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From the editor : vance leavy Lights, camera, action … Mark Richt vs. Jacksonville, Take 11.

Well sports fan here we are again. The annual trip commences this week to places like St. Simons, Amelia and Jacksonville for the Georgia-Florida game. As is always the case, everyone in the Bulldog Nation will do their part by having a rip, roaring time with their Bulldog family and friends.

Optimism will rise with the Saturday morning sun on the beach, but unfortunately over the last 20 years the fun disgustingly fades away by day’s end.

This really is a bad movie where somehow, some way the ending must change.

And that starts with the man who is responsible for leading our beloved football team … Mark Richt.

Unfortunately, Richt has never been a fan of traveling to Jacksonville and his record proves it … 2-8.

Could this be the year that he finally embraces the game for all its positives? 40,000 Georgia fans on one side and 40,000 Florida fans on the other for one of college football’s greatest traditions along the banks of the St. Johns Rivers.

I hope so because Coach Richt must win this game and the reasons are countless.

First and foremost, his team is positioned nicely for the opportunity to play in the SEC Championship in December, but that only remains by downing the dreaded reptiles on Saturday.

Secondly, the prospect of Richt going 2-9 against Georgia’s biggest SEC East foe certainly won’t and shouldn’t bode well for him proving that the Bulldogs program is heading in the right direction.

Thirdly, a loss to Florida’s coach, Will Muschamp, would make Richt perfect in all the wrong ways … 0-3 versus Gator coaches in their first year … Ron Zook, Urban Meyer and Muschamp.

And finally a loss on Saturday would put Georgia’s latest losing streak to Florida at four in a row, breaking the other three game one that occurred earlier in Richt’s tenure from 2001-2003. And a two game losing streak (2005, 2006) between Richt’s only wins in 2004 and 2007.

But like when shooting a

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scene in a movie, a perfect take can erase all the slip-ups and negatives that occurred in the previous ones.

However the perfect take doesn’t happen without the leadership of the director and for this Georgia-Florida movie that’s Mark Richt.

The 2011 season hasn’t been the prettiest, but the fact of the matter is Georgia has won five straight games after dropping the first two. Despite having to play a ton of youngsters, Richt and his staff have molded this talented crew enough to survive and advance to the next game.

So what will it take for Richt and company to finally have that perfect take versus the Gators?

To begin with the unforced errors must stop immediately. I’m talking about giving up on-side kicks, fake punts, long kick-off returns and blocked punts. These finer points of the game of football are so important and if they are not kept to a minimum they will finally catch up with a team.

Beyond that, the key to beating the Gators is basic. Take care of the football on offense, play good defense and take advantage of the opportunities when given to them by the opponent.

A few issues back leading into the Tennessee game, I pleaded with Richt to believe in his team enough to go for it on 4th down situations where it made sense. Remarkably, he did it and the results were plentiful.

However versus Vanderbilt in Georgia’s last game two weeks ago, something must not have felt right for Richt in the Nashville night air. Georgia would attempt six field goals (connecting on four) keeping a Commodore team alive to the very last play.

Who knows if the outcome might have been differently had Richt pulled the trigger on 4th down a few times? Heck it might have proved to be a terrible decision and Georgia’s record is 4-3 right now.

I doubt that though because this Georgia team has proven to have enough playmakers to get any task done when given the opportunity by their head coach.

The time has come for Mark Richt to unleash everything he has this Saturday on the Gators. This Florida team has struggled mightily over the last month. The opportunity to make that trend continue is available and must be taken care of.

Lights, camera, action … Mark Richt vs. Jacksonville, Take 11.

Let’s make this one a beauty …Go Dawgs!

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jeff dantzler To the Georgia Bulldogs Players of 2011 October 29, 2011 To the Georgia Bulldogs Players of 2011, You either weren’t born or were just a year or two old when all of this began. As I’m sure you’re all aware, Georgia’s performance against Florida over the last two decades has been downright embarrassing. In the last 21 games between the Bulldogs and Gators, Florida has won 18 times. Georgia three.

Today is the day this all changes.

Today is the day that Georgia retakes control of this series.

Let’s talk history.

Georgia still has a lot more wins than Florida in this series. Georgia used to dominate this series. From 1971 through 1989, Georgia went 15-4 against the Gators. Over that time, the Bulldogs had a lot of great seasons and took several championship opportunities from Florida.

Then the Gators hired Steve Spurrier as their coach. And I know most of you know him only as South Carolina’s coach. You were 10 his last season at Florida.

You see, he’s really the most important figure in the history of this rivalry.

Back in 1966, Spurrier was Florida’s quarterback. The Gators were undefeated. They were tied with Auburn 27-27 and there was time for just one more play. Florida’s kicker said the field goal was out of his range. He couldn’t make it. Spurrier said he could. And sure enough, the All-American quarterback, on the only attempt of his remarkable career, nailed a 47-yard field goal and the Gators won 30-27.

They were undefeated headed to Jacksonville for the big game with us.

Georgia – your predecessors – were 6-1, Florida was 7-0. There was a three-way tie with Alabama atop the SEC standings.

The Gators were winning 10-3 at the half. But in the second half, the game, the season and this whole series turned our way.

Georgia’s way.

Florida didn’t get a first down in the second half. All-American safety Lynn Hughes intercepted Spurrier and returned it for a touchdown. All-American defensive linemen George Patton and Bill Stanfill chased him around the whole half.

Georgia won 27-10.

We went on to win the Southeastern Conference championship, beat Auburn, beat Tech, beat SMU in a major bowl game, the Cotton Bowl, and finish 10-1 and No. 4 in the nation.

Florida didn’t win the SEC. Florida didn’t win the SEC. Steve Spurrier won the Heisman Trophy. But he didn’t get what he really wanted. That win. That championship. That glory.

Well that day burned and drove him. It’s still the toughest loss he ever had as a player or coach.

When he got hired as Florida’s coach before the 1990 season, Georgia was at a vulnerable point. He saw an opportunity for the Gators. Florida had floundered. They were the biggest cheaters in college football. They got put on probation twice. You’ve seen that 30-for30 about SMU, Pony Excess, on ESPN? Florida was almost like SMU. They could’ve gotten the death penalty.

But Spurrier came in and turned everything around. He didn’t cheat. And he won. Big. And he beat Georgia bad.

The first year, it was 38-7. Then 45-13. From 1994-96, it was 52-14, 52-17 and 47-7.

It was disgraceful.

In 12 years, he led Florida to a national championship and six SEC titles. His teams won at least 10 games nine times.

With Spurrier as coach, Florida was 11-1 against Georgia.

Do you know how many SEC championships Florida won before he became their coach?

Zero.

Do you know how many times Florida won double digit games in a year before he became their coach?

Zero.

He got his revenge for that day.

And things haven’t been the same since.

18-3.

Most of the time for the last 14 years, Georgia has been as good, and often better. But for whatever reason, Georgia hasn’t been able to win.

That can all turn today.

Two of their last three coaches were Spurrier and Urban Meyer. Hall of Famers. Legends.

National and SEC championships. Top ten national finishes. Double digit win seasons.

Georgia’s had a bunch of double digit win seasons and top ten finishes, and a couple of SEC championships over the last 10 years.

But because of Florida, there hasn’t been a national championship or two and a couple more SEC titles.

Well Spurrier and Meyer are gone now.

The new coach Will Muschamp played at Georgia.

When he was making the speaking circuit swing this spring and summer, and he was asked about going to Georgia, he basically burned his diploma and alumni card. Said some things that rubbed our people the wrong way.

He was a part of that turn of history that started when Spurrier was Florida’s coach. When Will played at Georgia, he was never a part of a win.

And now is the time to keep that trend going.

This team has the chance to do something special.

This team started 0-2.

You’ve won five in a row to get yourself in position to still have a great season.

But we all know this team hasn’t played its best. It all hasn’t come together yet. But it can.

Here’s some more history. Georgia was 5-2 after a narrow win over Vanderbilt in 2007.

There was an open date. Then the Gators. Our fifth-year seniors were freshmen. Well Georgia won 42-30 and then ripped off five more wins, finished 11-2 and No. 2 in the nation.

This team can make that kind of run.

It all starts today.

You can turn this season into a great one.

You can turn this series back where it belongs.

To Georgia.

Spurrier, Meyer, Tebow, they’re all gone.

This is your time.

This is your day to make a name for yourself that the Georgia people will forever treasure.

And 21 years from now, when you come down to Jacksonville with your wives and kids, and there are highlight videos, newspaper, magazine and game program stories about great Georgia moments gone by, you can think back on this day.

Will Muschamp doesn’t know what it’s like to win the Georgia-Florida game.

Sincerely, Jeff Dantzler

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Georgia-Florida huge for Bonney Shuman Bonney Shuman fondly remembers her most exciting days as a student at the University of Georgia.

“I graduated in December of 1980 (with BBA in finance) so I got to be there for Herschel,” said Shuman, who today resides with her husband and two children on St. Simons Island. “Absolutely, that fall of 1980 was a special time. All the wins were so exciting and I actually used to date a guy on the team so I knew a lot of the players. And actually knowing them made it even more exciting.

“The Georgia-Florida game that year, it feels like it was just yesterday,” said Shuman. “I will never forget being in the stands and seeing that happen (Belue-to-Scott touchdown pass and 26-21 UGA win).

Then we went on to the Sugar Bowl to see us win the national championship. That season was just the greatest!”

Although she earned her degree in finance at Georgia, with an eye on banking at that time, Shuman’s career path took a turn following graduation. Along with Dave Knowlton, also a huge Bulldog fan, Shuman cofounded Stratix Corporation.

“Stratix started out as a bar code provider,” she informed, “and then evolved into an enterprise of wide mobility solutions. We provide mobility solutions to a wide range of industries today. While bar coding is thought to be retail specific, actually the technology is used in every industry today.”

Co-founder Knowlton served as chairman of the company until his untimely death in 2007. Now CEO, Shuman has become widely acknowledged as one of the world’s leading experts on bar coding and automatic data capture technologies.

In August of this year, Shuman, along with a group of Knowlton’s friends and colleagues, announced the establishment of an annual lecture series at the University of Georgia to promote the intellectual exchange of ideas among business leaders and young scholars.

“We wanted to create a lasting tribute to Dave, who believed so passionately in the power of collaboration,” said Shuman. “We wanted to inspire young people to share ideas and overcome challenges as a team.”

Today, Shuman also serves on the executive committee of the UGA Alumni Association.

“Our role really is just to be a liaison to the university,” she said.

“The university has more than 270,000 living alumni and we stay in touch with them and keep them in touch with the university.”

Born in Virginia, Bonney Shuman’s family moved to Atlanta during her high school days. She attended Peachtree High, matriculated to Georgia for her college days and then, upon her graduation from UGA, came back to Atlanta to work. Bonney and her husband, Billy, then moved to St. Simons Island when their two children, Billy and Mary Ellen, were first grade and kindergarten age, respectively. The Shuman family has now lived on the Georgia barrier island in Glynn County for 12 years.

“We’ve had Georgia season tickets since we got out of school,” noted Shuman. “My husband grew up in Savannah with Charles Seiler (son of Uga owner Sonny Seiler) and was a fraternity brother of Charles’ in Sigma Chi. A couple of games a season, Billy will be on the sidelines helping Charles take care of the mascot (now interim Russ). He went to Knoxville with them this season. The other games, Billy is in the stands with us. But we usually go to every home game and at least one or two road games, too,” she said.

But one game the Shumans never, ever miss is the annual Georgia-

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Florida battle on the banks of the St. Johns River in Jacksonville. And they are eagerly anticipating this Saturday’s 90th meeting of the Bulldogs and Gators … and all the weekend hoopla that surrounds it.

“Before we moved down here,” said Bonney, “we would come down to St. Simons and rent for GeorgiaFlorida weekend. It was always a highlight of the fall and continues to be. Now, we’re in a position where we can open our home for family members, fraternity brothers and friends.

Every bed is full and usually every spot on the floor is taken for people to sleep.

“It just makes for a fun time,” said Shuman. “We have a big cookout on Friday night, just a big party, then rent a bus and go down with the group on Saturday morning and then do the whole tailgate experience at the stadium. Also, my husband sponsors a ‘Gators Eat Boogers’ golf tournament. This will be the 23rd annual tournament and the course varies from year to year. This year, it will be at the Sea Island Golf Club Retreat course.”

Not only do Billy and Bonney Shuman closely follow all the UGA sports programs, but their own family is pretty athletic also. Son Billy, 18, is a senior at Frederica Academy on St. Simons and a member of both the Knights’ golf and basketball teams, and daughter Mary Ellen, 16, is a star golfer with the Frederica team. She has captured state medalist honors and recently also won the Southeastern Junior Golf Tour tournament event at the Brunswick Country Club.

Like all die-hard Georgia fans, Bonney Shuman is anticipating that the Bulldogs will end their losing streak to the Gators this Saturday afternoon and then hopefully also defeat Auburn and Kentucky and make it back to the SEC Championship game.

“As a true Dog fan, you never give up and certainly hope to get back on top,” she said. “It was sad to see us finish the Vanderbilt game the way we did but hopefully it will be a good motivator. The team has had plenty of time to prepare for Florida and hopefully they will come out ready to play and have something to prove.”

Shuman called the Bulldogs’ three wins against the Gators these past 21 years “really frustrating.”

“My husband hasn’t missed a Georgia-Florida game since 1976 but when it started looking like we might give it away against Vandy, Billy said ‘if we give this one away I might not go back to Jacksonville this year.’ And I said, ‘oh, yes we are.’

“The Georgia-Florida game is a way of life, it’s what we do,” said Shuman. “The way we’ve played against Florida is discouraging because I don’t think they’re necessarily better than us. And hopefully, we’ll see that proven this time.”

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Dogs vs. Gators You know the drill. Georgia has the fire power, but can they erase the demons?

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t is just days until Georgia fans make the dreaded drive for the annual bash between the Dawgs and the Gators. For two decades, the general mindset that Georgia fans have going down to Jacksonville is one of constant pessimism. With the Dawgs only winning two of the last ten games played and only winning three in 21 years, it’s not hard to understand the negativity surrounding the game for Georgia fans. However, there is a different attitude in Athens in 2011 and things down in the Swamp aren’t going nearly as well as Florida fans had hoped.

Florida Quarterback Who is going to play quarterback for Florida? When starter John Brantley went down against Alabama, Florida fans feared the worst. The ankle injury was quite gruesome to watch over and over again on replay and many believed that Brantley was lost for the year. Now, with what has been diagnosed as a high ankle sprain, the Gators are hopeful that Brantley will be ready to play next weekend against the Dawgs but Brantley did not participate in any practice last week. This would balance out a Florida offense that has struggled mightily in Brantley’s absence. If it’s determined that Brantley can’t go against the Dawgs, the game will fall on to the shoulders of one of two very talented freshmen quarterbacks for Florida. Jeff Driskel would likely get the start in Brantley’s absence. But his status is also in question because he is banged up as well. Driskel was ranked as the number one prep quarterback in the country last year by most recruiting services. Then you also have the multi-faceted Jacoby Brissett who would also receive reps. He was ranked as the number three high school quarterback in the nation coming out of high school last year. Do not expect to hear word on who may be starting for the Gators at signal caller until about an hour before kickoff. The reason being is that Florida’s game plan will change dramatically if John Brantley cannot play. A much greater focus would be put onto the running game; something that Florida coaches wouldn’t want Coach Richt to know about until the last possible minute.

Georgia Suspensions Everyone saw what happened during and after the Vanderbilt game in Nashville a couple of weeks ago. Whether you agree with the actions or not there were consequences laid down as a result of those actions. Noseguard Kwame Geathers will be suspended for the first half against Florida as well as strong safety Shawn Williams. Both players have had a significant role in the success of the Georgia defense thus far in 2011. As a result, they will certainly be missed. In the case of Williams, changes will be in place for personnel in the secondary against Florida; at least in the first half. What Todd Grantham will likely do is move cornerback Sanders Commings out to play free safety like he did during the Boise State game that Bacarri Rambo was suspended for. Rambo will then move down and play the strong safety position. This is when Georgia fans are thanking their lucky stars that they have a player as versatile as Commings on the defensive side of the ball. With Commings moved, Branden Smith will start at corner opposite Brandon Boykin. Because of this versatility in the Geogia secondary, you will not see much, if any, drop off from the defensive backs play with Williams being out in the first half. Of more concern is the loss of Geathers. Geathers has become a force on the inside of the defensive line and has really helped to create the Dawg’s staunch run defense. Yes, Georgia does have a heck of a backup in Jon Jenkins. Jenkins is certainly capable of being a starter in his

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own right. The problem lies in the fact that at 6’2 330 pounds, Jenkins is going to get winded. This is why Georgia has been so great at stopping the run this year. Coaches have been able to rotate Jenkins and Geathers all game long to keep both fresh. Now, with Geathers suspended in the first half, it will be up to Jenkins to carry the load by himself. If need be, DeAngelo Tyson may move to the inside to give Jenkins a breather every so often in the first half until Geathers gets back into the game.

Key Players Return for Dawgs When inside linebacker Alec Ogletree went down with a broken foot in the first half against Boise State, many feared that Georgia’s defense would fall apart as a result. Ogletree is that good of a player.

Good news for the Dawgs is that they found some exceptional players in Amarlo Herrera and Michael Gilliard at inside linebacker with the injury to Ogletree. Now, with Ogletree back in the fold, an argument could be made that Georgia has one of the best and deepest linebacking corps in the conference. Ogletree is a game changer while on the field and fans will see that this Saturday. He’s hungry too, having not seen the field in a good while. Look for number 9 to be flying to the ball and laying the hurt on some Florida Gators on Saturday. The other returning player for the Dawgs will be outside linebacker Cornelius Washington. Washington was suspended following the game of his career against Mississippi State in which he recorded 2.5 sacks. He is perhaps Georgia’s most gifted pass rusher. His return spells trouble for whichever quarterback Florida ends up choosing to take the snaps. So, while there are two losses on the defense to key players in the first half, Georgia is also returning two key players, which should help to offset any negative effects they may have had on the defense.

Intangibles It’s safe to say that Georgia has more confidence than Florida as a football team right now. The loss of Brantley really sent a shockwave to the Gator’s team. Here’s the problem, all of that goes out the window when playing in Jacksonville. For whatever reason, Mark Richt coached teams have trouble playing in Jacksonville. It could just be a mental issue at this point but there certainly is an aura about Jacksonville that doesn’t bode well for the Bulldogs. The only thing that may offset that is Will Muschamp. Being a former player at Georgia, he knows what this rivalry means to both teams.

However, this will be the first time he has experienced the game as a head coach. It will certainly be new for him; Coach Richt has done this before. With a win this weekend, Georgia will stay alive in the SEC East race with hopes of being able to prove themselves with a return to the Georgia Dome.

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DOGS TEAM STATISTICS SCORING Points Per Game FIRST DOWNS Rushing Passing Penalty RUSHING YARDAGE Yards gained rushing Yards lost rushing Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Average Per Game TDs Rushing PASSING YARDAGE Comp-Att-Int Average Per Pass Average Per Catch Average Per Game TDs Passing TOTAL OFFENSE Total Plays Average Per Play Average Per Game KICK RETURNS: #-Yards PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards INT RETURNS: #-Yards KICK RETURN AVERAGE PUNT RETURN AVERAGE INT RETURN AVERAGE FUMBLES-LOST PENALTIES-Yards Average Per Game PUNTS-Yards Average Per Punt Net punt average TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3RD-DOWN Conversions 3rd-Down Pct 4TH-DOWN Conversions 4th-Down Pct SACKS BY-Yards MISC YARDS TOUCHDOWNS SCORED FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS ON-SIDE KICKS RED-ZONE SCORES RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS PAT-ATTEMPTS

UG 226 32.3 146 54 82 10 1137 1331 194 293 3.9 162.4 10 1741 127-208-7 8.4 13.7 248.7 17 2878 501 5.7 411.1 22-506 16-122 11-112 23.0 7.6 10.2 13-3 48-389 55.6 27-1198 44.4 34.2 32:45 42/106 40% 6/12 50% 14-127 0 27 12-20 0-1 (22-26) 85% (15-26) 58% (26-26) 100%

OPP 143 20.4 104 42 54 8 713 975 262 224 3.2 101.9 8 1197 117-220-11 5.4 10.2 171.0 6 1910 444 4.3 272.9 30-676 16-235 7-103 22.5 14.7 14.7 18-4 46-315 45.0 48-1896 39.5 35.7 27:14 26/96 27% 8/12 67% 15-91 0 19 4-5 1-2 (12-14) 86% (10-14) 71% (17-19) 89%

TEAM STATISTICS SCORING Points Per Game FIRST DOWNS Rushing Passing Penalty RUSHING YARDAGE Yards gained rushing Yards lost rushing Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Average Per Game TDs Rushing PASSING YARDAGE Comp-Att-Int Average Per Pass Average Per Catch Average Per Game TDs Passing TOTAL OFFENSE Total Plays Average Per Play Average Per Game KICK RETURNS: #-Yards PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards INT RETURNS: #-Yards KICK RETURN AVERAGE PUNT RETURN AVERAGE INT RETURN AVERAGE FUMBLES-LOST PENALTIES-Yards Average Per Game PUNTS-Yards Average Per Punt Net punt average TIME OF POSSESS/Game 3RD-DOWN Conversions 3rd-Down Pct 4TH-DOWN Conversions 4th-Down Pct SACKS BY-Yards MISC YARDS TOUCHDOWNS SCORED FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS ON-SIDE KICKS RED-ZONE SCORES RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS PAT-ATTEMPTS

UF 188 26.9 124 58 55 11 1230 432 202 265 4.6 175.7 12 1246 98-165-8 7.6 12.7 178.0 6 2476 430 5.8 353.7 26-616 16-100 4-48 23.7 6.2 12.0 17-6 61-461 65.9 31-1242 40.1 38.7 29:34 29/85 34% 3/6 50% 11-75 0 20 15-16 0-0 (21-24) 88% (11-24) 46% (19-19) 100%

OPP 132 18.9 115 52 46 17 845 1056 211 245 3.4 120.7 8 1179 106-203-4 5.8 11.1 168.4 7 2024 448 4.5 289.1 33-735 10-43 8-114 22.3 4.3 14.2 7-3 45-379 54.1 39-1624 41.6 38.1 30:26 25/91 27% 2/12 17% 11-76 0 16 7-11 0-0 (18-20) 90% (12-20) 60% (15-15) 100%

Score by quarters Georgia 61 Opponents

2nd 61 47

4th 226 44

Score by quarters Florida Opponents

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4th 20 48

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3rd 53 9

Total 188 132

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In the late fifties, Georgia students developed a strong bent for the annual game with Florida in Jacksonville. If you could afford it, cutting a few classes to spend a beach-oriented weekend was a preciously sought-after event and one to be savored.

For the longest time, the Bulldogs dominated the rivalry. In the fifties, it shifted Floridaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s way for the most part, but the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Dogs enjoyed intermittent success. Then Vince Dooley teams, beginning in 1964, dominated the series. History, after Steve Spurrier became the Florida head coach, again favors the Gators, who have now dominated for more than two decades.

The game remains the most popular â&#x20AC;&#x153;roadâ&#x20AC;? game for UGA partisans. Like so many others were, I was seduced by the weekend as a student and have not lost my enthusiasm, although I raise an eyebrow when it is referred to as a neutral site. Georgia simply needs to win more often to justify playing the game in Jacksonville annuallyâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;at least half of the time in my opinion. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A GRASSROOTS UNITEpleasant THE BULLDO The Jacksonville tripEFFORT offers two TO emotionally upticks each fall. On many occasions, there is an opportunity to spend time in both Ponte Vedra and St. Simons. In each case, there are treasured friends with whom to cavort. Friends like Vernon Brinson, a generous and supportive friend of UGA, his alma mater.

Vernon, who played football for Bobby Bowden at South Georgia and baseball for Jim Whatley at Georgia, is a former president and chairman of the Sugar Bowl. His success in business has resulted in his supporting many athletic programs in Athens, including the original construction of the Butts-Mehre Building and later the weight room. He also contributed to the development of the Rankin Smith Center and endowed a baseball scholarship in memory of Coach Whatley. He bought the first batting cage for the baseball team, which has had a significant impact on the facilities of the baseball program. More recently, Vernon has committed another six-figure-plus gift to the expansion of the Butts-Mehre Building because of his â&#x20AC;&#x153;appreciation for Coach Mark Richt and his values and for getting us into the SEC championship game, which he has done three times.â&#x20AC;?

Walking the beach at Ponte Vedra and watching Vernon surf fish with consistent success and relaxing at his (and his wife Patriciaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s) beachfront condominium gets the trip off to an upbeat start.

Vernon is a passionate sports fan and has a plethora of friendships with many players, coaches, and former players, like Archie Manning.

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Jim, a former sports writer for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution who eventually became editor of the AJC, is an avid reader (at least a book a week) with a wealth of humorous and insightful stories about Georgia personalities, political rogues and characters, and sports icons. He has traveled the state extensively during his life and can come up quickly with a colorful and peculiar factoid about every one of Georgiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 159 counties. He knew Wallace Butts, Bobby Dodd, Bear Bryant, Frank Howard, Bud Wilkinsonâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;all the colorful old coaches. He also knew the sportswriters who were titans in the business.

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Bulldawg leader: Orson Charles

By Murray Poole

ince he came out of Tampa, Fla.’s Plant High School as a five-star recruit and one of the top tight ends in the country, Orson Charles has certainly lived up to his reputation in his three years at Georgia. Named Freshman All-America First Team after his freshman season in 2009 when he had 23 receptions for 374 yards and three touchdowns, the 6-3, 241-pound Charles, who has been a longtime teammate of quarterback Aaron Murray both at Plant and UGA, has been a true leader and top producer for the Bulldogs ever since he stepped on the Athens campus. In the 2010 season, Charles snared 26 passes for 422 yards and two touchdowns while being named All-SEC Second Team and to the SEC Academic Honor Roll. In his junior season this fall Charles, who was named Preseason All-SEC First Team, has recorded 22 catches for 299 yards and four touchdowns and is the Bulldogs’ second-leading receiver behind talented freshman Malcolm Mitchell.

Here, in this question-and-answer with Charles and his mom, Naseline Charles, the Bulldog Nation is given a keen insight into the player who wears No. 7 for the Red and Black.

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What do you view as the most important quality in being a leader for the team?

I think it’s just setting a good example day-in and dayout both on and off the field. You need to show the freshmen how it should be done and just focus on what you need to do.

Who do you consider to be the most important mentor in your life so far, and why?

My mentor since I was 12 years old is Dr. Ala-Ahir Rogers. He’s in Tampa and what makes it so great is that we don’t really talk about football. We let the coaches worry about football. We talk about God and he taught me Bible verses at an early age. When I go back home I go to my roots and him.

What fellow player on the team motivates you to be the best you can be and why is that the case?

There’s not really one guy but a collective group of guys. The guys who were here before me set the standard high. They came to Georgia to be great and they put in the effort and practice hard every day. And it’s hard not to notice that. A.J. (Green) was one of them going hard day-in and day-out and when I saw him I said, “Why am I not doing that?”

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His Foundation: Naseline Charles Parents names: Naseline Charles Siblings names: Ronello Walters, 11.

Main attribute that makes Orson a leader: Whatever Orson does, he does for the Lord. He just wants to please his Lord and savior Jesus Christ. So when Orson reaches the end zone, he always says a little prayer. A lot of the athletes see him and they are doing it now also. Orson’s certainly not a quiet person but he definitely leads more by example.

Orson Charles with his mother, Naseline and brother, Ronello Walters.

What is the best play or game you’ve had while at Georgia and why?

I really think my best game was the South Carolina game this year. Even though I didn’t catch a ball, I put the team first and told our backs to just run behind me. And I think I had a real good game blocking. As far as catching the ball, I think it’s a tie between last year’s Florida game (career-high six receptions for 108 yards) and this year’s Boise State game (also six receptions for 109 yards and a touchdown).

When you leave Georgia, what do you hope folks say about your contribution to the program?

I really pray that people will say I was a strong spiritual guy who put the team first before his own goals.

And that I was just a good athlete who loved the game. That’s the legacy I want to leave behind.

What regular Georgia opponent do you enjoy playing the most and why?

It’s definitely between Florida, Georgia Tech and Auburn but against any SEC team you play, it’s a tough game and the margin for error is small. It would definitely mean a lot to me to beat Florida this season but then, it would mean so much more for the program. And it would show everyone that Georgia is back.

Best childhood story: My mom would always tell the story of when Orson would come spend the summer with her. We lived in New Jersey then and my mom lived in Tampa.

Well, when my mom would send Orson to the store or something, she would just dress him in his usual clothes that he would sit around the house in. Well, in New Jersey, every time Orson went out he would change clothes because he always liked to look special, wherever he went. He would dress up like he was in GQ or something. So when he would come back to my mom’s house, before he went out again somewhere, he would change clothes because he was always used to dressing up all the time in New Jersey. I think Orson was about seven years old at that time.

Best thing about his time at Georgia: Orson has really matured into a young man since he’s been at Georgia. He had a solid foundation leaving home but being away, he’s become so mature. Some kids go away and do things their parents are not proud of but Orson has made me proud. He does things that you want him to be your child.

Nicest thing he’s ever done for you: Orson always does special things for me. I remember one day I asked him to just wash the dishes and he wound up cleaning the whole house. He cleaned the kitchen, the bathroom, vacuumed and everything and I just looked at him and said, “Wow Orson, you clean better than some women!”

A few things about Orson outside of football: He likes going to church and the fellowship he gets there. And he likes to spend time with his family. Orson always had a saying: “Don’t forget where you came from.” So when he comes home he reaches out to his friends and sees what’s going on with them.

Most entertaining story about UGA fans: Georgia fans are just very loyal. Even when Georgia is losing, they’re very local … no matter what.

What has Coach Richt meant to Orson?

Coach Richt is really for the kids and he has a very open policy. The man is busy but will take time out for all the players. Orson knows if he needs Coach Richt, he’s just a phone call away. Coach (John) Lilly (tight ends coach) is the same way.

When I need to talk to him, he’ll always call me back within three hours. Even if Coach Lilly is in a meeting, he’ll text me back and let me know when he’s going to call me. He won’t leave you hanging.

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Insiders’ Guide to Georgia-Florida in the Golden Isles

By Ryan Scates and Cheri Leavy, a newcomer and a native that both love the area Georgia-Florida weekend in the Golden Isles is always one of our favorite times of year. Turning a charming island community into a red-and-black outpost for the season’s biggest game is one of the most unique (and overlooked) traditions in college football.

Considering BI’s deep roots in Glynn County, we would be remiss not to include a list of island experiences for you and your party while you are at the beach for the big game. No matter your group’s size, age or budget, there is plenty to get into on the Georgia Coast.

For Beach Dawgs For many Georgia fans (students on fall break especially), the GA/ FLA trip is really all about just getting to the beach. “Beach Dawgs” won’t want to miss out on…

The King and Prince: St. Simons Island’s biggest beachfront hotel has a front-row seat to the annual impromptu tailgate party on East Beach.

Around 5 p.m., while throngs of students trudge up Ocean Boulevard, guests of the King and Prince can cruise back to their rooms to get ready for a big night out. Even though General Manager Michael Johnson is deep down a Gator, he sent his kids to UGA so he roots for the dawgs in all games but this one. He still worked up a special golf gift for dawgs... mention Bulldawg Illustrated and get a $65 golf rate at King & Prince’s Hampton Course on SSI ... includes green fee and cart.

Ask most locals for the best seafood option around, and they will point you to Crabdaddy’s. Don’t let the big crowd and lack of parking scare you away from the blackened chicken. Tell the staff that Ryan sent you and watch them stare back in confusion even if that was his standard order all through last summer during his Gilbert Harrell law firm internship. Tell them Cheri said to get the blackened grouper ... she went to high school with the owner Josh Williams and knows that her cousin Captain Ashley Parmalee just brought them a ton of fresh fish they caught that day. But either choice and you won’t be disappointed.

Coastal Kitchen may have the best views in town, looking out over the F.J. Torras Causeway and Sidney Lanier’s famous Marshes of Glynn.

Window-shop for your favorite fishing boat while visiting for brunch, lunch, dinner or dessert. The owner and rock star in his own right Jeff Montaigne is bound to have some good music booked.

Stop by St. Simons Drugs for your Georgia beach gear. They have coolers, buckets, chairs and an awesome beach ball that inflates to look like a UGA football helmet. The store is owned by Island native Tommy Bryan, a Georgia graduate and a business winner of a Alumni Association’s Bulldog 100 award during its inaugural honorings. Say hi to Cheri’s sister-in-law, Jennifer Leavy, who is a pharmacist there that was graduated from UGA Pharmacy School.

For Milledge Dawgs The first to be noticed on game weekend would undoubtedly be the “Milledge Dawgs”, the loud and proud members of UGA’s Greek community. Students looking forward to a weekend spent on “Frat” (East) Beach and charter buses won’t want to miss these island hot spots.

Friday night, Redfern Village will be hopping, and Gnat’s Landing will be the center of the action. Aside from a great lunch and dinner, the patio out back is a great spot for live music and cheap beer. Owner Boz has created the best vibe in Redfern, he owns Bubba Garcia’s too.

Whether it be Garden and Gun magazine or the Food Network, the national media has caught onto Southern Soul BBQ’s greatness, and what used to be an old gas station out by the airport is now a destination for BBQ lovers across the south. Ryan honestly may eat every meal of the weekend by the smoker out front and come back to Athens ten pounds heavier. Cheri can’t argue with that and pops by to grab the fried green beans and que almost as often. The success of owners and local groove dawgs, Griifin Bufkin and Harrison Sapp, is exciting.

While guys will probably be using time not spent at the beach restocking on supplies at By-Air Package or Winn-Dixie, girls will want to check out Meo’s Suite in the Pier Village for the latest trends and dresses. Owner Mindy Overly used to be one of the area’s best dressed business execs before opening this popular shop.

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Insiders’ Guide to Georgia-Florida in the Golden Isles

By Ryan Scates and Cheri Leavy, a newcomer and a native that both love the area continued from page 11

For Golf Dawgs

For Family Dawgs Visiting the Golden Isles is a family tradition for many Georgians. For Dawgs that are bringing along “The Whole Litter”, these local establishments are not to be missed:

It’s hard to write about a trip to the Golden Isles without writing about golf. For “Golfing Dawgs” looking for escape on the links, there are plenty of options for Georgia-Florida weekend.

Jekyll Island and the UGA Alumni Association are teaming up for the UGA Alumni Oyster Roast on Friday night, from 5-8 p.m. Tickets for food, oysters and a craft brew tasting are $25, and the event will be held at Great Dunes Park. Take the Brew Cruise from Coastal Kitchen at the marina and join the fun, go to www. jekyllisland.com for more information.

Golf Digest has named Sea Island as the world’s best golf resort. Georgia fans can stay at either The Cloister or The Lodge to take advantage of the resort’s Platinum Medal Golf package, which includes greens fees for a round per day at Seaside, Plantation or Retreat. Seaside will be fresh off hosting the PGA Tour’s McGladrey Classic, so the deal marks a rare opportunity to play a world-class course in tournament conditions.

One of the oldest restaurants in the area, and a personal favorite for both Ryan and Cheri, is Bennie’s Red Barn. The dinner club opened on New Year’s Eve, 1954 and has been packing in locals and tourists alike ever since. Sit back and let the best wait staff around “wow” you as they recite the menu, and don’t leave without ordering a Raccoon! Ask for Johnny who has been waiting on generations of Leavys.

Famous Island resident and 2012 Ryder Cup Captain Davis Love III has recently opened Paddle & Putt, a combination stand-up paddleboard and putter shop in Redfern Village. Pass the time learning about the paddleboard craze, or by testing out Love’s impressive collection of tournament-tested putters from years past on the store’s indoor putting green.

Café Frederica has been an island favorite since 1987. Stop by for one of the best breakfasts under the oaks from 7:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. You can’t find a better Eggs Benedict anywhere on earth.

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Also located in Redfern Villiage is Bubba Garcia’s, home of the best margaritas (and house music) in town. Stop by for lunch or dinner, then after the sun goes down head up the wooden stairs and hang out on the patio for late-night lies about things like your golf score and fish.

The Jekyll Island Club was founded in 1866 by some of the most prominent business families in American history. Today, Dawg fans can take up residence at the former vacation retreat for names like Morgan, Vanderbilt and Rockefeller and lose themselves in the Victorian architecture before woofing their way to a win over the Gators.

Benefitting the Jekyll Island Foundation, the Georgia-Florida Golf Classic is held on Jekyll’s three courses over two days. The event has been running for over 30 years and is a great way to earn a victory over some Gators, even if it isn’t on the football field.

Ladies will want to go by Maggie’s Boutique, located on Frederica just north of the roundabout.

Maggie’s has been “St. Simons Lady Dawg Headquarters” for 37 years! In highschool, Cheri worked there for die-hard dawg Ewell Gay who owns the shop.

The most ambitious golfers should note that the Golden Isles feature two of the world’s finest private golf clubs in Ocean Forest and Frederica, respectively. If you get the nod to head to either of these courses, bring your camera and a box of cigars as a thank you to your host, you will not be disappointed.

For Big Dawgs For the “Big Dawg”, this year’s Georgia-Florida game will likely not be their first rodeo. The upscale island-veterans are not likely to head back up I-95 without first visiting these SSI institutions…

Located on one of two five-star Sea Island hotel properties in Glynn County, Colt and Alison at The Lodge has the best steak on the island. Pair it with some pre-dinner cocktails in the Oak Room and look out over the Atlantic Ocean while the bagpiper calls in the last golfers to the clubhouse.

To balance out that machismo dinner, women will probably seek out the Tibi outlet located in Redfern Village. The uber-chic collection is designed by Amy Wallin Smilovic, a UGA grad and island native. Her mom, Mrs. Wallin, runs the Outlet and was Cheri and many other local’s favorite guidance counselor at Glynn Academy. Redfern has some great shopping so pop around. Don’t miss Petite Maison which is one of Cheri’s favorite home decor shops on the Island. Say hi to cute owner and double local Julie Singleton Willis. (father owns Sea Palms Golf and Tennis Resort and father-in-law runs Epworth by the Sea.) Moving north on Frederica, another island shopping fixture is the Left Bank Art Gallery, owned by UGA graduate and Island icon Millie Wilcox. Hospitality and history are her strong suits so get ready to have fun and learn something new about the area during your visit. While you are there, get your photo snapped with the Bulldawg Illustrated bulldog statue painted by beloved bulldog cartoonist and local Jack Davis in the parking lot out front!

The standby “date-night” spot for locals is Delaney’s Bistro. Call-in your reservation, put on your blazer and keep your eyes peeled for any one of the dozen or so PGA Tour professionals that call “the island” home. Cheri loves all the servers but usually requests highschool buddy Mark Kennedy. You can’t go wrong at the other favorite hot spot, Halyards. Chef Dave is the best and shows up to work after he catches your dinner that day on his boat. Ask Maxxy at the bar to make his old fashioned, it is sublime!

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Oct 6 (Thur) 6-9 happy hour Octoberfest kickoff on DaddyO’s Patio a free concert featuring Bret Mosley. Bratwurst/German potato salad & German beers!

Oct 9 (Sun) 6-8 Tim and Annie free concert/cd release party/American Harvest fundraiser.

Oct 11 (Tues) 6:30-9:30 The “Gnatty Shak” is back. Celebrating the return of the McGladry golf tournament with free entertainment by everybody’s favorite band: DaFunk yo Soul. Y’all come and get ”teed “up with some ”spiked” Arnold Palmers.

Oct 14 (Fri) 6:30-9:30 The original Stringray Happy Hour on DaddyO’s Patio.

Oct 21 (Fri) 6-9 The “Trio” Featuring local legends Matt Williams, Lee O’Neal and Matt McKinney. Another big time on the Gnatio. And free!!!

Oct 28 (Fri) It’s Ga Fla Weekend. We will get started with Still Rocking playing during happy hour out on the Gnatio from 6-9. Then a really hot band from Athens Betsy Frank and the Bareknuckle Band will entertain from 10-till. http://bareknuckleband.net Oct 29 (Sat) Happy hour party on the Gnatio with a big serving of Soul Gravy from 6-9.

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The Greene Machine: David Greene When things are going bad and the team is down, what's the most irritating things fans can say to you when trying to give you encouragement?

The tough part is that everybody has his or her idea of what is going wrong, but it's so hard to tell. I mean there are so many pieces to the puzzle.

It's not like it's one thing or one person â&#x20AC;Ś. We always say "Winning cures everything". And it's true.

If you could have one game back in your college career, which one would it be and why?

Hands down, Tennessee my senior year. We had just beat the brakes off LSU at home who were the defending National Champions. We were excited and really think we just kind of overlooked them at that point. It was one of the weirdest games I've ever played in. It was one of those games where nothing would go right. It just seemed like we ran out of time. We started coming back, but we just couldn't get it going early enough. But being a senior, and one of the senior leaders, I regret the fact that we couldn't get that W at home. If I look back on my whole career, that's one I definitely want back.

I'm guessing the phone number when you lived in the dorms was very close to a pizza delivery place or some other really popular late night place because I heard that after you moved out, the phone would ring a lot late at night with a slew of strange requests. What was that all about?

Well, I tell you what was bizarre, I used to get some of the weirdest phone calls when I was in one of the dorm rooms at McWhorter Hall. I don't know what it was, whether they were prank calls or somebody that was serious, but I used to get them all the time. There was just a lot of weird stuff that first year. I got a nasty hate message after the Hobnailed Boot game. I would just get all kinds of calls on that number. Everything from good luck to you suck. Somebody figured out what was room I was in at the Mac. I've spoken with a lot of guys that played with you over the years, and I never heard anything but compliments about you. Your teammates just loved you. They all say you're basically the greatest guy in the world and would do anything for anybody. Since you've been best friends with Pollack since grade school, does that sort of make him the evil twin?

That's right! Ha! Ha! Well, Pollack and I have different personalities for sure. But I tell you, I just loved my teammates and my time at Georgia. I think that's why we had so much success because we all enjoyed playing together. I really feel football is the ultimate team game where you really do have to rely on your teammates. When you go through the tough times, when you go through the mat drills, when you go through tough times, you grow closer together. We loved to play together, we loved UGA, and it worked out pretty good for us.

Well since you were such good friends, I sure hope Pollack told you to get in early on the weight watchers stock that he's obviously investing in?

Well he's always been one trying to keep the beach body kind of figure. He watches what he eats but he doesn't need to get too much smaller ... I mean TV adds 10 lbs to you and when you see him on TV, he still looks small.

Another great teammate of yours was DJ Shockley. While you guys had a little bit of a QB controversy at school, you were both team oriented guys that cared more about the program than yourself. Explain how close friends stay close while youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re both fighting to get on the field.

Shock and I had a great relationship and we are still to buddies ... There are two things you can do in that situation. You can have some jealousy and animosity, or you can accept your role. And I could see what Shock brought to the table. Most people say the two quarterback system won't work, but we each knew what the other guy offered. We realized we could be a great dual threat with two different style QBs. It made it that much harder for teams to game plan us and I think, at the end of the day, we cared much more about the team than being selfish. Honestly, it could have been a sticky situation if one of us didn't handle it right. But Shock is a tremendous guy and I've got nothing but the utmost respect for him. I was so excited to see him succeed and do what he did his senior year.

When journalists compare you and Shockley, they call him electrifying or something like that. They always called you cerebral. Is cerebral sort of the media's way for saying they think you're slow?

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different things to the table. I think you weren't going to see me on Sportscenter. I just tried to be Steady Eddie. The timing was perfect for me. We had a phenomenal defense and my job was to go out there and not make critical mistakes to make us lose a ball game. I didn't have the pressure on me to put up 40 points a game, I just had to manage the game because chances were if we put up 17 points we'd win.

While in the NFL, you were in Seattle, KC, New England, and Indy. Give me one thing in your mind that stands out about each city. Not your team, but just the city in general.

Well, I think Seattle was beautiful, but rainy.

Summers it is the most beautiful place you've seen, winters make it probably the most miserable place you could go. When you look at Boston, I stuck out with a sore thumb with an accent. You know in Boston there are no Rs in the language. Indy, I loved Indy. It was a great place be. I really enjoyed my time there. Kansas City? Wasn't around long enough but really good barbecue though.

If you don't mind, I need to poke a little fun at you. I stayed up so late one Monday Night preseason game when you made your NFL debut.

Did you think that you were playing Canadian Football rules with a 110 yard field when you ran out of the back of the end zone on your first series?

Man, I tell you what. That lets you know how much my head was spinning. You take this ole boy from Georgia and you put him in Seattle and he's been running the pro-style for four years and now he's running the west coast offense. I mean that first year, I could barely even call a play in the huddle. I played for a coach that was very veteran-oriented and the reps were very limited. I'll never forget that moment when I realized I stepped out of the end zone and I looked up and there's my big old mug shot on that Jumbo-Tron.

I thought boy I really want to be back home right now.

Leaving college as the winningnest QB ever has got to be the most amazing thing ever on a personal level. I mean there's never going to be that many people that did that no matter what.

What are your thoughts when you reflect back on that?

After we played Kentucky and I got the record, I got a call from Peyton. He had played that Monday night and thrown four touchdown passes I think, and he called me the following Tuesday which was his day off. It was just to congratulate me. These were obviously all team wins. I mean it was not anything I did as an individual. He made the comment the QBs get graded on wins and losses. That's how your career is defined. He said this was one of the biggest honors you could have.

I mean getting a call from Peyton meant a lot.

If you were running for President in 2012, which of your former teammates would you choose as your running mate?

Lord have mercy! I might have to go to the bench on this one. I might have to go to baseball or soccer, or something like that. You know what, I'll probably go with Jon Stinchcomb. Jon was PreMed and was a 4.0 student. And so obviously we need some brains in the White House with me.

What are your thought on adding teams to the SEC as well as the looming threat of four major super conferences?

I mean I kind of like the old tradition. I don't necessarily see why we have to expand it. I mean if we want to go play teams outside of our region, that's fine. We do that already. I don't really see any reason why we need to expand it, but if they do, they do it. I understand things are always changing, but I like it the way it is. The SEC has a great reputation and is know for the best football in the United States. Bringing other teams into it, I don't think would be a good idea.

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A view from Jacksonville ... Frank Frangie

By Jeff Dantzler

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y good friend Frank Frangie, one of the great minds, TV and radio broadcasters in the business is a Jacksonville icon. His knowledge of college football is up there with the best of the best. Frank is a Florida alum with tremendous passion for the game and this incomparable event in Jacksonville. I do several shows with Frank every year and it is always amongst my favorite gigs. Frankâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s daily talk show with Rick Ballou is outstanding. On the heels of calling the Alabama-Tennessee game for national radio, Frank was kind enough to take some time and gives us his thoughts on the game, series and rivalry.

Having played three of the last four national champions â&#x20AC;&#x201C; including this seasonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s two best teams â&#x20AC;&#x201C; is the worry level at Florida relatively reasonable?

I think so. There is a general feeling that if Brantley had not gotten hurt, they would have hung with Alabama. It was 24-10 at the time and the Gators were in the red zone. Since then, they've had to play two true freshmen against two very good teams and one that knows how to win at home. It's early in Will's tenure. I don't think there is any panic yet.

What is the take on Will Muschamp with the Florida people?

They love his energy, his passion, and believe he is going to be very good. There are some unknowns, obviously, but he is the kind of guy fans love because he just seems like a football coach.

Is there the fear that if he doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t experience relatively early success that the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ron Zookâ&#x20AC;? label will be put on him?

I don't think so. Remember, Zook had to play really good Miami teams his first two years, plus pretty good FSU teams, in the non-conference, and still won eight games in the regular season each time. The Gators would love to get to eight this year. I think fans are more realistic than they were when Ron got there, when anything shy of 10 wins represented failure. My sense is they will be more patient.

What is your take on Georgia?

Very talented. I love the defense, it seems like they have adjusted to the 3-4 and to Grantham after a full year in the system. And I think Aaron Murray is special, really special.

And Charles and the two freshman playmakers -- Mitchell and Crowell. If there is any concern I have about Georgia, it's I wonder if they are getting a little stale on offense. Most teams evolve offensively over the years. I'm not sure Georgia has. But I still think they are very good.

Taking out Spurrierâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first several years when the talent and coaching level was obviously heavily in Floridaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s favor, what has been the Gators edge(s) the last decade and a half when most seasons things have been relatively even for a bunch of those years?

I think it's very similar to when I was in college and watching this thing in the 70s and early 80s and, no matter what, Georgia would find a way to win. Sometimes Georgia was better, sometimes Florida was better, sometimes they seemed to be even. But Georgia usually won. And the more that happened, the more they expected to win, and the more Florida expected to lose. A team that expects to win will beat a team that hopes to win every time. Well, since 1990, I think that has just reversed. Florida plays with a great deal of confidence in that game for just that reason. I really think the psychology of it all really matters.

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What does Florida need to do to win?

Get Brantley back. If Johnny can play, they have a chance. Maybe a good chance. He can throw it vertically and really took to Charlie Weis' offense. And that is their only chance.

Florida's roster was built for the spread -- a bunch of fast, little backs. But you can't run laterally in the SEC -- the Gators found that out against Alabama and LSU -- and I'm not sure Georgia doesn't run almost as wellas those two on defense.

Is there a concern on the Jags leaving for L.A., which would have obvious repercussions on the game in Jacksonville?

The Jags aren't leaving. Wayne Weaver really wants his legacy to be that he brought a team to town that will be there for the ages. He will never move it, no matter the price, and I think he will only sell it to an owner who agrees to an unbreakable 30-year lease with the city.

What does Georgia need to do to win?

If Brantley doesn't play, make the Gators throw. Stack the box, take away Rainey and Demps. Georgia's corners are much better than Florida's wideouts -- I'd take my chances.

Then, the obvious thing, is don't get caught up in the psychology. Start fast and forget the past.

What makes this game so special?

Oh, Jeff, where do you start? History, tradition and pageantry. I know, cliches, but anyone that has been here understands it. RV City, and the Landing, and the Hall of Fame Luncheon Friday, and the stadium split right down the middle, and the river and the weather and Herschel and Buck to Lindsay and the Ball Coach -- I could go all day. ... To me, it's the most unique, most special day of the year for college sports. It's an amazing tradition.

Who do you think will win?

Georgia. They have the better team, seem to have a rhythm, seem to be a team that has gone through enough emotionally the last few years that they can handle the psychology of this one. Maybe even reverse it. A healthy Brantley could -- would -- make it interesting, and there are some reports now that he may play. But I think Georgia wins either way.

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Jeff Dantzlerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Top 25 The big boys continue to just steamroll the competition. LSU, Alabama and Stanford have won every game by double digits and theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve put a hurtinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; on the boys in the desert, chalking up a combined 21-2 mark against the number. This past Saturday helped shake things out, as both Oklahoma and Wisconsin lost. Now national broadcasters and writers who donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know a ton about college football can stop October hand-wringing over â&#x20AC;&#x153;what ifâ&#x20AC;? there were five major conference undefeateds. In October. It works out.

1. LSU â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Fightinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Tigers took care of Auburn, despite having two of its best players out. Will Mathieu and Ware be back for Alabama? Let the conjecture and countdown begin as the Tigers and Crimson Tide are both off to get ready for the Titanic Tuscaloosa Tussle.

2. Alabama â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Crimson Tide had no problems with overmatched Tennessee. See above with LSU. Bama has played in so many big games throughout its history, but for regular season contests, this oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s at least near the top.

3. Stanford â&#x20AC;&#x201C; One of the things that makes Andrew Luck so incredible is that a couple of his most memorable plays are a big hit tackle off a turnover and an amazing catch. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been described as an athletic Peyton Manning. A lot of scouts would love to see Stanford play LSU/Alabama for the national championship. Like Bama and LSU, Stanford has won every game by double digits.

4. Oklahoma State â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Cowboys are flying high! Not only did they beat Missouri on the road, rival Oklahoma lost and the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Pokes are in the Big XII driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s seat. Their offense is one of the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best. That money from T. Boone Pickens and those facilities have really paid off recruiting.

5. Clemson â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Sammy Watkins has been the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most electric freshman. He burst onto the national stage with stellar performances in back-toback wins over Auburn and Florida State, and he hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t slowed down. The Tigers are doing something special.

6. Boise State â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Kellen Moore continues to shatter records. Chris Petersenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s record at Boise State â&#x20AC;&#x201C; even though Boise State is not in a major conference â&#x20AC;&#x201C; is nothing short of incredible. The Broncos start a ton of seniors. If Petersen is going to leave, now might be the time.

7. Oregon â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Ducks have played great since losing the opener to LSU. The powerful Oregon offense hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t skipped a beat since losing LaMichael James to injury. Chip Kelly has done an outstanding job and given Oregon its greatest days.

8. Arkansas â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Razorbacks are quietly having another outstanding year. Arkansasâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s problem is that it plays in the same division with the top two teams in the country and the defending national champions.

9. South Carolina â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The open date came at a perfect time for South Carolina. The Gamecocks got devastating news with the loss of magnificent AllAmerican tailback Marcus Lattimore to a season-ending knee injury. Road games at Tennessee and Arkansas will be very tough and then Florida comes to Columbia as the Gamecocks vie for a second straight SEC East title.

10. Kansas State â&#x20AC;&#x201C; How about Bill Snyder, at age 72? He has the Wildcats rolling again. This was once the losingest program in Division I-A college football. But Snyder led K-State to great success, and now has come out of retirement and is doing it again.

11. Oklahoma â&#x20AC;&#x201C; This was a devastating loss for Oklahoma. The Sooners dreams of playing for a national title are gone. Oklahoma might throw it too much, and that put the Sooners defense on the spot.

12. Michigan State â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Mark Dantonio has proven to be an excellent hire for Michigan State. The Spartans had a great season in 2010, and are flying high again after that dramatic, thrilling win over Wisconsin. Now comes Nebraska in Lincoln. Michigan State could be looking at a shot at the Big Ten title.

13. Wisconsin â&#x20AC;&#x201C; This goes down as one of the most heart-breaking losses in Badgers history. To have undefeated BCS dreams evaporate on a last second hail Mary that was reviewed is tough for the boys from Madison to swallow.

14. Nebraska â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Big Red really got rejuvenated with that amazing second half comeback victory over Ohio State. Nebraska steamrolled Minnesota, which is just fallen off the radar, and now Michigan State in a Big Ten biggie.

15. Virginia Tech â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Hokies have played solid since getting blasted at home by Clemson. The schedule really shapes up for Virginia Tech. Frank Beamerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s team has a great shot at going 11-1 and playing Clemson again for the ACC title.

16. Houston â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Case Keenum has the most passing yards in NCAA history. He has been at the center of Houstonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rise back to college football relevance. This is the best the Cougars have been since the Andre Ware and David Klingler days.

17. Texas A&M â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Aggies rolled past Iowa State this past Saturday.

Texas A&M is definitely playing the â&#x20AC;&#x153;what ifâ&#x20AC;? game. In their two losses to Oklahoma State and Arkansas, they blew big double digit leads.

18. Texas Tech â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Red Raiders chalked up one of their biggest wins ever, downing Oklahoma in Norman. This oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s right there, just a notch below that win over Texas in 2009. Tommy Tuberville is one terrific football coach.

19. Cincinnati â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Zach Collaros is a stellar quarterback and he has the Bearcats rolling atop the Big East. After that awful loss to Syracuse by West Virginia, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cincinnati that appears to be the class of the league.

20. Penn State â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Nittany Lions arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t getting a ton of style points, but theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re sitting atop their division in the Big Ten. Penn State took care of Northwestern and now has a tough one at home against Illinois.

21. Southern Cal â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Since getting blown out by Arizona State, the Trojans have come back and played good. Beating Notre Dame under the lights in South Bend goes down as one of Lane Kiffenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s signature wins in Troy.

22. Baylor â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Bears had this past week off, and it came at a good time. Baylor gets Oklahoma State this week and it could be a track meet.

Two weeks ago, the Bears couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t keep up with Texas A&M. This will be even tougher.

23. TCU â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Give Gary Patterson a lot of credit. With his slew of double digit win seasons, highlighted by last seasonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s undefeated Rose Bowl championship team, TCU has gotten back with the big boys. The Horned Frogs are joining the Big XII, which didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t extend the invite when the league was formed.

24. Auburn â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Tigers had some chances in the first half to hang in with LSU, but didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t cash in and then got blown out. Auburn has had a brutal road schedule. Michael Dyer is a stellar running back, but the Tigers are having all kinds of quarterback issues.

T25. Florida/Georgia â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The winner in Jacksonville jumps into the rankings. The Gators have lost three straight, while the Dogs really struggled to beat Vanderbilt in Nashville. Georgia needs this one badly.

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Game rewind: Dawgs 33 Vandy 28

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eorgia can now finally look forward to doing something about its miserable losing streak to the Florida Gators in Jacksonville. But before the Bulldogs confront the Gators on Oct. 29 at EverBank Field, they’ve got much to clean up over the next two weeks.

After moving out to a 20-7 first half lead on Vanderbilt Saturday night in Nashville, Georgia had to hold on for dear life to claim a 33-28 win over the Commodores, who still had a chance to pull it out in the final seven seconds after blocking a Drew Butler punt at the Georgia 20-yard line. After being spun around on the block, Butler feverishly fought the Commodores for the loose ball and prevented the Vanderbilt defenders from scooping it up and racing to the end zone with the winning score.

After a five-yard penalty on the Commodores put the ball back at the 25, a Jordan Rodgers pass to the end zone barely fell incomplete and then, with one second remaining, a Rodgers completion to tight end Brandon Barden came up short at the Bulldog 16-yard line as the game mercifully concluded.

As ugly as it almost turned out, the victory was Georgia’s fifth straight and enables the Bulldogs to take a 5-2 season mark and 41 SEC ledger into the Florida game, which will be played after this coming Saturday’s open date.

“Yeah, I’m disappointed in how we played overall,” said Georgia coach Mark Richt. “I’m thankful for the victory, that’s about all.

Give Coach (James) Franklin and his team all the credit. They came ready to play and took it down to the last minute. We did win the turnover ratio battle and without that, we don’t win,” added Richt. “That fake punt (which led to Vanderbilt’s first touchdown) and their blocked punt, they’re just too big to have that happen to you in this league. We’re just fortunate to get out with a win and have a long way to go. We’re kind of limping our way into a tie for first (with South Carolina in SEC East) right now.”

On a night when the Bulldogs’ previously stingy run defense was jolted by the Commodore backs for 200 yards rushing and the Georgia special teams surrendered a 96-yard touchdown on a kickoff return, big yardage once again on a successful Vandy fake punt and allowed Butler’s punt to be blocked in the final seconds to keep the Commodores’ hopes alive, the Bulldogs needed all 33 points from an offense that totaled 443 yards on the night.

Sophomore quarterback Aaron Murray set career-highs in attempts, completions and yards, going 22-for-38 for 326 yards.

Murray had three touchdown passes and one interception. With leading receiver Malcolm Mitchell not making the trip with a hamstring injury, junior Marlon Brown and redshirt freshman Michael Bennett stepped up with career-high nights, combining for 11 catches for 210 yards. Brown, returning to his home state for the second straight week, finished with four catches for 121 yards including touchdown catches of 75 and 27 yards while Bennett had

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’ 33-28 win over Vanderbilt Oct. 15 in Nashville.

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seven receptions for 89 yards.

Murray’s other touchdown pass came on a 20-yard strike to Tavarres King, which came in the second quarter on the first play after Orson Charles blocked a Commodore punt. Otherwise, the Bulldogs had to rely on four field goals by Blair Walsh, from 53, 28, 36, and 44 yards. Walsh missed on two other kicks from long range.

What Worked

Like Richt noted, about the only thing that really worked was the Bulldogs finishing with more points than Vanderbilt. But Murray’s passing kept the offense moving on a night when the Georgia running attack was limited to just 117 yards.

What Didn’t Work

Poor defense against the run (Vandy’s Zac Stacy ran for 97 yards and QB Rodgers scrambled for 80 more), atrocious special teams play and, once again, an inability to put an opponent away when there were ample opportunities to do so …. all of these areas almost led to the Bulldogs suffering a loss that would have led to horrible repercussions for Richt’s program. And, oh yes, Georgia also was slapped with 11 penalties for 89 yards.

Top Performers

In addition to the play of Murray, Brown, and Bennett, King and Charles each showed five catches and with freshman tailback Isaiah Crowell not playing the first quarter and mustering only 35 yards on 10 carries, junior Richard Samuel stepped up with 53 yards on 15 attempts to lead the Bulldogs’ sporadic ground game.

Defensively, Brandon Boykin, Shawn Williams and Bacarri Rambo all managed interceptions for Georgia with Rambo’s coming with only 1:10 remaining and seemingly sealing the game for the Bulldogs, that is, before the Commodores blocked Butler’s punt in the final seconds.

OFFENSE – Junior wide receiver Marlon Brown, who caught four passes for a careerhigh 121 yards including touchdown receptions of 75 and 27 yards.

“Marlon certainly stepped up in his home state and picked up the slack for an injured Malcolm Mitchell,” said Butler. “He’s been working very hard in the wings of A.J. last year and Mitchell this year but given the opportunity, he came through in a big Bulldog fashion with his stats and two touchdowns. Not only was Marlon’s receiving big but his blocking and how physical a player he is demands respect in the SEC and his performance could not have come at a better time for Georgia.”

DEFENSE – Junior free safety Bacarri Rambo, who recorded four tackles in the win over the Commodores and had a clutch pass interception with just over a minute remaining that should have sealed the game for the Bulldogs.

“Certainly, Bacarri has been productive all year and in this game stepped up not only with his tackling but also a key interception in the game which enabled Georgia to give itself an opportunity to put the game away,” said Butler. “Unfortunately, Rambo does not play on offense and we were unable to put the game away at that point and had to call on Rambo and the defense once again with seven seconds left to maintain a victory with two great coverage plays by our secondary as Vanderbilt was trying to win the game with two late passes.”

SPECIAL TEAMS – Senior punter Drew Butler who averaged 46 yards on two punts before having his last kick blocked and, most importantly of all, make the game-saving tackle that prevented the Commodores from scoring after they blocked Butler’s punt with only seven seconds remaining.

“It was probably the worst special teams performance I can remember in Georgia history,” said Butler. “It was mistake after mistake. They are a team unit and the only bright spot that came out of the game was the punter making that game-saving tackle after the punt team allowed the block. Really, nobody was deserving with that special teams performance but when we have to look at it through the tackle-making, Drew was the player of the game, and that was the worst thing you can possibly want from our punter.

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Florida is reeling having lost three straight games to SEC foes. In two of the contests they were not competitive. Will Muschamp has earned quite a reputation for being a hot head. Truth be told, he acts like a thirteen year old that just found out he won't be going to the mall and movies this weekend with his friends.

Florida has plenty of talent. They always do. Sure, their quarterback situation is a bit shaky with an injury. Though, it is expected that their starter will return. They have speed to burn, plenty of it as we all know. Demps and Rainey are scary fast in the open field.

Georgia is coming off of a less than impressive performance as well. There are some serious chinks in the armor that continue to crop on a weekly basis. They must be cured.

If we play a clean game, it should be ours to win. We are a better team this year because of experience at key positions. We have plenty of playmakers. But don't we always?

Look people, here is the bottom line. For the first time since 2002, Georgia has a chance to send Florida into shambles. Four losses in a row with a coach that appears to lose control of himself could cause him to lose control of the program. Of course, a win from the Gators would give them the life they need for a potential.

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Avoid Major Special Teams Breakdowns â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Returning Drew Butler, Blair Walsh and Brandon Boykin, the kicking game figured to be a major strength for Georgia this year. Unfortunately, far too many times, special teams has been a disaster. Walsh has struggled this season. The Bulldogs have gotten caught with their pants down on fake punts, most notably against South Carolina and Vanderbilt. The Dogs nearly lost to Vanderbilt on a late blocked punt. Georgia allowed a punt return for a touchdown against Ole Miss and a kickoff return for a touchdown at Vanderbilt. Florida has tremendous speed and, like the Dogs, has had a week off to get ready. Georgia better be ready for the kitchen sink.

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Danny Ware hit 100-yard plateau in the Dogs 31-24 win in 2004. Knowshon Moreno had the signature performance of his career in 2007, as he carried 33 times for 188 yards and three touchdowns, leading Georgia to a 42-30 win.

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