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FROM THE EDITOR: VANCE LEAVY Here we go Georgia fans. Another Dawgs’ football season beckons and where shall I begin? You would have to be living under a rock not to understand what the arrival of Jeremy Pruitt has meant to the Georgia defense. Pruitt’s no, non-sense approach is just what the doctor ordered, in my opinion. At this point, there are ZERO named starters on the Georgia D. And according to Pruitt (in Murray Poole’s story on page 6) that will be the case deep into Fall Camp this August. You gotta love it! And not surprisingly, the Pruitt effect doesn’t appear to be for everyone as several players have opted to transfer elsewhere. You hate to see guys move on, but if their hearts are no longer with Georgia, then their departure is best for all parties. Since day one, what I liked the most about Pruitt is how he’s all about fundamentals and he won’t complicate things if folks aren’t grasping what he’s after. For years, we at BI have been begging for our team to play sound football. I call it doing the little things correctly. In Murray’s story on page 13, Coach Richt, Coach Lilly and Coach Ekeler give some insight on how the team is progressing on the little things. Now, let’s talk about one of my favorite topics and that’s running the football. On page 14, Murray asked Coach Richt, Coach Bobo and Coach McClendon a familiar question from BI, will our offense keep to its long tradition of equal balance between running and passing the football? Or will they just let Todd Gurley take his team to the promised land? I give our coaches credit for their consistency because balance is what we can expect again in 2014. Now, I get all the talk about defenses being able to stack the box and shut down even the best running backs. But I would have to counter that everyone in the Georgia Dome knew Alabama was going to keep running the football in the third and fourth quarter of the 2012 SEC Championship. And guess what? It didn’t matter because they

gashed our defense over and over again. Still I have faith in Mike Bobo because he has shown, from time to time, that he understands that there is nothing more demoralizing for the other team than to know what’s coming and still not be able to do anything to stop it. The above stories are just a few of the many football nuggets in this issue to get you fans primed and ready for the 2014 season. Both Jeff Dantzler (pages 4, 5) and Murray Poole (11) go game by game. And as he does every year, Murray makes his annual prediction. 10-2 is solid. Would you take that right now? I probably would. On page 12, JD goes position by position which is always interesting. To me, how Hutson Mason will perform and the competition for his back-up will be intriguing to follow. And who knows what our defense is going to look like when things get rolling when Clemson arrives to Sanford Stadium? Our coverage in this issue touches on players that were on campus this spring, but we shouldn’t forget that a solid, new group arrive in Athens this summer. Because of this, I asked our online recruiting guru, Trent Smallwood to name the top 5 newbies that he sees contributing immediately. Here they are with a little insight from Trent. 1) Isaiah McKenzie: McKenzie will contribute from day one on special teams. Great speed, very explosive, and almost impossible to tackle in open space. 2) Shattle Fenteng: With the loss of Shaq Wiggins to transfer and Brendan Langley, I see Fenteng contributing early and often for the Bulldogs. He has the speed, length, and plays physical just how Jeremy Pruitt likes his corners. 3) Isaiah Wynn: The Bulldogs struggled in the spring at OG. Wynn has a chance to come in and earn immediate playing time. He is an outstanding run blocker and one of the most athletic OG’s coming to UGA in quiet sometime. 4) Michel/Chubb: This RB duo coming in is very similar to the Gurley/Marshall duo. I be-

2014 Season Preview Cha Cha Cha Publishing Inc. t Editor : Vance Leavy lieve both will see the field in 2014 and make an impact relieving Gurley at times. 5) Lorenzo Carter: Carter might not be a full time player early on, but I believe he will make an impact on 3rd down pass rush. Look for Pruitt to have a package with Jenkins, Carter and Floyd all in the game on 3rd Down pass situations.

With that, now I must wrap things up, but I certainly hope you enjoy our Season Preview. And without question, I hope the Redcoat marching band will be playing SUPER LOUD all season long. And who better to lead them, than Chris Conley, who never takes a down off in practice and in games. Finally, what I’ve discussed in this editor’s note, only encompasses half of what is in this tremendous issue. Now, I will throw the ball to Cheri on page 15, so she can tell you about all our social coverage. It’s great stuff. And I encourage you to frequent our website this summer for up to date recruiting info. And posts by our awesome sports interns, who we gave off for this issue, so they could wrap up spring semester. And last, but certainly not least, a big thank you must go to my high school buddy and graphic artist extraordinaire, Boyd Martin, for his awesome redesign of BI. We’re hoping our new swag will bring great karma to our team and that we all blow the doors off of the 2014 season! Woof, Woof, Woof ...

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JEFF DANTZLER BREAKD OWN dan Matthews. Georgia’s miscues in the kicking game proved costly, as the Commodores took advantage to pull the upset in the Music City. Like the prior week’s game with Tennessee, if this is to be a championship season, this is a 7KH 7URMDQV GRQ­W KDYH WKH ´UHSRZHU WKH\ GLG game Georgia must win. at that point but this is still a game that the Bulldogs must be ready for. It is another ‘tweener, October 11 as Troy visits Athens between South Carolina Missouri and Tennessee. Ideally this is a game in which Columbia, Mo. the No. 2 quarterback and the highly touted un7KLV VWDUWV D VWUHWFK RI IRXU JDPHV LQ ´YH ZHHNV GHUVWXG\ WDLOEDFNV FDQ ÂľRXULVK away from home. You would think the schedule makers could collaborate somewhat and September 27 get two games for all three months (bear with Tennessee me on the last weekend of August occasionSanford Stadium ally) in most seasons. If Georgia can navigate Georgia has won four straight in the series over this stretch without a blemish, it will be an acTennessee, and that is something special in a complishment. Missouri had a dream season, going 12-2 and making it to the SEC Champiseries that has gone back and onship Game. Like too many programs in forth through the years berecent years, the Tigers got their signatween these longtime ture win over Georgia – downing the Southeastern ConferDogs 41-26 in Sanford Stadium. The ence powers. The Tigers have a lot to replace, includlast two years it has ing SEC Defensive Player of the b e e n n i p Year Michael Sam, quarterback James Franklin and wide receiver Dorial Green-Beckham, who simply could not stay out of trouble. Franklin stand-in Maty Mauck was outstanding when Franklin went down in Athens. The production could be even better. Missouri has a strong offensive line, good backs, and even without Green-Beckham, talented and big wide receivers. The biggest area of concern for Mizzou will be replacing a lot of defensive talent. The road team is 2-0 in the series since Mizzou joined the 6(& *HRUJLD ZRQ WKH ´UVW HYHU PHHWLQJ between the schools 14-0 on January 1, 1960 in the Orange Bowl.

Breaking it down: Game by game August 30 Clemson Sanford Stadium For a second straight season, Georgia opens with Clemson and South Carolina. Once again, the Bulldogs will know straight out of the gate whether this is a championship caliber season. Last season at Death Valley, Georgia made too many mistakes and the Tigers took advantage WR ZLQ ,Q D ´YH ORVV VHDVRQ PDUUHG E\ VHOI LQÂľLFWHG ZRXQGV VSHFLDO WHDPV GLVDVWHUV and injuries, the Clemson game set the unfortuQDWH WRQH $ ERWFKHG ´HOG JRDO H[FKDQJH DIWHU a red zone breakdown, a dropped interception with a seven point lead and a critical interception thrown after Clemson fumbled a punt were major contributing factors to the loss. In the series in which Todd Gurley was injured, the Bulldogs offense was stagnant. Clemson has to replace Tajh Boyd and Sammy Watkins from DQ H[SORVLYH RIIHQVH 7KH 7LJHUV EULQJ EDFN sack master Vic Beasley on defense. The last two seasons, Clemson has gone 22-4 – losing twice each to Florida State and South Carolina. Over that period, the Tigers have beaten Auburn, LSU and Georgia. With what Clemson lost and with what Georgia has coming back, if the Bulldogs are going to make the ´UVW FROOHJH IRRWEDOO SOD\RII WKLV LV D must-win. September 13 South Carolina Columbia Georgia’s Number One coaching nemesis of all time awaits, facing the school he likes to beat the most. What Steve Spurrier has done in Columbia is remarkable. The Gamecocks have pieced together three consecutive 11-2 seasons. Over the last four years, South Carolina is 9-3 vs. Florida, Georgia and Tennessee and 4-0 against Clemson, while picking up bowl victories over Michigan, Nebraska and Wisconsin and a 2010 upset of then No. 1 Alabama. The Gamecocks lost Jadaveon Clowney, the top pick in the draft, plus Connor Shaw and Bruce (OOLQJWRQ RII RI DQ H[SORVLYH RIIHQVH %XW WKH Gamecocks have recruited well and they have 6SXUULHU +LV UHFRUG LV H[FHSWLRQDO +H PDGH Florida great, won an ACC title at Duke and has taken South Carolina from the cave to the moon, while skipping several evolutionary gridiron steps along the way. Spurrier was 11-1 against Georgia at the Florida helm. South Carolina had never beaten Georgia more than twice in a row. He led the Gamecocks to three straight victories over the Bulldogs from 20102012, including a 35-7 pounding of Georgia in the last Columbia meeting. Georgia won 41-30 a year ago in Athens. If the Bulldogs make it a 2-0 start and two straight over the Gamecocks, Georgia is a legitimate contender for one of those four coveted spots. September 20 Troy Sanford Stadium On Georgia’s run to an 11-2 campaign and No 2 national ranking in 2007, Georgia held off “live dogâ€? Troy in between memorable victories over Florida and Auburn 44-34 to keep a potential and eventual special season en tact.

and tuck. The Bulldogs hung on to take a 5144 shootout between the hedges in 2012. Last season in overtime, an unwise reach for the end zone gave Georgia an opening and Marshall Morgan drilled one between the uprights towards the Tennessee River for a 34-31 victory. Butch Jones is in his VHFRQG VHDVRQ DW WKH KHOP LQ .QR[YLOOH DQG SXW WRJHWKHU DQ H[FHOOHQW UHFUXLWLQJ FODVV 7KRVH freshmen will have to have an early impact. Tennessee lost its offensive line and top defensive linemen. If this is a championship caliber Georgia team, the Bulldogs should again beat WKH 9ROXQWHHUV DQG PDNH LW ´YH LQ D URZ October 4 Vanderbilt Sanford Stadium Georgia and the rest of the Southeastern Conference got good news, while the Big Ten gets a tremble of a scare, with the departure of James Franklin from Vanderbilt to Penn State. The Commodores have gone 9-4 with bowl victories in back to back seasons. They are 15-4 in their last 19 games and in 2013, Vanderbilt beat Georgia, Florida and Tennessee. That’s right, Vandy beat Georgia, Florida and Tennessee (a second straight victory over the Vols) in the same season. Did anyone honestly think they would ever see that? The Commodores also lose one of the most acclaimed wide receivers in SEC annals, second round NFL Draft pick Jor-

October 18 Arkansas Little Rock )RU WKH ´UVW WLPH *HRUJLD DQG $UNDQVDV ZLOO meet in Little Rock. It was a harsh welcome to the mighty Southeastern Conference for Bret Bielema, as the Razorbacks went winless in league play. The Hogs will be looking at this as an upset opportunity, as Georgia will have to Âľ\ WR WKH 0LGZHVW IRU D VHFRQG VWUDLJKW ZHHN &RQIHUHQFH H[SDQVLRQ $OH[ &ROOLQV LV DQ RXWstanding running back. He turned heads as a freshman a year ago. The last time these two met, Arkansas won a 31-24 shootout in Athens. That was with Bobby Petrino at the helm. As is the case with Tennessee and Vanderbilt, if this is going to be a special season for the Bulldogs, it may not be easy, but this is a game that Georgia has to win. The Bulldogs have vastly superiRU WDOHQW DQG ´UHSRZHU November 1 Florida Jacksonville How good this feels for Georgia, having won three straight over the Gators in Jacksonville. Hopefully the bowl debacle against Nebraska won’t jolt the Bulldogs recently found mojo. In this three-game winning streak, the highlight was a 17-9 victory in 2012 that was the signature moment in the Bulldogs 12-2 campaign. Florida had won 18 of the previous 21 meetings. Prior to that era of despair in Jacksonville, the Bulldogs went 15-4 vs. the Gators from 1971-1989. Florida went 4-8 a year ago, and Will Muschamp


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broke around University A rash r br oke out ar ound the U n nivversity Georgia athletic complex this spring. of G e eorgia sprin ng. n fact, IIn f the buzz, excitement excitement and antici pation that Bulldogs’ Bulldogs’ new new defensive defeensive anticipation coor d dinator Jeremy P ruitt and his ne w coordinator Jeremy Pruitt new assista ant staff brought brought to the U assistant UGA pr ogram has turned into a full-blown full-bblown program epidem mic. epidemic. Puttting his defensive defensive charges through through an Putting accele erated, rapid-fire rapid-fire pace on the pra actice accelerated, practice field and a giving ev ery single play yeer − fr om every player from the m unkn nown most seasoned senior to the unknown fr eshm man walk-on − the same number numbber of freshman rreps eps and a an equal opportunity opportunity to win w a star tin ng job, job, Pruitt Pruitt has indeed invigo orated starting invigorated a Georgia Geoorgia defense that str uggled mig ghtily struggled mightily at tim mes over over the past two seasons. times “Coaach Pruitt Pruitt has won a championship champion nship “Coach (natio onal title last yyear ear at F lorida SState), tate), (national Florida he that’s he’s’s ccoached some of the best and that’s the kind k you want to play for,” forr,” of guy you rrelated elated d Georgia Georgia senior safety Damian Damian a SSwann. wann n. “And “And A I was vvery ery ex xcited to kkno w excited know he was waas going to be coaching my position. position. The competition c level,” said Swann, Swann,, “has level,” m d it so great made grreatt fforr us to t gett outt here h herre and nd comp pete and put an impression impression on these compete coach hes that guys can play. playy. That hat it coaches That’s’s wh what it’s’s all about, aboout, competing and earning a job.” joob.” SSwann wann said the coaching change es on changes defen se has made for an entirely entirely different diff fferent defense practi ice scenario. scenario. practice “Th The practice schedule is one of o the “The first things th hings we we w er e e able to change and an nd do were differ e y,” he said. “There’s ently “There’s just so m much differently,” energyy going on with running running backk and for th from from drill to drill and ev erybody y forth everybody gettin ng a lot of rreps. eps. And that hat is getting that’s’s wh what goingg to make a lot of guys great, great, being b able to t get those reps reps and not just si itting sitting back and watching the whole practice. praactice. E verybody y ’s doing something, w wann Everybody’s something,”” SSwann said. G o oing at the fast pace fr om dr rill to Going from drill drill aalso conditions the players playyeers bette er for better G amee Day, Dayy, noted SSwann. wann. Game ““Absolutely, Absolutely b y, and I think that ng to that’s’s goi going help us u in the long run, run, too, lared. too,”” he decl declared. W e’re going to hit it running running and we’re we’re We’re goingg to get the new new guys coming comin ng in acclim mated to what we’ve we’ve got going on n and acclimated w e’re just going to keep it moving.” moving.” we’re And this, from from two mor ers of And moree membe members P ruittt’s B ulldog secondary: secondary: Pruitt’s Bulldog “C Cooach h P ruitt itt came m in fr om m d dayy one n “Coach Pruitt from and he h meant what he said, that everybody everybody y would d get their chance, even even walk-ons,” walk-ons,” said junior junior cornerback Kennar Keennar Johnson, John nson, speak king in the week week e prior to G-Day. G--Dayy. speaking “O ne walk-on (freshman (freshman corner rback “One cornerback Aar on n D avis) was with the 1’s 1’s toda ay so Aaron Davis) today

Coach P ruitt is going to sho w ev erybody Pruitt show everybody he word and he’s he’s going to he’s’s a man of his word giv everybody a shot.” shot.” givee everybody Pruitt brings brin ngs a new new energy “Coach Pruitt to the field, most d definitelyy,” offer ed definitely,” offered sophomor u uincy Mauger. “H sophomoree safety Q Quincy Mauger. “Hee talks about rallying up p to the ball, there’s there’s tackkle so he knows knows the no one-man single tackle game of football and I’m I’m here here to learn. learn.”” M ark Richt says the t new new defensiv Mark defensivee staff has brought brought good competition to the B ulldogs’ practices. Bulldogs’ “I t’s always good to hav “It’s havee competition, competition for jobs and competition offense ff defense, df ” said id UGA’s UGA A’s head h d vs. defense,” coach. “It “It ob viously makes each other obviously better ometimes you you o can get into better.. SSometimes a scheming contest but b I don’t don’t see it happening. I see it more moore of f, ‘Let of, ‘Let’s’s hook it up and see who physically physiccally wins the day,’ dayy,’ which I think is rreally eally healthy h us.” for us.” P ruitt, when asked about a he’s Pruitt, the buzz he’s br ought to the UGA A defense, quickly brought thr ew all the credit credit too his new new assistant threw staff. ““You Yoou look at Co oach Rock Roock ((Tracy Tracy r Coach R o ocker), y ou o look a at Coach (K K e evin) Rocker), you (Kevin) SSherrer, herrerr, yyou ou o look at Coach Ek Ek (M ike (Mike E keler) and you you watch those guys coach,” coach,” Ekeler) P ruitt said. “They’re “They’re flying ar ound the Pruitt around field, they’re they’re getting after aft fter their guys (and) they ’re vvery ery demandingg so it’s it’s not me, it they’re it’s’s them. them.”” As to the almost daily depth chart chart changes this past spring, sprin ng, Pruitt Pruitt said it all hinges on the most recent receent practice. ““We’re We’re tr ying to give g e everybody giv everybody an trying oppor tunityy,” he said d. “The guys that opportunity,” said. per form the day before before ar perform aree the guys that get to go with the ones onees the next day. dayy. W Wee

hav sstarters; ters; w charrt, havee no star wee hav havee no depth chart, w e’re goin ng off of what kind of production productioon we’re going yyou oou had d the day before before and this will w continue until the freshmen freshmen get here. here. When they t ey get here, her e e, they tthey’ll ey’ll hav a havee an oppor tun nity to compete, just like these theese opportunity other guys. guyys. And two weeks weeeks into fall camp cam mp w e’ll get them into spots,” spots,” P ruitt sai d. we’ll Pruitt said. “M aybe ther e’ll be some guys this sprin ng “Maybe there’ll spring that kind d of take that step, step, wher ou o sa ayy, wheree yyou say, ‘H ey I kn now I can count on him.’ him.’ B ut righ ht ‘Hey know But right no ww e’re a work work in progress progress and won’t won n’t now we’re hav t until after the last scrimmage ters scrimmagge havee star starters of fall camp. caamp. The guys who perform perform th he the b get the best th h next opportunity. he opportunity i y. I d don hinkk don’t’t thin think the fans oof Georgia Georgia car ey caree who plays – the they just wantt to win.” win.” “Coach h Pruitt Pruitt is a football coach an nd and lo ves to do d what he does,” does,” said new new SAM M loves linebacke er and Star Star position coach Sherrer. Sherrer e. linebacker “H ate “Hee goe goess out ther theree and he he’s’s passiona passionate about it and I think the players playyeers feed ooff b of that because he demands things be done in the right g wayy and certain certain way yys. ways. SSometimes ometim mes you you can interpr et that as interpret being a tough t it’s actually an a coach but it’s stic, hard-nosed hard-nosed type coach that th hat enthusias enthusiastic, wants to demand players players do it the right righ ht way y. SSoo again, a that.” way. they feed off of that.” P ruitt said, with spring practice now now in Pruitt the rrearview earviiew mirr or and fall camp loomin ng mirror looming in A ugusst, he kno ws what he wants th he August, knows the G eorgia fan f base to see from from his defensive defensivve Georgia unit “Well, unit. “Well, ell e I hope they see us get lined lineed up pe they see us play har d ev ery sna ap up,, I hop hope hard every snap and hopee we we tackle w eell,” he said. “I hope hop pe well,” w part of th he wee play the ball in the deep part the field. Y oou u kno w, just fundamental thin gs You know, things … striki ing blockers, keeping the ball baall striking lev eraged d.” leveraged.”

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Each yyear, earr, in G Georgia’s eorgia’’s spring pr practice, ractice, ther theree ar aree players yyoung oung football play yers e stepping up p and beginning to attract the coaches ve coaches’’ attention ... making a mo move chartt and ther thereby increasing on the depth char eby incr easing their opportunity to see the field when the games star opportunity startt counting for rreal eal in the fall. The B ulldogs’ 2014 spring drills w ere no Bulldogs’ were different freshman sophomoree differ ent as a number of fr eshman and sophomor players showed players play ers sho wed e they could be play yers the fans will love lo ve watching in the coming yyears. ears e s. D Defensively, efensivelyy, drawing accolades fr from om his fello fellow w players play ers and the coaching staff all spring was the ne west member of the secondar y, J.J. G reen. newest secondary, Green. Green, G reen, the 5-9, 185-pound former f two-way standout at Camden County H igh h, has appar ently High, apparently down starting job “Star” all but nailed do wn a star ting jo ob at the “S tar” position in the B ulldogs’ nickel package, which Bulldogs’ “Money” new defensive becomes the “M oneyy” spot in ne w defensiv ve coor dinator JJeremy eremy P ruitt’s dime alignment. a coordinator Pruitt’s Green, freshman G reen, as a fr eshman tailback last season, ran yards three touchdowns for 384 yar ds and thr ee touchdo owns while also yards snaring 12 passes for 104 yar ds while filling in admirably for the injur injured Todd Gurley Keith ed T odd o G urley and K eith e Marshall. Hee did miss the rrecent G-Day M arshall. H ecen nt G-D ay game after sustaining a sprained ankle. Green position tar positio “J.J. G reen at the SStar on had a good spring,”” said G Georgia’s new spring, eorgia’’s ne w SAM linebacker and SStar tar position coach, K eevin SSherrer. herrerr. “O Kevin “Off course, he was an offensiv ve play yeer last yyear. eear. H e’s embraced offensive player He’s it. H ys playing the gam Hee just enjo enjoys gamee so he goes out ther ver e y day to tr r. H e’s got good theree ev every tryy to get better better. He’s shor t-area quickness, he litz. H e’s able to short-area he’s’s able to bblitz. He’s fit the rruns uns and things like that that. that.”” Also on the defensiv defensivee side of thee ball during the rrecently-completed ecently-completed spring practic ce, such names practice, as R eeggie Car terr, D avin B ellamyy, T rramel T err e y Reggie Carter, Davin Bellamy, Tramel Terry and Aar on D avis kept popping up ruitt also Aaron Davis up.. P Pruitt lauded sophomor rendan Lang gley this spring sophomoree B Brendan Langley orner and safety after Langley got a look at both co corner but then, appr oximately one mon nth after G-D ayy, approximately month G-Day, head coach M ark Richt rrevealed evealed that the former Mark K ell e H igh standout was making th he mo ve to wide Kell High the move rreceiver. eceiver. And, of course, a play er who h as alr eady made player has already

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his mar ting defensiv ve lineup but is still markk in the star starting defensive a mer more going into this season. That meree sophom sophomore would be outsid de linebacker Leonar dF loyd d. outside Leonard Floyd. “D avin B ellaamy (r edshirt fr eshman OLB) is “Davin Bellamy (redshirt freshman sho wing some ability y,” P ruitt pointed out. “H e’s showing ability,” Pruitt “He’s just got to learn n to be consistent. consistent.”” ““Tramel Trramel T eerrry is learning, ruitt said. “H e’s Terry learning,”” P Pruitt “He’s got a rreally eally good d attitude. H e’s wor rking har d. H e’s He’s working hard. He’s doing what w .” T err e y, of course, wee ask him to do do.” Terry, i the is th highly-to hi hl touted t d rrecruit ecruit it fr ffrom om SSouth outh th Car C olina li highly-touted Carolina who sat out h his first season in A thens after Athens suffering a torn nA CL in his high school all-star ACL game. SSophomore ophomore iinside linebacker Car ter continued Carter to make plays in i the spring drills while keeping the B ulldogs’ vveteran e eteran star ters, Ramik W ilson and Bulldogs’ starters, Wilson Amarlo H erreraa, on their toes. Herrera, “R Reeggie ma ade some plays (in spring “Reggie made spring’s’s second scrimm mage),” said W iilson. “H scrimmage),” Wilson. “Hee got an inter oo. H e’s coming along. Y es, e he ception, to interception, too. He’s Yes, is, ilson n, laughing and rresponding esponding to a is,”” said Wi Wilson,

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question if Car ter is attemptin ng to take his and Carter attempting H errera’s job e’s going to ma ake us better r, push Herrera’s job.. “H “He’s make better, us har der and w etition.” harder wee like the comp competition.” Aar on D avis, a 6-1, 190 0-pound rredshirt edshirt Aaron Davis, 190-pound fr eshman walk-on fr om L uella H igh, raised a lot freshman from Luella High, of ey ebrows this spring when he h mo veed ahead of eyebrows moved scholarship play ers and ran wi ith the N o. 1’ players with No. 1’ss in P ruett’s secondar y. SStarting tarting at corner in G-D ayy, Pruett’s secondary. G-Day, D avis had an inter ception, for rced fumble, pass Davis interception, forced br eakup plus thr ee tackles. breakup three ball,”” said ““Aaron A Aaron makes good plays on o the ball,

junior outsid de linebacker JJordan ordan JJenkins. enkins. “H He outside “He doesn’t’t bite the fakes and stuff like that. H He’s doesn e’s pretty Hee was wor working hard been playingg pr etty good. H rking har rd I’m some during mat ((drills). drills). I’ m glad to see him get som me know worked this rrecognition. ecognition. … I kno w he wor ked his butt off th his spring.” whole spring .” Floyd moved into The 6-4, 220-pound 2 F loyd quickly mo ved in to Bulldogs’ starting freshman outside the B ulldogs’ star ting lineup as a fr eshman outsid de went enjoyy a most pr productive ‘backer and w ent on to enjo oductivve tackles-forfirst season, with w 55 total tackles, 9.5 tackles-fo orteam-leading Hee was name named loss and a tea am-leading 6.5 sacks. H ed All-Freshman Team. to the SEC All-F A reshman T eam. e Leonard Floyd great player “I think Leonar L dF loyd is just a gr eat play yer e he’s’s goin going defensive scheme and he ng to fit into any defensiv ve schem me in,”” head coach M Mark said. that yyou ou put him h in, arrk Richt sai id. the sophomoree and fr freshman players Among th he sophomor eshman play e ers offensive gained on the offen nsive side of the ball that gaine ed this were sophomore attention thi is spring w eere rredshirt edshirt sophomo ore offensivee gua guard Greg Pyke, sophomoree tailbac tailback offensiv ard G reg P yke, sophomor ck Brendan Douglas, freshman A.J. B rendan D ou uglas, rredshirt edshirt fr eshman tailback A .J. Turman, sophomore Reggie Davis, T urman, sop u homore wide rreceiver eceiver R eggie e D aviis, freshman Davis, rredshirt edshirt fr esh hman tight end JJordan ordan D avis, rredshirt edshiirt sophomoree wideout Kenneth Towns, sophomor w K enneth e T owns, rredshirt edshiirt sophomoree quar Faton Bauta, sophomor qquarterback terback F aton B auta, rredshirt edshiirt quarterback Brice true ffreshman fr eshman h qu uarterback b k B rice Ramsey and d tr u ue freshman Park. fr eshman QB B JJacob acob P arrk. Brendan Douglas, yards B rendan D ouglas, who rambled for 345 yar d ds freshman, as a fr eshman n, continued to punish defenders in G-Day’s with spring drills and a was G-D ay’s leading rrusher usher wit th yards 40 yar ds on 110 carries. According Tony Reggie A ccordingg to receivers receivveers coach T oony Ball, Ball, R eegggie Davis arguably Georgia’s D avis − argu ably the fastest of G eorgia’’s rreceivers eceivers e improvements, both − has made considerable c impr ovements, e in bot th speed using that sp peed and being able to get open. IIn n G-Day, Davis three yards G-D ayy, D avvis had thr ee catches for 66 yar d ds including a 110-yard 0-yard TD rreception. eception. Quincy Mauger Bauta Ramsey, Q uincy ui M auger is i high hi h on B auta and d Ramse R eyy, aree battl battling No. quarterback job.. who ar ling for the N o. 2 quar terback job “Faton Bauta yards and “F aton B auta (who passed for 232 yar ds an nd G-Day hands-down ran for 35 in n the G-D ay game) is hands-do w wn hardest workers now,” one of the har h dest wor rkers k at UGA right no w,” Mauger. “He’s latest said M augerr. “H e’s in early and out the late est always trying perfect And and is alway ys tr ying to per fect his craft. An nd Brice Ramsey, incredible just B rice Ramsey y, he just has an incr edible arm, ju ust throwing deep.. And one of the bigge biggest thr owing it vvery, eery, vvery er e y deep est players I’ve Park,” said impact play errs I’ ve seen so far is JJacob acob P ark,” sa aid Mauger. “Hee has the feet on him and has an M auger. “H a incredible arm. Hee has gr great speed.”” incr edible arm m. H eat speed.


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Q Does it seem hard to believe you’re starting your 14th season at Georgia and any projection of how long you’d like to coach? I’m not changing. I’ve always tried to be obedient to what God is telling me, and I plan on doing it for a while. In some ways it has seemed like 14 years but it has gone quickly. I think the older you get the faster life goes but also you’re measuring your years in seasons and it seems WR Âľ\ E\ , KHDUG WKLV ZKHQ LW FRPHV WR SDUHQWLQJ EXW LW­V UHDOO\ WUXH LQ coaching too, the days are long but the years go fast. Q What do you think are the strengths and weaknesses of your 2014 football team?

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Our strength has to be everybody’s ability to do it the way the coaches ask them to do it, buying in and giving their best effort. I think if we do that we have a chance to be pretty good. I’m seeing a lot of good progress in that area. You’ve got to establish that every year, I believe. Obviously, our secondary has some growing up to do. They were very young a year ago and very inexperienced a year ago. We’ve got to become more mature in that area. We’ve got a couple of guys who can rush the passer and our linebacker area has got some experience with some productivity to go along with it. But I don’t want anybody to think they are ready made because they’re all learning to do it the way Coach Pruitt and the staff want it done. Every job is kind of up for grabs still so it’s kind of hard to say what the deal is, but we should be in pretty good shape there. D-line, I think we’ve got some answers there if guys come through but their conditioning and their ability to learn what to do (will decide playing time). Running backs, right this minute we’re not deep but if everybody is healthy and everybody’s here it looks like we’ve got some good quality players, good quality depth. O-line, we don’t have all the pieces together but I think we have enough material to get it done. Tight ends I think could be a question mark for us right now. Our receivers, when healthy we’ve got a chance but if we’re not we’re going to have our work cut out for us. Q Sometimes it’s hard to compare a team’s attitude and work ethic from one year to the next but what have you seen from this team? 5LJKW QRZ , WKLQN WKH\­UH ´JKWLQJ OLNH PDG WR UHDFK WKH VWDQGDUG that the coaches are setting. I think they’re really trying and making progress but we’re not there yet. We’ve got a ways to go. Q Does Todd Gurley stack up, talent-wise, with some of the great players you’ve coached through the years and what about this Heisman Trophy talk concerning him?

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Take Taake a look back on the natioonal championship teams of national rrecent ecen nt yyears. ears. A huge rreason eason why the Alab bama C rimson T ide and Alabama Crimson Tide F loriida SState tate SSeminoles eminoles w ere able Florida were to bbring ring the BCS Championship T rop phy to their rrespective espectivve Trophy camp puses is because they w ere campuses were footb ball teams that did the little football thin gs right. things Superb u ex ecution on both Superb execution offen nse and defense, gr eat offense great effic iency in the kicking game efficiency eas, and the other special team ar areas, all off that came into play for those two teams who ascended to the top of o the college football world. Th Ther e’s no question G eorgia There’s Georgia head d coach M ark Richt and Mark have his assistant a coaching staff hav ve ham mmered the concept of doing hammered the little things right, of going oover verr ev ver e y minute detail of the every gam me, into the heads of their game, play ers but, for some rreason, eason, the players B ulldogs of 2013 w er e en’t able Bulldogs weren’t to tr ransfer those teachings fr om transfer from th practice the pr ti field fi ld to t the th games m itself f. As evident bbyy shoddy itself. cial teams play and other team spec special br eaakdowns while finishing 8-5. breakdowns Th it goes without saying, Thus, if G eorgia is to once again rreach each Georgia the SSoutheastern outheastern Conference Conference championship cham mpionship game this coming autu umn and then become a autumn par tiicipant in the first-ev ver e participant first-ever colle egiate national play off, the collegiate playoff,

20 014 B ulldogs ar 2014 Bulldogs aree going to haave to prove prove they can be have n sync in all phases of the in gaame, not only on the game, Woodr o uff Practice Practice Fields Fields Woodruff bu ut when the folks ar but aree in the staands at SSanford anford Stadium Stadium stands an nd the opponents and opponents’’ stadiums th he team will visit. the “It’s true true in all areas,” areas,” said “It’s R “That Game 1 is a Richt. “That’s’s why Game litttle mor anxietyy, anticipation little moree anxiety, an nd curiosity of what and what’s’s going to haappen with your your team because happen you o just don’t don’’t know know how how they’re they’re you gooing to react react under that type of going strress, that type of pr essure and stress, pressure th hat type of … whatev er you you that whatever w to call it. want “It’s the moment of truth truth and “It’s th he time when it tr uly counts, counts ” the truly counts,” R Yoou can get DBs Richt said. ““You ou ut there there co vering everybody evver e ybody out covering nd jumping rroutes outes and getting an and veery once in a while and a pick ev every ceelebrating, but they kno w in celebrating, know prractice if a guy rruns uns bbyy them and practice caatches the ball it catches it’s’s not that big of it’s a big deal but it’s it’s not a deal – it’s ass big a deal as when it happens n national TV V. So So that’s that’s why on TV. you o ’ve gott to t dev d elop l those th habits h bit you’ve develop n practice. You You o can eckless in can’t’t be rreckless n practice and then say all of a in su udden in the game, ‘I’m ‘I’m going to sudden more disciplined.’ disciplined.’ You’ve You o ’ve got bee more ery day.” dayy.” too do it in practice ev every playyers e who Richt said the players m the little things in practice master an nd per form exceptionally exceptionally w ell and perform well bu ut then play the exact opposite but nG ame Day, Dayy, is something the on Game

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can’’t rreally eally ev ver e get a coaches can’t ever handle on. “S ome guys quite frankly “Some freeze up a little bit mentally freeze ou think about it, it and if yyou it’s’s not ont of easy to go out ther theree in fr front evveerybody and do it and do it everybody at the pace it it’s’s got to be done, done,”” e’s no such thing he said. “Ther “There’s oou think as a gamer because if yyou you’re a gamer but you’re you’re not a you’re practicer, w e’ll never never find out if practicer, we’ll you’re a gamer r. Y oou got to do it in you’re gamer. You practice.” practice.”

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Will W iill G ur urlleyy Gurley carrry the h carry d loadd? load? Coaching g staff steadfast steadfas st with balanced attack

He’s He’s unquestionably one of the vvery erry top rrunning unniing backs in the collegiate football foo otball world d entering the 2014 season. An d, barring the injuries that forced fo ced for And, three parts him to o miss thr ee Georgia Georgia games and par ts of oth hers last season, the Bulldogs’ Bulldogs’ junior ju unior others tailback, himself tailba ilb ck, k Todd To odd dd Gurley, Gurley l y, should h ld find fi d hi mself lf right in the thick of things in the race racce for the ccoveted coveted H Heisman eisman T Trophy rophy and firsthonors. team All-America A That With Thaat said, the question is this: W iith Hutson Mason ason beginning hiss first seniorr H utson M Georgia’s starting season n as G eorgia’’s full-time sta arting quarterback, quar teerback, should the Bulldogs Bulldogs lean Gurley carryy the on G urley early and often to carr offensive thereby allowing Mason offens sive load, ther eby allo wing M ason to develop own having dev elo op at his o wn pace without havi ing to tryy to win the games with his passing arm? tr according The aanswer answ wer e to this, accor ding to head offensivee coor coordinator coach h Mark Mark Richt, offensiv dinator Mike M ike Bobo and running running backs coach c Bryan McClendon, B ryan nM cClendon, is an emphatic “No.” “N No.” They The ey say the Bulldogs’ Bulldogs’ game plan n will always alwayys include a balanced attack and, good Todd Gurley Mason as T o od dd G urley is, if M ason and the other Georgia G eorggia quarterbacks quarterbacks aren’t aren’t throwing throwin ng the ball efficiently, e efficiently y, the defenses of todayy will down heartbeat. shut do d wn yyour our o rrun un game in a hear tb beat. “We’ve “We’ve got to have have balance,” balance,” said Bobo, B who watched w his star back rrun 1 un for 1,385 yards touchdowns splendid yards and 17 touchdo wns in a sple endid freshman fr eshm man season and then still 989 yards yards 10 touchdowns despite and 1 touchdowns last season, de espite missing missin ng all that playing time in 2013 3 due injury. to an ankle injur y. “The off just around “Th Th days The d j t turning t i ar ound d and d handing don’t handi ing it to a guy 40 times, you you o don n’t see that anymore,” a anymor e,” Bobo said. “You’ve “You o ’ve got g to havee balance. aree too good, hav b The defenses ar g they do d too much and if we’re we’re just relying relying e Todd every we’re on T o odd to win ev ery game for us, w e’re We’ve goingg to be in trouble. trouble. W e’ve got to do a we’ve betterr job in the passing game, w e’ve got g to continue contin nue to develop develop depth with the backs b we’ve signed. that are a e here ar here and the backs w e’ve sig gned. We’ve W e’ve just got to get better in a lot of ar aareas. eas. Wee have from W haave a long way to go to fr om w what I think we’re we’re going to do in the fall against aggainst Clemson kind Clem son because right now, now, we’re we’re kin nd of struggling str ugggling to execute.” execute.” Richt emphasized Georgia’s pro Ric cht emphasiz ed that in G eorgiaa’’s pr o offense, set off ffense, which relies relies heavily on playaction, Bulldogs have action n, it’s it’s essential the B ulldogs h ave a potent poten nt passing game to complement complemen nt the rrunning unniingg attack. ““You You o hope for balance because iff you you o can’t’t throw can t ow worth thr worth a lick, your yo our quarterback quarterrback had better b be a dynamic rrunner,” unner,” hee said. ““You You o better be running running triple-option triple-op ption football footba all or running running the ball like Auburn Au uburn does with w a QB who can rreally eally rrun. un. IIff yyour o our QB ccan’t an’t rrun un and be like a rrunning unning back, then the t defense can outnumber yyou ou in i the rrunning unniing game. And when they do that,” t ” that, Richt, said R Richt “you’re “you o ’re going to be pounding poun nding yyour our head h against the wall unless you you ou can make them pay with play-action passes p and a guy who can put the ball on n the money mone ey and receivers receivers that can make plays and get g open and beat man coverage coveragee and

that’s things like that. So So tha at’s why yyou’ve ou o ’ve got havee balance because to hav becausse if they ever ever load able throw yyou, ou, o yyou ou o better be ab ble to thr ow and if say, pass’’ then they say y, ‘‘we’ve we’ve got to stop the pass yyou ou o better be able to rrun un it. And again, if you you say ‘we’re ‘we’re gonna gonn na run run the ball, no what,’’ the team teams matter what, ms that are are rrunning unning yards the ball for a lot of yar rds no matter what aree triple-option and are are rarely rarely throwing throwingg it ar with f b ll teams just like football l ke Auburn Auburn ub h a lot l of QB rruns. uns. “Our aree depen dependent “O ur QBs ar ndent on backs that can rrun un and receivers, receivers, tight ends that can rrun un routes routes and catch the t ball. But But when yyou ou o do it right it’s it’s pretty prettyy darn good,” good,” Richt said. Gurley’s G urley’s position coach, Bryan Bryan McClendon, heartily M cClendon, hear tily concurs c with Richt Bulldogs and Bobo on the B ulldogs g fieldingg a balanced offense. honest we’re “I think to be hon est with yyou ou o w e’re a point to be still going to have have to make m balanced,”” McClendon balanced, McClendo on said. “I think it’s’s kind of hard it hard to do o one (running (running or other, passing) over over the other r, to be honest with kind of try yyou, ou, o and people not k try to make So yyou ou o plan to your your weakness, weakn ness, so to speak. S o of ours to try I think it’s it’s got to be a focus f try how to be good at both, both no o matter ho w many ball.” times Todd Todd o gets the bal ll.” Gurley, himself, aware strong, G urleyy, himself f, is aw ware what a str ong, Mason-led ason-led passing game M gam me can mean for his upcomingg season. IIn success in the upcomin n fact, he doesn’t’t want to be a o one-man doesn ne-man show show back there, ther e, carrying carrying the balll 30 times or more more Bulldogs’ greatest like the B ulldogs’ all-time all-tim me gr eatest tailback once did. ain’t’t tr trying carry “I ain ying to ca arry the ball no 30 times,” his times, i ” Gurley Gurley l smiled, il d slowly slo l wly l shaking h ki hi head. “That might be like three three or four times, at that, during the season but just Get balance it out, man. G et in the passing can game and all. IIff we we ca an get that rrunning unning wee can star startt passing game going on then w pressure the ball and that would d be a lot of pr essure times now, cool.”” off of me. Twenty Twenty e time es no w, that’ that’ s cool. Gurley G urley knows, knows, however, howeeverr, that his teammates will be depending dep pending heavily on him this season, both with his powerful powerful rruns uns and his stepped-up stepped--up leadership, leadership, on and off the field. it’s’s an ex exciting ““Yeah Yeah e man, it c citing yyear,” earr,” he said. ““We’ve We’ve got basically everybody evverybody back and it’s’s ex exciting, it citing, even even for the t defense because everybody pumped new ev erybody is so pumpe ed up with the ne w Everybody coaching staff. E veryb body just wants to harder. hard, compete har der. IIff I’m I’m competing har d, it’s’s not going it g g to do anything a y g but make better,” Gurley those guys better r,” G urley said. ““We’re We’re tired just tir meediocre, just going ed of being mediocre, Championship to SEC Championshi p games, going to bowl We’re trying a bo wl game and losing. losin ng. W e’re tr ying to startt something ne new. star w. “I’ve “I’v ve had talks with h coaches,” coaches,” he said. “Mee and coach Richt and B-Mac. “M B-Mac. They theree and practice just want me to go outt ther hard don’t’t cut har d and give give it my all. Just Just don short. better.” myself shor t JJust t. ust try try to o get better .” from Bobo has seen rrenewed eneweed leadership fr om Gurley G hee’s gone about his urley in the way he’s daily practice habits. job,” ““Todd To odd has done a good job ,” Bobo said. “He’s “He’s been practicing praccticing like a great great

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John Eason and Xavier Ward

Tiaria Griffin, Marjorie Butler, Khaalidah Miller, Shacobia Barbee, Merritt Hempe, Krista Donald and Erika Ford

B. Presnell’s reasons to choose Athens as your home Living in Athens is like “a step back in time.” Whether with a family, single, newlywed or retiring, Athens retains much of the character of an older quaint Southern town…sidewalks, children walking to school, and neighborhood shopping. Athens is consistently quoted as one of the most desirable places to live in Georgia. Every day is different…an electric atmosphere permeates Athens with a broad range of events almost every day in our Classic City: cultural, musical, athletic—there’s no excuse for boredom. Music feeds the soul, and Athens has plenty of it to offer, including “tried-andtrue” favorites as well as fresh local artists from all around the south…from a picnic at the Terrapin Brewery to watching the Red Coat Band practice to enjoying Widespread Panic’s revisit to the Georgia Theatre. Excellent schools, both public and private, and H UH[PVUHS ÅHNZOPW PUZ[P[\[PVU [OL <UP]LYZP[` VM Georgia, make Athens a great place for educational opportunities for all ages. Athens is a CLASSIC, your home should be too! Whether you prefer suburban subdivisions, mid century modern, or classic downtown neighborhoods, Athens offers architecture of all ages and types. From historic neoclassical and =PJ[VYPHU [V UL^ OVTLZ V\[Ä[[LK ^P[O [OL SH[LZ[ [LJOUVSVNPLZ HUK ÄULZ[ JYHM[ZTHUZOPW `V\»SS ÄUK P[ HSS PU ([OLUZ

B. Presnell – Athens Classic Properties, Broker www.AthensClassicProperties.com 1690 South Lumpkin Street, Athens, GA 30606 B@AthensClassicProperties.com 706.543.3800 www.bulldawgillustrated.com • 21


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Chris Lloyd – Marker 7 & Hilltop, Owner www.marker7coastalgrill.com 1195 S Milledge Ave, Athens, GA 30605 chris@marker7coastalgrill.com 706.850.3451

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Chris Lloyd’s reasons I opened Marker 7 Coastal Grill

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Neil Fischer, Mary Ann Fischer, Steven Fischer and Alexis Fischer

Swann Seiler and Sonny Seiler

UGA Day in Savannah

Heather Lundy, Herchelle Cohen and Rebecca Evans

Chance Rose, Jeff Gardner, Frank Boyd, David Dryer and Bryan Rose

Mark Fox, Jack Bush III, Jack Bush, Jr. and Mark Richt

Joey Herb and Jonathan Thornton

Drew Story, Cliff McCurry and Kathy Story

Gregg Ewaldsen, Brady Cannon and Adam Montgomery

Suzanne Hill, Melissa Hill and Greg McGarity

Mark Fox, Jeffrey Freeman, Lindsay Freeman, Troy Andrew Freeman and Mark Richt Curtis Lewis and Phyllis Hardenman

Maliece and Tom Whaltley

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Mary Catherine Blank Blanks Smith - Chastain, Jenkins & Leathers, LLC, Agent www.cjandl.com www .cjandl.com 675 Pulaski Pu ulaski Street, Street, Suite 700, 70 00, Athens, GA 30601 mcsmithagent@gmail.com mcsm mithagent@gmail.com 706.255.6091 www.bulldawgillustrated.com • 23


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Circle Ceremony Circ cle of Honor Induction Ce eremony

Circle of Honor Inductee Marissa Catlin and Lori Giuggio

Vince Dooley and Circle of Honor Inductee Lori Strong

Kosta Vavlas and Marcus Thornton

Aaron Murray and Stephanie Murray

Jerry and Jayne Snell

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Greg McGarity and Lenny Vella

Dr. Nancy McDonald and Circle of Honor Inductee Pat Dye

Katharyn and Mark Richt

Jason Catlin, Keith Marshall and John Catlin

David Shipley and Suzanne Yoculan

Annie Zhu and Kimberlee John-Williams

Mark and Cindy Fox

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Early fall in Athens Athens, s, Ga... Ga...there’s therre e’’s nothing like the vibe of do owntown on game downtown weekends. Undergrads, Underrgrads, alums, and the rrest est of the Daw wgNation descend DawgNation on America’ America’ss bestt college town! Road T rips! r he Dawgs into the heartt Trips! Following th the off the th lion li spikes ik the tth adr d enaline li for f us di die e adrenaline har ds. Y o ou’re neve er alone in a small sea hards. You’re never of rred ed in the SEC! Family and Friends rreunite eunite e to tailgat te. At every home game e tailgate. someone asks me e, “Reign, what’ me, what’ss it like to be ar ound Athe ens full-time?” and I around Athens rrespond, espond, “It’ frick kin’ awesome!” On “It’ss frickin’ average, at least one o or two people I know move back to t Athens each year or at least buy a wee ekend getaway place to o weekend take in all that the re is to do ar ound here. here.. there around Win the Clemson n game. My wife gr ew grew up in Clemson and d my in-laws still live ther e. It’ t year there. It’ss been a tough year.. Enough said. My awesome awesom me daughter r, Gabby, Gabby y, daughter, starts high schoo ol! Wow, Wow o , that makes me e school! feel old, but I’m a pr oud papa proud nonetheless!

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Reign Streiter, R Streiter, Realtorr www.reignsold.com www.reignsold.com m 1361 Jennings Jenn nings Mill Road Bldg. 100, 1 S-101. Bogart, GA A rreignsold@gmail.com eignsold@gmail.com m Phone: 706.395.5380 0 Mobile: 706.372.4166 6


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TIPS for Gameday Dressing Dress to impress! - Here in the Classic City, the game day dress code calls for a little more than a t-shirt, so thrown on your Saturday best! We love wide-leg print pants paired with a tunic or even a sundress and sandals! Don’t be afraid of all black...with a little red. - There’s nothing more chic than all black—especially with Georgia red for game day. The best part is, your classic all-black pieces can be worn any other day of the week too. Dress for style AND comfort. - Remember that game day in Athens is a marathon, not a sprint—it’s an all-day thing. That means wearing shoes you can walk in (like our comfortable but stylish Gentle Souls) and comfy-chic clothes like our favorite Sympli jersey knits! Never, ever wear the opposing team’s colors. - You never want to end up on the wrong side of the hedges! Last but not least...accessories, accessories, accessories!! @V\Y V\[Ä[ PZ ^OH[ `V\ make it, and you’re never game-ready until you’ve got on your best Georgia jewels! So stop by Sonia Says on your way to Sanford Stadium because we’ve got all your game day goodies!

Sonia Steffes - Sonia Says, Owner www.soniasays.com 798 Prince Avenue, Athens, GA 30606 sonia@soniasays.com 706.353.8955

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people we w love to work with BRIDES creating BRIDE ES - We We do complete wedding we edding branding, cr eating a e image for each bride – fr om Save the Dates and a unique from invitatio ons, to pr ograms and thank th hank you notes. W e also also invitations, programs We VMMLY SL L[[LYWYLZZ LUNYH]LK ÅH H[ YHPZLK VY MVPS WYPU[PUN HZ VMMLY SL[[LYWYLZZ LUNYH]LK ÅH[ YHPZLK VY MVPS WYPU[PUN HZ ns, table signs, place ca ards well ass cups, coasters, napkin napkins, cards mo ore. Brides love our giftt bags for guests and th he and more. the weddin ng party egistry. wedding party,, as well as our bridal gift rregistry. GIRLF FRIENDS - Who doesn’ p g gift fr om ma GIRLFRIENDS doesn’tt love a special from special friend? W e have a wide wid de variety of hostess gif fts, special We gifts, jewelryy, frames, note paper, paper, candles, ca andles, bags, PJs, jewelry, person nalized thank you notes s, beach towels and cov ver personalized notes, cover A nothing says “you’r e special” quite like a ups. And “you’re person nalized gift. MOTHERS - New Moms love our personalized selectio on of birth announceme ents and gifts like bibs, selection announcements framess, books, Jellycat stuf ffed f d animals and personalized personalized frames, stuffed e also have birthday party invitations, sticke ers, totes. W We stickers, children’ e s stationery and lots of o gr eat gift ideas. children’s great GRADUATES - We We send a LOT LO OT of kids of GRADUATES offf to college with mo onogrammed dorm acce essories, travel items, dop d our monogrammed accessories, and laundry bags – not to o mention the huge kits and selectio on of tote bags in all siz zes and designs! Gradss selection sizes ou ur jewelry boxes, books s, frames and variety of UGA love our books, to oo. HUSBANDS - Smart Sma art men know that a giftt fr om gifts, too. from plainjane designs will bring a smile s to her face. W e of o fer plainjane We offer m fur niture and lighting, art, jewelry glassware, gifts custom furniture jewelry,, glassware, ente ertaining, pillows and mor m e. W e even gift wrap p it for for entertaining, more. We C o ou won’ o ong him! Can’ Can’tt decide what to gett her? Y You won’tt go wr wrong d d. with a gift car card.

Jane Bennett – p plainjane lainjane designs, Owner O ww www.plainjanedesigns.com ww.plainjanedesignss.com 1059-B Baxte Baxter er Str Street, eet, Athens, GA 30605 3 jane@plainjanedesigns.com ja ane@plainjanedesignss.com 706.369.7006 706.369 9.7006 www.bulldawgillustrated.com • 25


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reasons why every couple should have a wedding bowl #1 - The wedding bowls are a beautiful, one-of-a-kind, personalized gift. #2 - The wedding bowls are hand made, hand painted and inscribed by a local artist. #3 - When you give a wedding bowl, you will often be remembered as the giver of the BEST gift. #4 - The bowl is a helpful reminder to your spouse of your anniversary! #5 0[»Z H Z`TIVS VM `V\Y SV]L HUK JVTTP[TLU[ to one another.

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Wesley Delaney’s

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items to take to Athens as a freshman at UGA #1 Bourbon & Boweties bangles in crystals of red and black #2 Moon and Lola monogrammed necklace #3 Monogrammed bath wrap embroidered by Tiger Lily #4 :V\[OLYU (UJOVY <UP]LYZP[` VM .LVYNPH [ÂťZOPY[ ^P[O YLK HUK ISHJR IV^ #5 Monogrammed rain jacket

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Roland Daniel’s reasons be pumped about UGA’s 2014 football season We’re not #one! There are no unreasonable expectations entering this season; that will be a big plus for the Dogs this year. A lot of new faces can mature under an PTWYV]LK Z[HMM ^P[OV\[ IVV IPYKZ LHYS` PU [OL ZLHZVU `LHO 0ÂťT [HSRPUN HIV\[ THU` VM \Z 0M ^L Z[H` ILOPUK [OPZ [LHT and there’s early success against Clemson and South Carolina, then begin to expect something special. It’ll be exciting for sure. Stacked at Running Back. We know about Gurley and Marshall; could it be a reincarnation of [OL 7VU` ,_WYLZZ SVVR P[ \W `V\UNZ[LYZ & 5L^JVTLY Chubb may be the real deal bringing even more speed HUK WV^LY [V V\Y Z[YVUN Z\P[ ;^V `HYK Y\ZOLYZ [OPZ year; I think my dream is possible! Improved O-Line. We could use this optimistic phrase every year of late. Keeping Hutson Mason off his fanny is a big key for success this season. I’m thinking like Bobo that we’re a bit improved over last season. Eliminate the sacks, we win TVYL [OHU V[OLY^PZL HNHPU No Me In Team. Looks like those with the ‘hey, check me out’ attitude are gone from Athens. I’m thinking the Bulldogs will be strutting only HM[LY WYV]PUN Z\JJLZZ VU [OL Ă„LSK HUK UV[ ILMVYL ;Y\L leaders will show up early to lead a much changed team VU [OL Ă„LSK Fresh Start on D. Yep, defense is the key. Lack of consistency here is the reason Murray couldn’t get a championship to go with his gaudy career stats. Pruitt, refreshing new CEO of the dirty side of the ball, won’t tolerate arm tackling and quitting when behind or ahead. Talent is there, and some young faces are ready to slap the pudding out of people. I’m most excited about the posZPIPSP[PLZ OLYL +PK 0 TLU[PVU ZWLJPHS [LHTZ& 5V 0 KPKUÂť[ and it might not be a reason to be pumped this season.

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Jeff Brzezinski - Georgia Sea Grill, Chef & Owner www.georgiaseagrill.com 310 Mallory Street St. Simons Island, Ga.31522 sarah@georgiaseagrill.com 912.638.1197

Joe Mc McDonough’s Donough’s

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ingredients I like to use

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Spotlight on Unive rsity of Ge orgia University Georgia G Graduates Every Thursday, Che Cheri eri Leavy shares a Q&A wit with th a Bulldog Belle on n BulldawgIllustrated.com.

De Describe escribe ib Athens h iin th hree words: three D i erse, A iv ccepting, c Diverse, Accepting, C reative Creative Sh hare a favorite Share m emory from your memory tim me at UGA: time W ow, too many wonderful wonderful Wow, me emories I lo emories… ved going memories… loved to the SStudent tudent U nion and Union wa atching mo vies. P rofeswatching movies. Professorr JJim im H erbert was a fixture fixture Herbert the ere, and so was I. The there, G e eorgia M useum of Art Art was/ Georgia Museum is a tr easure too. too. Coming treasure from Georgia, par-fr o SSouth om outh G eorgia, I par ticularly loved tic cularly lo ved experiencing four Fall all and spring fou ur seasons. F Athens in A thens on yyour our mountain bike aree tough to beat. bik ke ar Band Ba and you heard while living liv ving in Athens: Grind, Th JJody The ody G rind, Chickesaw Mudpuppies, Opal M udpuppies, O pal Foxx Foxx Quartet, Daisy, Q u tet, D uar aisyy, and DownDownright! rig ght!

Hometown: Thomasville, GA.

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Family: F Mom boys, M om of two bo ys, wife

Years at UGA: 1990-95

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Describe Athens in three words: Fun, fun, fun!

A favorite Athens restaurant: When I was in school – Davinci’s and 5 cent scoops at Hodgson’s pharmacy, today – Last Resort.

Share a favorite memory from your time at UGA: Winning the National Championship in 1980 Band you heard while living in Athens: REM at the B&L Warehouse A favorite shop in Athens: Heery’s and Heery’s too! (they carry our pillow line) Hometown: Decatur, GA Current Town: Smyrna, GA Years at UGA: 1978-1981 School: FACS – BS Home Economics and Interior Design Family: Married to Scott Lacefield 26 years, son Wesley (24),daughter Frances (22), dogs Moe and Oreo Profession: founded Lacefield Designs in 1995 when she saw a void in the market for high quality, artisinal home accessory products

One thing few people know about you: Sat next to my future husband Scott at a UGA football game when I was with a date… luckily I ran into Scott two months later at a friend’s wedding. We started dating and married two years later and now … happily ever after! Describe your typical Bulldog game day: Drive in early from Atlanta, tailgate near the Tate Center, visit with friends – always great to run into old friends I haven’t seen in years!

A ffavorite it Athens Ath restaurant: Well, W ell, e back in the day… partial I was vvery ery par tial to the Old Bluebird Old O ld B luebird in the O ld Morton Theatre, M orton Theatr e, as I wait““gophered” gophered” and then wait tGary ed tables. G ary was an amazing cook. SShe he madee this barbecue shrimp with h black beans on a bed of brown br own rice topped off sauce with honey jalapeño sauc ce that was seriously amazing. Bulldog Tofu Bulldog T oofu was also a favorite! favorite!

Favorite books and blogs:

This UGA Interior Design graduate has grown Lacefield Designs from a backyard art studio to what is now her second 24,000 foot warehouse

Books: Timeless Style by Suzanne Kasler and Leading with the Heart by Coach K Blogs: Elements of Style, I Suwanee, Cloth & Kind

Share a tailgate recipe: Buffalo Chicken Dip 8 oz. cream cheese 1/2 c. buffalo sauce 1/2 c. blue cheese dressing 2T blue cheese crumbles 1/2 c. shredded mexican cheese 2 c. shredded cooked chicken breast Bake for 20 min at 350 in a casserole dish. Serve with Frito Scoops.

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