines and give him an update of the game. Of course, I still have Bernie’s four seats that we’ve had forever on the 50-yard line. But I don’t sit in them today,” informed Doris. “My granddaughter, Andrea Comer, just finished law school and she buys those seats from me. It meant a lot to me to get a letter from Tom Landrum in the UGA president’s office saying they would rotate my seating in different boxes for each game. I was in the president’s box for the South Carolina game, then in the following games will move to the alumni box, the business school box, then Tom Landrum’s and then (AD) Greg McGarity’s box.”

Some years after her husband passed, Doris Ramsey met Jack Turner and his wife, Nancy, while tailgating prior to a home game.

After Nancy Turner later passed away, Doris became friends with Jack as they both sat in the athletic boxes of the stadium. “And so I spent the last eight years of his life with Jack Turner,” said Doris. “Like Bernie, he was in a similar financial business and Jack really gave a number of years of his life to Georgia. He lettered in basketball and baseball at Georgia, graduated in the 1940s and then worked really hard to get the scholarship fund off and going. He was on the athletic board and the UGA Foundation, which is now the Arch Foundation. They gave Jack a little cubbyhole in the Butts-Mehre Building as a volunteer and he advised them on fund-raising and setting up scholarships,” she said, noting that both the UGA soccer and softball fields today are part of the Turner Family Sports Complex with the women’s softball facility being named Jack Turner Field. “Jack’s now in the Circle of Honor at Butts-Mehre,’ she pointed out.

“I’m very lucky,” said Doris Ramsey. “I’ve had three wonderful men in my life – my first husband was Robert Adams who went into business in Macon and we had five children together – and a lot of women don’t even have one good man. I really can’t believe I’m 83 now. But the university and the Dogs have been really good to me. I still go to the games and love to watch them play – we’re just all big Bulldogs!”

And certainly, in retrospect, a lot of the University of Georgia is what it is today because of Doris Ramsey, her late husband Bernard, and her close friend, Jack Turner.

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Dogs vs. Coastal Carolina After two losses to Top 15 teams, Georgia welcomes the Chanticleers

By Travis Ragsdale

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hat a tough loss Between the Hedges for the Dawgs. It was a game that Georgia really dominated aside from four big plays by South Carolina. You have to give this team a lot of credit for fighting and battling all night long this past Saturday. You saw a great bit of resilience from the Dawgs coming off a bad performance against the Boise State Broncos. Frankly, the team that played against South Carolina this past week and the team that played against Boise State in the first week were completely different. Even with the moral victory, it doesn’t change the fact that Georgia is now 0-2 for the first time since 1996. There is good news though; the Dawgs play Coastal Carolina this weekend and it will be a game they can win walking away. The Chanticleers from Myrtle Beach are a struggling football team and program. They went 5-6 in the FCS in 2010. They did play an FBS opponent in West Virginia last season but were annihilated 39-0. In 2009 they played Clemson and were throttled 49-3. Georgia needs a win right now and it will get one this Saturday. So, rather than trying to compare Georgia’s and Coastal Carolina’s teams here’s a look at some things to look for during Saturday’s game in Athens.

Injuries

It looks like the injury bug may be back in Athens and that’s not a good thing with the lack of depth that Georgia has all over the field. First, linebacker Alec Ogletree went down with a broken foot in week one (coaches are hoping he will be back for the Florida game). That thrust freshman linebacker Amarlo Herrera into the staring lineup against South Carolina. Now, following the South Carolina game, it seems Christian Robinson has some type of injury to his foot as well. The extent of the injury is not yet known but losing yet another inside linebacker for an extended period of time could be detrimental to the Dawg defense. You may recall the week before the Boise State game that cornerback Branden Smith was healing from a foot injury as well. Apparently he re-injured that foot against South Carolina this past weekend. Once again, at this point in time, the seriousness of the injury is unknown. Smith is a playmaker on special teams returning punts so hopefully his injury is not serious and his recovery time is quick. Sophomore guard Kenarious Gates was also injured in the Boise State game and did not play against South Carolina.

The general consensus is that he will be able to play once again against Coastal Carolina. The biggest concern of all is freshman tailback Isaiah Crowell. Crowell took a hit in the first quarter against the Gamecocks which resulted in bruised ribs. He was having trouble breathing much of the second half. He continued to play the second half as much as he could so it can be assumed that Crowell will be just fine.

What will be interesting to watch for this Saturday is if Coach Richt decides to keep some of his walking wounded out of this walkover game. It wouldn’t be a bad strategy considering even the Georgia back-ups could slam the starters of Coastal Carolina. Even if they do play, starters will likely be getting a break come the fourth quarter.

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Offensive Line

The improvement along the offensive line from week one to week two was monumental. It looked like a different group of guys upfront for the Dawgs this past Saturday. There were actually holes for the Georgia running backs to run through. It was a beautiful thing. Pass blocking still left something to be desired but there was improvement. Massive improvement. Now, for this coming Saturday keep an eye out to see how the offensive line improves once again. Against a team like Coastal Carolina, an SEC caliber O-line should dominate. The running backs should be able to break off big runs with the holes the hog-mollies up front should be able to create. Aaron Murray should not have to be running for his life when he drops back to pass unlike the past two weeks. Look for the offensive line to push around the front seven of Coastal Carolina. It will be time for concern if that doesn’t happen Saturday.

David Bennett

Nobody knows who David Bennett is and frankly, they really shouldn’t. He’s the head football coach at Coastal Carolina and has been there for ten years. He’s 56-35 over those ten years and in 2010 was named the Big South Conference coach of the year. None of this is what makes Coach Bennett special; it is his personality. If you get a chance this week, please go online and find any interview that he has done. It’s a guaranteed laugh. Combine former Texas Tech head coach Mike Leach with Phillip Fulmer and you have Dave Bennett. His sideline demeanor is no different than his interview demeanor. He really is an interesting man to watch coach football, it’s very unorthodox. So that’s something fans can watch when the game hopefully starts to get out of hand in the second half.

Intangibles

Georgia has Coastal Carolina beat in all aspects of this game. Again, this should be an easy walk over victory for the Dawgs on Saturday. The only thing that the Chanticleers can hope for is for their players to come out and play with nothing to lose. They should, because they really don’t have anything to lose. If they were to come into Sanford Stadium and beat the Dawgs this Saturday, it would shock the world. Don’t worry Dawg fans, they won’t. It’s time to get through this game, avoid any further injuries and get ready to head to Oxford to take on Houston Nutt and the Rebels of Ole Miss.

Coastal Carolina scouting report

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By Murray Poole

Head Coach David Bennett A relatively young football program, Coastal Carolina has enjoyed outstanding success under the watch of head coach David Bennett. The Chanticleers finished in a three-way tie with Liberty and Stony Brook for the Big South Conference Crown, and Coastal Carolina got the league’s automatic bid to the Division I-AA/FCS playoffs. All three teams went 1-1 against one another, but Coastal Carolina won the next tiebreaker, fewest points allowed.

Bennett is in his 10th season as Coastal’s head coach (9th on field), and has put together a record of 58-35, highlighted by last season’s playoff bid. Bennett’s 24-13 conference record is the best in Big South history. Prior to his arrival at Coastal, Bennett was the head coach at Catawba, leading the Indians to three Division II Playoff appearances. He’s a native of Greer, South Carolina, the same home town as Georgia great Steve Greer, All-American and captain of the 1969 Bulldogs and longtime assistant coach. Bennett graduated from Presbyterian College, where he lettered in football and golf.

Location: Conway, S.C. Conference: Big South Enrollment: 8,700 Record: 2-0 after an opening 30-23 win over Furman and then a 20-3 win over Catawba on Saturday night.

Mascot: Chauncey the Chanticleer Why Coastal Carolina could win: Let’s be real here, there is simply no way the Chanticleers can defeat the University of Georgia in football. They are outmanned, outsized and are at a distinct speed and quickness disadvantage in going against the Bulldogs. The best “victory” Coastal Carolina will get out of this game is the sizable check the Chanticleers will receive for coming to Athens. But one player the Bulldogs will have to keep an eye on is junior quarterback Aramis Hillary (6-2, 215) who was named Big South offensive player of the week for his performance in the win over Furman when he rushed for 61 yards and two touchdowns – including the game-winner with 1:32 left – and also completed 10 of 13 passes for 130 yards.

Why Coastal Carolina could lose: See all of the above.

The Chanticleers will lose and lose convincingly to a Georgia team that is embroiled in frustration and controversy following the consecutive losses to Boise State and South Carolina.

#8 Jamel Davis, DE 6-4, 235 Jr. Richmond, Va. Coastal Carolina had one of the Big South’s top defenses a year ago, and Davis is one of Chanticleers best all-around players. He battled injuries last season, but in his first start was named Big South Defensive Player of the Week. Amongst the best defensive ends in the FCS/Division I-AA, Davis is the big play maker on the Coastal Carolina front. In the season-opening 30-23 victory over Furman, he came up with the biggest play on the Paladins last possession. With Coastal having just taken a 30-23 lead with 1:32 to go in the game, Furman took over on its own 40-yard line.

Davis came up with a huge sack for a loss of eight yards, putting the Paladins in a long-yardage situation.

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What Coastal Carolina’s coach is saying: “Going into this football game right here I said I hope our guys realize that they need to be ready to play because I knew that crowd would come and play,” said Coastal Carolina head coach David Bennett, commenting on the win over Catawba before looking ahead to Georgia. “We told them while we were at Catawba, the crowd comes and is expecting a win. They came here with all intent to win. Thank goodness our defense played good enough to win. Our offense just spit and sputtered and would get something going and wouldn’t run the ball well against their defense.”

What Coastal Carolina’s players are saying: “We started off real well, but ended slow,” said Chanticleer QB Hillary. “We definitely have to pick it up. In the second half, we didn’t put anything on the board. However, a win is a win. We can’t be too happy about this win, but it goes in as a “W” in the win column. So we can kind of celebrate a little bit and get ready for Georgia.”

What Coastal Carolina’s fans are saying: “We won but it was a very sloppy game for us tonight,” said one Coastal Carolina fan after the win over Catawba Saturday. “Unfortunately, we’re catching the Bulldogs at a bad time after they lost tough to both Boise State and South Carolina.”

Noteworthy: This will be the first-ever meeting between the Bulldogs and Chanticleers, who have no less than 18 players from Georgia on their 2011 roster.

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#31 Jeremy Height, RB 5-10, 200 Jr. Townsend, Ga. Growing up in the heart of Bulldog country, this one will certainly mean a lot to the former McIntosh Academy star, who racked up nearly 2,000 yards and 25 touchdowns as a junior, which earned Height Coastal Empire Player of the Year honors. He was injured and played just three games as a senior, which likely scared off some scholarship offers from SEC and ACC schools. Height is a multi – purpose threat. Last season, he was 10th in the Big South in kickoff returns. In the opener, he was the Chanticleers second leading rusher with 59 yards on three carries and he topped the team with three receptions for 43 yards. # 3 Aramis Hillary, QB 6-1, 205 Jr. North Augusta, S.C. (South Carolina transfer) A frontrunner for All-Big South honors at quarterback, Hillary is a big reason that the Chanticleers have a great shot at repeating as conference champions. He was a standout at Strom Thurmond High School, and signed with South Carolina. Hillary transferred to Coastal and played in five games as a back-up last season. He is the guy behind center this year. And he got the campaign off to a great start. In the signature season-opening victory over Furman, Hillary was very accurate, hitting 10 of 13 passes for 130 yards. On the ground, he led the team with 61 yards and a pair of scores, including a three-yard touchdown dash with 92 seconds remaining that proved to be the game-winner.

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Stopping by Miller Brothers Ltd. in Buckhead is a highlight every time we go to Atlanta. The best haberdashery in our capital city is owned by two Bulldogs and brothers, Greg and Robby.

It usually ends up being more of a social visit with their fully stocked bar and grill going. They are a blast to talk with about food, travel, sports and yes men’s fashion.

They are natives of Atlanta. Greg attended Marist School and Robby attended St. Pius X Catholic High School but for college they both chose Georgia with Greg pledging Kappa Alpha Order and Robby Phi Delta Theta. They landed back in Atlanta and started their business 16 years ago. Greg and his wife Janet have a sixteen-year-old daughter, Madison, at Holy Innocents and Robby and his wife Amy’s son Sam is three years old.

Following the Georgia Bulldogs is one of their favorite pasttimes so this last visit I asked them to share a good tailgate recipe since I knew they were both avid grillers.

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Bon appetit- Cheri Leavy Tailgate Thai Chicken Satay 4 limes 1 cup rice vinegar 3/4 cup chunky peanut butter 1/2 cup fresh minced cilantro 2 Tbs. minced ginger 6 minced garlic cloves 2 Tbs. smoked paprika 2 Tbs. dried mustard 6 Tbs. soy sauce 6 Tbs. light brown sugar 2 Tbs. Asian sesame oil 8 boneless chicken breast halves. Approx. 3 lbs. total cut into thick strips.

Soak 16 bamboo skewers in cold water for at least an hour.

Grate 2 tsp. lime zest and squeeze 1/2 cup juice. Whisk lime zest, lime juice, vinegar and peanut butter until smooth. Stir in cilantro, ginger, paprika, dried mustard, garlic, soy sauce, brown sugar and sesame oil. Save about one cup of the mix in a separate bowl to use for basting while grilling. Add chicken to marinade coating both sides. Cover and refrigerate for up to 2 hours. Thread chicken strips on skewers lengthwise and bring to room temp. for 10 minutes.

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By Rob Sherrell

Jonesing for DJ - DJ Jones DJ, first off please let everyone know what you’re doing with yourself since you quit winning SEC titles and a national championship at UGA? First of all, I have a sports marketing company.

In that company, we also produce a weekly sports show called SportVision. We've been in Columbus, GA for seven years. I've partnered with Dale Williams, a friend of mine from Columbus and teammate at UGA, to co-found this and we've made a name for ourselves in Columbus and the Chattahoochee Valley. Recently, we've teamed up with Helios Partners and another teammate of ours Chris Welton, who's the CEO. He's going to join us as we debut of a show, SportsVision Atlanta, starting 8:30 a.m. every Saturday morning on ESPN2 with Comcast Spotlight. DJ also co-hosts the UGA Pregame Show under the bridge every home game as well as is a panelist on the UGA All-Stars every Monday night at 9 p.m. broadcast live from Andretti's in Roswell.

A lot of people know you were a heck of a QB in Columbus and had a great career at UGA, but they may not know you were an outstanding baseball player as well. You were good enough to be drafted by the Pirates coming out of high school.

What was the biggest factor that swayed your decision to pass on baseball and head to UGA? Well I grew up playing football, baseball and basketball. I was pretty good as a youngster and played all three through high school. But my love for football grew as my popularity grew as a quarterback as I attracted a lot of attention. I like the physical nature of football versus baseball. Baseball was a slower game. But Pittsburgh drafted me because I was 6'1'' 190 lbs. I could run and had a strong arm and great range. They actually drafted me the same year Daryl Strawberry was drafted number one. But I told them I wanted to play football at the University of Georgia and the rest is history.

Well, even though you wanted to go to UGA, the school still had to sell. Explain the difference today vs. 1979 as it relates to the recruitment process?

Well, in the mid 70s and early 80s, your high school coaches really ran the process. You didn't have the recruiting services, the social media, the dotcoms, etc that ranked you and posted your highlights for you. Basically, you had your game tapes and the respect of high school coaches. Even if a scout or coach came to a high school game to watch a player they were recruiting, they'd ask the coach if there were any other guys they should look at as well as who were the best players they played against. I know some of the power houses we played against like Northside and Warner Robbins had coaches that would mention my name. Even though our record was not good my junior and senior years, I was able to put up numbers that got me selected as All-City and All-American my senior year. Also, my high school coach, Wallace Davis, was very well respected and that helped out a lot as well. That's how it was done back then.

As an 18 year old kid coming out of high school, what was the bigger draw for you? Playing for the red and black or the hotness of all the coeds you saw once you got on campus?

Well, believe or not, Georgia was having some of the worst years they'd had in a while under Dooley. I know, my junior year I saw them lose to Virginia.

I saw them lose to Auburn. But I just gew up wanting to wear the red and black. I wanted to play for my state school. I liked Coach Dooley, but I had a chance to go play a number of places like FSU, Clemson, Ohio State, Oklahoma. At the end of the day, it wasn't a popular choice because I was a QB and back then people didn't think Coach Dooley would play a black QB. But he told my parents, and me, in my home that he would give me the opportunity to play QB and he did just that.

Well coming to UGA turned out to be a blessing as you ended up going something like 43-4-1, played in three consecutive Sugar Bowls, and won a National Championship your first year with the program. Explain how great your freshman year was.

Well, we didn’t have a lot of team success on my high school team. So to go from that to playing on a national championship team and be part of a recruiting class that is recognized as one of the greatest in Georgia history. Herschel Walker, Terry Hoage, Freddie Gilbert, Clarence Kay, Warren Gray, myself, I mean you can go on and on. We had some phenomenal people. I think 16 either played in the NFL or got a shot. As a freshman, I got the opportunity to play in several varsity games backing up Buck Belue.

The most significant time came in the second game again Ole Miss. Buck got knocked out early on in the game and I was second on the depth chart so Coach Dooley told me to go on in. Buck ended up being alright and came on back. But, I tell people all the time, if Buck wouldn't have come back I could have been quarterback of our national championship team. But, I knew Buck was coming back and all the defensive backs were leaving, so I asked Coach Dooley if I could switch to DB. To make a long story short, that worked out well. I was good enough to get drafted by the Green Bay Packers when I left in '83.

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For a team to win a national championship in New Orleans has got to be amazing. How much did the coaches lengthen the leash that night so yall could hit the streets and did everyone make it back to the team hotel in one piece?

Well, you know we had a veteran team and Coach Dooley trusted us. He knew we deserved to have a great time and he didn't really restrict us too much. I mean we had curfew, but we didn't have a bunch of guys that were going to go out and do anything stupid. We enjoyed New Orleans, but we enjoyed beating Notre Dame even more.

The season in 1980 reminded me a lot of Mark Richt's first few years in Athens. We seemed to always win the close games and always won the games we were supposed to. Obviously, the last two or three years, that isn’t happening. In your opinion, is being successful in those situations a reflection more on the quality of coaching or on the quality of the player?

For us, we had an incredibly disciplined team.

We didn't have a lot of penalties. We played within the scope of our team. Plus, the senior leadership on our team was people that led by example. We didn't allow each other to fail. We picked each other up by the bootstraps. Also, we worked hard in the offseason. Coach Kasey and Coach Tereshinski and Coach Dooley did a great job of making sure we were prepared so when the fall came, we were in condition. I think that was a big part of it.

Going back to the spring before the 1980 season, one of my favorite stories is the Pig Poking. I believe a handful of our top players broke into a chemistry lab and stole a large pig. Then they did the next logical thing to celebrate the end of spring practice and had a bar-b-que. Everyone loved it on the team, but the administration was not amused.

The players involved had to spend the entire summer working off their debt. The players involved constituted about 25% of our starting lineup and were a small All-Star team. The ironic thing is that really brought the team together. If things were like they are now, all those guys would have been suspended for Tennessee and Texas A&M. What was your take on the situation?

Well, I wasn't on campus yet when that happened, but I heard all the great stories. And even when we got together most recently at the premier for Herschel's ESPN documentary, we just all have a strong bond. We haven't seen each other in a long time, but when we do, you can still see that same chemistry and camaraderie. And you're right, they would have been suspended. Things don't get by like that today. But I like the fact that we were somewhat private and nothing really got out unless Coach Dooley wanted it to.

I know you think Herschel is the best athlete that ever played at UGA, but who was the best you ever played against?

Well, you know, Bo Jackson really jumps out at me. He was another great one. We had some battles with Bo Jackson and the Auburn Tigers and he was another freak of nature. Great size, world class speed and tremendous power. I could maybe name some others, but Bo is at the top of my list as far as opponents I played against.

Most everything went well while you were at UGA, but there's not much more painful than the 1981 Sugar Bowl loss to Pittsburgh. Can you explain how painful that was for you?

Well, I was the nickelback on the field. Bottom line is this, it was devastating. We were literally seconds away from winning another national championship and Marino hit that play. I actually had the back out of the backfield on that play if he flaired out, or I was going to be blitzing if he stayed into block. Well, the back flaired out and I followed him.

When Marion threw that ball, it seemed like it was in slow motion. And when it came down, in the hands of Brown and it was a touchdown, it was just devastating knowing that we were that close.

Last question is about our recruiting. We seem to get a lot of the players we want, but it seems like the last few years they've not developed for whatever the reason. Do you think this is a problem that we're going after the wrong guys, or we're not doing a good enough job developing them once on campus?

Well let me just answer it by saying this. Obviously we had some blue-chippers in my class, Herschel, Hoage, Gilbert, Kay, and so on and so forth.

But the bottom line is, you got to perform. There's so much more involved.There's some intangibles there you just can't measure and one of them is a heart. I don't care if they're a five star or a two star, but I know on the teams I played on at UGA, there were a lot of two stars and three stars guys that performed better than many high school All-Amercians and I can't explain it. But when you look at, we had a bunch of guys that believed. You can't measure a guy's heart. There's a lot of guys that succeed in the SEC from towns I've never heard of, and their heart has a lot to do with it.

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Dr. James Harold Harrison, a vascular surgeon, is a native of Kite, Georgia and a graduate of both the University of Georgia and the Medical College of Georgia. He interned at the Medical College of Virginia and completed his residency training at the University Hospital in Augusta.

That covers the essential facts of his career, but, in addition to the practice of medicine which was stimulating and fulfilling, he found time to satisfy his emotional leanings—principally the Georgia Bulldogs and farming.

Having grown up on a farm, Harold never lost his attachment to the earth and growing things that brought about a harvest.

While he was practicing medicine in Atlanta, he often retreated to the family farm on weekends.

Today, after a very successful medical career, he maintains an attachment to the soil and is an active cattle farmer in Bartow, Georgia.

His other passion was the Bulldogs. When he was enrolled at Georgia, times were good.

When Georgia fell on hard times, Harold might have become frustrated like many alumni, but he remained the loyalist.

When Vince Dooley took over in Athens in November of 1963, Harold volunteered to help recruit. The rules in those years allowed for alumni involvement. If there were a high school football player who had medicine on his mind, Harold made every effort to make sure the kid also had Georgia on his mind. He provided jobs for athletes on his farm, something that was permissible within the rules in those days, too.

Several Georgia players worked on his farm during the summers, keeping fit and enjoying a wonderful outdoor experience.

With an eye for real estate potential, Harold purchased land in Gwinnett County which escalated in value and enabled him later to provide significant gifts to the Medical College of Georgia and the University of Georgia.

In his distinguished career, Dr. Harrison performed some 7,000 surgeries and developed dramatic innovations in techniques and tools for vascular surgeons. He was affiliated with at

least ten hospitals in the Atlanta area, was a member of at least 16 professional societies.

He was a member of Alpha Omega Alpha and Phi Eta Sigma fraternities and won four or more distinguished awards including the 1996 Medical College of Georgia President’s Award. His papers, publications (and non-professional community activities) number into the dozens. The vascular unit at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Atlanta is named for him, and, in 2007, he was named Regent’s Hall of Fame, Alumni Award winner.

No honor or achievement, however, outranks his affiliation with the Georgia Bulldogs. He is a member of the Silver Circle, the highest contribution category, for Georgia athletics.

Emotionally, nothing outranks his love of the Bulldogs and farming. He took especial delight when his fellow Johnson County native, Herschel Walker, led Georgia to the National Championship in 1980. Ranking right up there with that, for this Bartow county cattle farmer, was when he won the 2006 State Corn Championship, growing 265 bushels of corn per acre.

When I approached him about supporting the expansion plans for the Butts-Mehre Building, he was obviously interested, but non committal. He said he would “think about it.” He has always taken a measured approach to decisions. He took his time, but when he made an affirmative decision, you could tell that he was pleased to “do something” for his alma mater.

Those who have toured the new “Harold Harrison Sports Medicine Center,” quickly realize how extraordinary the Georgia facilities are.

Georgia’s sports medicine center has state of the art components, all computerized to fit the rehabilitation needs for any injury. Ron Courson and his staff can monitor an athlete’s condition on a daily basis, keep records and refer to those records later in regard to treatment of an athlete with similar injuries. “We have the best medical facilities there is on a college campus,” Courson says. “We are indebted to Dr. Harrison for making this happen for the University of Georgia.”

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Bulldawg leader: Blair Walsh

His Foundation: Senior kicker looks forward to facing the Gators one last time Mother, Karen Walsh

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t almost goes without saying Blair Walsh is one of the greatest place-kickers ever to pull on a Georgia red jersey.

Entering this new season, the senior from Boca Raton, Fla. had tallied a total of 303 points via field goals and PATs and needed 107 points to eclipse the UGA and SEC career scoring record of 409 points, established by Bulldog place-kicker Billy Bennett from 2000-03 (Walsh kicked 3 extra points in Georgia’s opening loss to Boise State). Named to UGA’s Team of the Decade, the 5-10, 192-pound Walsh was a semi-finalist for the Lou Groza Award last season and this year was named preseason AllSEC First Team. Walsh has twice kicked field Walsh with his siblings and parents, Ryan, Kailey, goals of 53 yards and is the school record Blair Karen and Joe holder for consecutive PATs as he made the first 119 of his career. In this question-and-answer session with Bulldawg Ilustrated, Walsh and his What is the best play or game you’ve had while mom, Karen, provide a deep personal insight at Georgia and why? into the player who wears No. 57 on his Bull- I think my best kick thus far was my game-winner against Arizona State in ’09 (a 37-yarder as dog red and white jerseys. time expired to give the Bulldogs a 20-17 win) What do you view as the most important qual- … just being able to put points on the board and help my team to victory. I guess I could also ity in being a leader for the team?

The ability to lead by example and show people throw in the Arkansas game on the road that year what you’re willing to put in the program, just when I was three-for-three on field goals and had five extra points without a miss. And I also had putting in the extra work that others can see. multiple touchbacks on kickoffs as well.

Who do you consider to be the most important When you leave Georgia, what do you hope mentor in your life so far, and why?

I would definitely go with my parents. They folks say about your contribution to the proshowed me how to become a man, to take re- gram? sponsibility for my actions and to put others be- That people will look back and say, “Man, when he was here, our kicking game was in good fore myself. hands. He always made field goals when we What fellow player on the team motivates you needed them.” I just want everyone to remember to be the best you can be and why is that the that I always put in my best effort and that I will go down as one of the greatest kickers at Georgia. case?

I would have to say it’s (UGA punter) Drew Butler. I’ve tried to emulate Drew and be as suc- What regular Georgia opponent do you enjoy cessful as he has been, and I’m sure he feels the playing the most and why? same way toward me. We feed off each other. I It would be Florida because that’s the state rival I look up to Drew because he’s just a good guy chose Georgia over. And, of course, they’re from and has got his priorities in order, and I aspire my home state. They’re always a talented team and I’m hoping that this year we can pull off the to be the same way. win.

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Foundation: Karen Walsh Parents names: Joe and Karen Walsh Siblings names: Ryan, 25; Kailey, 18 (Will be signing a golf scholarship with Georgia in November and enrolling at UGA in 2012).

Main attribute that makes Blair a leader: I think Blair has a tremendous work ethic. He works tirelessly and trains tirelessly and doesn’t accept anything but perfection. After the Boise State game, he was analyzing film, checking his form and literally going frame by frame and just analyzing everything he did.

Best childhood story: I would have to say it was when we were on vacation and at a park. Blair and his older brother wanted to come down a slide but there were some teenage boys on the slide and blocking it. They were a little intimidating and being a little nasty with our boys. Well, Blair said, “You guys need to move because my brother and I want to go down the slide.” Well, we were kind of shocked because Blair was only about five at the time and his brother Ryan was eight. But Blair wasn’t intimidated by them and the boys did move off the slide.

Best thing about his time at Georgia: I think it’s just been every aspect of it, every part of his Bulldog experience – I’m not sure any one moment would stand out over another. Blair was fairly mature when he went to Georgia but I think under Coach Richt’s guidance and tutelage, he has grown tremendously.

Nicest thing he’s ever done for you: That would be difficult to say because there’s been 21 years of many, many nice things Blair has done for me. He was a tremendous support for me emotionally when my mom passed away a little over a year ago. She lived with us for seven years and Blair was very close to her and I think he offered a lot of support and comfort to me personally.

A few things about Blair outside of football: Blair is very family oriented. I think he enjoys spending time with his family. He’s very close to his brother and sister. This summer, we were lucky to all have a vacation together for the first time in a while. We were out in California and the three of them played golf, surfed and body-boarded together.

Most entertaining story about UGA fans: The Bulldog Nation is the most incredible group of people and fans. I have never seen anything like them and have never been a part of anything like this. They are so enthusiastic and so positive. They truly love the Bulldogs and when other people are not so supportive, the true Bulldog fans will never stray. They’re incredible and I’ll be one for life. We’re Floridians but are the biggest Georgia fans you’ll find. We will have two Georgia athletes in our family and you can’t be more Bulldog than that. Kailey will be playing for another incredible Bulldog coach in Kelley Hester (UGA women’s golf coach) – she’s fantastic!

What has Coach Richt meant to Blair?

Coach Richt is a fine man and he has taken a young 18-year-old boy in Blair and helped him develop into a fine man, not just a fine football player. Coach Richt leads by example and his players can see his incredible character. He’s a person who really inspires these young men to give back to the community. Blair had already been involved with our Hospice down here and being under Coach Richt for four years has further inspired his desire for service, and Coach Richt has done that for all the boys, which helps develop the young men’s character.

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Jeff Dantzler’s Top 25 It was a banner day for college football, highlighted by a pair of Southeastern Conference dandies and the Michigan – Notre Dame thriller. The SEC is just so good. There were two games, AuburnMississippi State and South Carolina-Georgia, that epitomize what makes the league far and away the best in the land. Alabama put a beat down on Penn State. There are some big games this week, the biggest on the radar is Oklahoma’s visit to Florida State.

1. Alabama – Nick Saban has built Alabama back into a juggernaut. The Crimson Tide rolled past Penn State in Happy Valley. The Nittany Lions never had a chance. This defense has a chance to be the best one that Saban has had in Baton Rouge or Tuscaloosa.

2. Oklahoma – Now comes the big one with Florida State – the winner will have a big early leg up in the race for one of those two coveted spots in the BCS Championship Game. Bob Stoops has done phenomenal things in Norman. He’s a defensive specialist, but his Sooners are again an offensive juggernaut.

3. LSU – On the heels of the big win over Oregon in Arlington, the Tigers got a breather and an easy win over Northwestern State.

Up next are road trips to Mississippi State and West Virginia. LSU’s schedule could well be the toughest in the country.

4. Florida State – The Seminoles are hungry for a major national victory, and this is their shot. Oklahoma comes to Tallahassee and Jimbo Fisher is eyeing one of those signature wins. E.J. Manuel is an impressive dual threat signal caller.

5. Nebraska – Bo Pellini probably wasn’t ecstatic with his defense this past Saturday, as the Cornhuskers beat Fresno State 42-29. The schedule breaks nicely for Nebraska looking ahead to the program’s first ever Big Ten (12) game at Wisconsin on October 1, which should be a dandy.

6. Wisconsin –Russell Wilson is an ideal fit at quarterback for the Badgers. They easily handled Oregon State – which was coming off a loss to Sacramento State – and should cruise to 4-0 before Nebraska comes to Madison.

7. Boise State – The Broncos had this past Saturday off after topping Georgia in the Georgia Dome. Now it’s off to Toledo, which should be a rout. Kellen Moore is just incredibly accurate and the defense is tough. Chris Petersen is 62-5 at the Bronco helm.

8. South Carolina – The Gamecocks were not at their best, but took advantage of Georgia mistakes, pulled off the big plays and prevailed 45-42 in a typical Georgia/South Carolina thriller. Marcus Lattimore is the nation’s best back.

9. Oregon - Nevada had no chance against angry Oregon, as the high powered “Quack Attack” cranked it up in a 69-20 rout of the WolfPack. When the Ducks get that offense into a good rhythm, they’re very hard to slow down.

10. Oklahoma State – The Cowboys are putting up big numbers and could be a threat in the Big XII. It was an easy win over Arizona – in a bowl rematch – on Thursday night. Oklahoma State’s defense is the big question mark, but the offense can score with anyone.

11. Stanford – The Cardinal are cooking. Quarterback Andrew Luck is going to be the No. 1 pick in the draft and he’s off to a great start in 2011. The PAC-12 North race should come down to Oregon and Stanford.

12. Virginia Tech – For whatever reason, East Carolina has Virginia Tech’s number. The Pirates pulled off an upset of the Hokies a couple of years ago, and East Carolina took them to the wire Saturday, but Virginia Tech pulled it out 17-10.

13. Texas A&M - The Aggies have the offensive firepower to be right in the thick of the Big XII race – and you know with the conference shake-ups, they’d love to top Texas and go out in style. Expectations in College Station are at their highest level since the Jackie Sherrill days.

14. Arkansas – The Razorbacks are a smooth 2-0 with a pair of victories over inferior competition. Tyler Wilson will put up big numbers and the receiving duo of Greg Childs and Joe Adams may be America’s best duo.

15. Arizona State – This is the team to beat in the PAC-12 South, especially with USC ineligible. Arizona State picked up a monster Friday night overtime win, knocking off Missouri in a PAC-12 – Big XII showdown.

16. Florida – The Gators are an easy 2-0 and now comes the big showdown with Tennessee. Derek Dooley has the Volunteers clicking.

This should be a good one between two coaches with Georgia ties.

17. Auburn – After escaping what would have been a devastating loss to Utah State, the Tigers bounced back with an epic goal line stand to hold off Mississippi State 41-34 at Jordan Hare. It’s been hairy, but the defending champions are 2-0.

18. Mississippi State – This was a tough one to swallow for the Maroon Bulldogs. The defense really struggled against Auburn and Mississippi State was behind almost all day. Knocking on the door, MSU literally came up a couple of inches short.

19. Houston – The Cougars have a shot at an outstanding season.

Case Keenum is back for a rare sixth season and will likely shatter all kinds of NCAA passing records. The schedule plays out nicely for the Cougars to be a “BCS buster.”

20. Michigan State – The Spartans weren’t overly impressive in the season-opening win over Youngstown State, but they turned it on this past Saturday in a blowout victory over Florida Atlantic.

21. West Virginia – A big game with LSU looms, and the Mountaineers will have a shot at the Fightin’ Tigers in Morgantown. West Virginia and South Florida are the two big dogs in the Big East. Big picture for WVU, they could be one of the next to join the SEC. 22. Baylor – Robert Griffin III is a dynamic quarterback, and if he played for Texas, he’d be in the Heisman lead after that performance against TCU. Next up is what should be an easy one with Stephen F. Austin.

23. TCU – Gary Patterson has done a fantastic job in Fort Worth.

After suffering one of the most heart-breaking losses the program has suffered during his tenure, the Horned Frogs rolled past always tough Air Force.

24. South Florida – There was no letdown for the Bulls on the heels of their signature victory at Notre Dame. South Florida blew out Boise State and it looks as though the Bulls and West Virginia are the class of the Big East.

25. Texas – The Longhorns took a tight thriller from Brigham Young and sit at 2-0. Expect a bounce back from last year’s 5-7 mark.

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Game rewind: Georgia 42, South Carolina 45

By Murray Poole

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ld rivals Georgia and South Carolina went back and forth all day on the scoreboard as a total of 87 points were put on the Sanford Stadium scoreboard Saturday but unfortunately for the Bulldogs they ended the evening with 42 while the Gamecocks left the field with 45.The heartbreaking defeat left Georgia at 0-2 (0-1 in SEC) on the young season while Steve Spurrier’s Gamecocks improved to 20, 1-0.

In a game where the Bulldogs snapped back courageously from their disappointing opening loss to Boise State and outgained the 12th-ranked Gamecocks 436 total yards to 395 and compiled 23 first downs to South Carolina’s 15, in the end Georgia couldn’t overcome four improbable plays that will forever haunt the Bulldog Nation when it looks back on this bitter setback.

There were two lost fumbles, one which the Gamecocks’ Stephon Gilmore ran back 56 yards to set up a South Carolina score and the other which defensive end Melvin Ingram scooped up at the UGA 5 and ran in for a touchdown. There was a 68-yard scoring run by Ingram on a fake punt just before the first half ended that staked the Gamecocks to a 14-13 halftime lead and, then, perhaps the dagger in the Bulldogs’ back was when Antonio Allen picked off an Aaron Murray pass late in the third quarter and took it in from 25 yards out. That sent Carolina up by 28-20 and although Georgia bounced back once again to tie the game at 28 and then eventually take a 35-31 lead on Isaiah Crowell’s second touchdown of the night, those four plays which Bulldogs coach Mark Richt referred to as “giveaways” would prove too costly for the home team to overcome.

The mood in the Bulldogs’ dressing quarters following this loss was about what you would expect. The Georgia players thought they rendered great improvement over the opening setback in the Georgia Dome but that fact didn’t soothe their wounds any over letting the Gamecocks get out of Athens with the three-point win.

“I mean, we played hard,” said senior cornerback Brandon Boykin, “but their capitalizing on our mistakes … when you score on mistakes it’s critical and it’s hard (to win) when they play mistake free and you’re not. Despite all that we were still in the game but I think Coach Richt said it best, if we eliminate mistakes we can be a really, really good team.

I feel terrible right now, just being a senior and wanting to defend your turf for the opening home game.”

Junior free safety Bacarri Rambo didn’t pull any

What Worked

The old saying goes that statistics are for losers but, most definitely, the Georgia offense did come to life after not being able to sustain a single thing against Boise State the previous Saturday.

Forty-two points and 436 yards of offense should get you a victory but, on this particular night, that didn’t happen for the Bulldogs because they also turned it over way too much. Also, the Bulldogs’ defense, as Richt mentioned in his post-game remarks, deserved a better fate but simply couldn’t overcome the Georgia offense allowing Carolina to flip the field due to those inexplicable miscues.

What Didn’t Work

No need to keep rehashing it here … this Georgia loss all came down to the two lost fumbles, the pick-six for a score and the long TD run on the fake punt which came when the Bulldogs Photograph by Rob Saye were seemingly about to take control just before intermission. Also, although the Georgia defense did punches after the game. He said he thought the Bulldogs outplayed the Gamecocks all over the field, and that’s what a pretty reasonable job of slowing Marcus Lattimore’s running in the early going, the big Carolina tailback kept pounding and finmade this defeat that much harder to swallow.

“Team-wise, we outplayed those guys (Gamecocks),” ished the night with 176 yards on 27 carries, just six yards shy said Rambo. “They know they were supposed to take that of the 182 rushing total he hung on the Bulldogs last season. loss but they just had big plays … on our fumbles and their Top Performers defense was scoring and they got that little fake punt and Crowell and Murray posted fine overall numbers and freshthat really hurt us in the long run. Just take those plays out and we would have blown those guys out but we’ve just got man wideout Malcolm Mitchell again showed his great potento improve on the things that we messed up on so we just tial for the future by snaring five passes for 52 yards. Boykin set got to get back to practice Monday and work on those things up Bulldog scores with his outstanding returns, hauling back seven kickoffs for 184 yards. Defensively, Georgia rendered a balto get better … just correct the errors we had this week.”

The Bulldogs certainly made more big plays on the of- anced effort with junior linebacker Christian Robinson showing fensive side of the ball than South Carolina. Crowell, the eight total tackles and a sack and Sanders Commings (also a highly-touted freshman, made his Sanford Stadium debut a sack), Shawn Williams, Jarvis Jones and Rambo all following very good one by scoring on a 17-yard screen pass from with six stops each.

Murray and on his 15-yard run to the right end zone corFinally, a Coastal Carolina upcoming ner in the final quarter. Crowell would end the night with The Bulldogs, after two weeks of playing in the big leagues 118 yards on 16 carries though he did have the costly fumble that Gilmore returned down to the shadow of the Geor- and falling to a pair of nationally-ranked teams, should get a breather this coming Saturday when Coastal Carolina comes begia goal line.

Murray, completing 19 of 29 attempts for 248 yards al- tween the hedges.

“We have all the ingredients of a very good football team,” beit throwing the costly pick-six and also losing the ball on the fumble recovery score by Ingram, passed for a career- said Richt, under the gun for the Bulldogs’ slippage on the gridhigh four touchdowns … the screen pass to Crowell, a 26- iron over the past three seasons. “But very good football teams yard scoring strike to Rantavious Wooten, a 19-yard pass to don’t turn it over the way we did. So we’re potentially a very Michael Bennett and then a 33-yard pass to Tavarres King good football team. But we’ve still got a lot of football to play, and which came with just 2:15 remaining and made for the final I think we’re still in the Eastern Division race. There’s still seven SEC games to go.”

45-42 tally.

Kevin Butler’s Players of the Game Kevin Butler, former University of Georgia legendary kicker and a member of the Georgia radio broadcast team, will each week during the 2011 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’ 45-42 loss to South Carolina.

OFFENSE – Freshman tailback Isaiah Crowell, who made his Sanford Stadium debut and rushed for 118 yards on 16 carries while catching two passes for 40 yards. Crowell tallied two touchdowns, one on a 17-yard screen pass from Aaron Murray and the other on a 15-yard run in the fourth quarter which, at the time, gave the Bulldogs a 35-31 lead.

“It was kind of a breakout game for Isaiah and he certainly proved he can have success as a running back at the Division I level and in SEC football,” said Butler. “Isaiah showed strength, great movement and great vision as the holes opened after the play began.

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I think the coaches and fans recognize that he can be a special player and that the team will be stronger with him on the field as much as he’s physically able to be on the field.”

DEFENSE – Junior free safety Bacarri Rambo, who after being suspended for the Boise State game, came back against the Gamecocks to record six tackles, intercept a Stephen Garcia pass and also record two pass breakups.

“I give this to Bacarri because he brings an intensity to the game and always seems to be around the ball,” said Butler. “I think he needs to accept a leadership role and have the defense follow his play, and by that I mean intensity, outright hustle and just be doing whatever it takes on every play to be successful.

Bacarri’s confidence is the key to having our younger players learn from him. His focus is what we’ve been missing.”

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SPECIAL TEAMS – Senior cornerback/kick returner Brandon Boykin, who returned seven kickoffs for a total of 184 yards, including a 58yarder, and continually gave the Georgia offense good starting field position.

“What can you say about Brandon … seven returns for 184 yards,” said Butler. “On one, he was a cut away from taking it all the way and on another, he was tackled by the ankle or could have been gone on that one also. Brandon is a weapon to be put on the field, and whether on the opening kickoff or on the second half kickoff, our opponents have to respect him and his speed and this ability of his to return a kickoff for a touchdown. On almost every kickoff in this game, he put Georgia in plus territory and that gave our offense a tremendous opportunity to be diverse in their play calling, because of the short field our kickoff team and Brandon had given them.”

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Saturday afternoon ended with yet another kick in the teeth inside Sanford Stadium. What do you say after such a loss? Is there anything that can be said?

How many different ways can we find to lose a game? If that sounds harsh, well, it is an honest question.

We are not going to take up much space with our column this week.

There is not a ten list that we could imagine penning after this defeat at the hands of Steve Spurrier. The University of Georgia has lost to the University of South Carolina for the second consecutive year. This time the loss came at home. This time the victory was given to the Gamecocks. They were thoroughly outplayed by the home team. But, time after time we found a way to kill ourselves with mistakes.

South Carolina faked a punt to a defensive lineman and he ran it sixtyeight yards for a score. We did not even discuss this as a possibility before the snap. And the coaches across the field are well known for these types of plays. Again, we digress. Not a peep was mentioned according to our players. Coach Richt was moved to throw his headset and playcards. He said he wanted to show the fans he could get mad. Was he joking? Maybe. Who knows? What we do know is just last week he said he does not pay any attention to the fans and the media and does not know what is going on there nor what they are saying. This seems to contradict that, all kidding aside.

We just lost a game in grand fashion because we could not get out of our own way. Yet, all the coach wants to talk about is how hard we fought. We did not quit. We played our guts out.

Played through pain. Kept after the opposition. This is the celebration out of Athens from the head coach and it has trickled down to the players. That is what everyone wants to laud. Effort.

Fight.

We ask these questions of everyone in the DawgNation. Is fight and effort through sixty minutes of football not to be expected on each and every Saturday? Is maximum effort not to be expected? When it happens, is it so overwhelming we feel the need to gush about it to all that will listen as if it is some kind of victory in itself? We find it quite telling of our program that on a day we lost a huge SEC game to a team that lost five games last year the main message from the head man is that we fought our guts out. Not surprise that we lost. Not surprise we kicked the ball around like a JV team at times.

Only what appears to be near surprise that we fought so hard.

We have seen this before. We remember a lot of years we were fighting to get better. A lot of years we should expect to improve as the season goes

on. Is this in and of itself not incredibly telling as to where we are, we ask again?

Gruff and Grump will never subscribe to moral victories. Not yesterday. Not today. And, not tomorrow.

We think that is too much like giving in. It is kind of like surrendering. We are not interested. If that puts us at odds with anyone within the program or any fan outside of the program, we do not care. We just ain’t playing that game. If our editor takes our pen and tells us to stay home next weekend because of it, then that is just what we will do.

We believe in this team. Gruff and Grump see a lot of talent on that field.

We believe in this program and what it is capable of accomplishing. And, fighting to the end is something we expect. It is something that should be a given when these guys sign their scholarship papers. Something that should go without saying.

We have now read several player interviews in which they have said things along the lines they know the only people they can count on are inside the locker room. Let us say this to each and every player on that roster.

We do not know where they get that from. Last Saturday there were somewhere in the neighborhood of 83,000 Dawg fans inside Sanford Stadium spending their hard earned money and screaming their lungs out for that team.

All across this globe there were countless thousands more screaming at a TV. We have been going to football games and supporting this great team longer than any of these players have been alive. Others have been doing the same longer than Gruff and Grump have been alive. We have supported teams with losing records. We have seen teams lose by nearly fifty points. We have sat in stadiums ready for the fight when our team was so outmatched we were left hoping the other team did not show up. Yet, the faithful remained.

The players need to understand this. We all keep coming back for more. We keep coming back whether we are #1 in the land or merely #1 in our own hearts. That ain’t gonna change. The fans have the backs of every player within this great University and that ain’t gonna change either.

We are proud to represent the University of Georgia. We are proud to represent this team.

It is time to get this deal back to where it belongs. Winning football games in a big way. Gruff and Grump will be there. Now, let’s get this thing back in the road and let’s get it there quickly. Everyone deserves that. Especially the guys in that locker room spilling their sweat and tears on the turf.

Go Dawgs!

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