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Georgia Bulldogs 2011 Season Preview: The Georgia Tech Game
(Author’s Note: Before you begin reading this posting, please make sure your sense of humor has been placed in the "on" position. There will be humor in this posting. This will be your final warning before the humor begins. Dawg Sports is not responsible for your inability to take a joke. Please...
To What Extent is Mark Richt's Job Security Affected by Scandals at Rival Schools?
Ours are tumultuous times. SEC signal callers are preparing to be better wives, and non-AQ quarterbacks are marrying men---not that there’s anything wrong with that!---and the NCAA has gotten a tad more, shall we say, assertive lately, which adds another element of intrigue to the ongoing Mark...
Why Did the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Drop the Ball on the Demaryius Thomas Story?
As I noted following the announcement that the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets had been placed on probation following a 20-month investigation that managed to occur without even a whisper of media attention, it has not been a proud week for old media. I was not alone in making this observation. Paul...
Late Night Dawg Bites: Georgia Tech Hammered, Auburn Up Next, and Richard Samuel Back on Offense
So, slow news day, or what? Here, for those who are interested, is the quick run-down of intriguing developments in the world of intercollegiate athletics, with specific emphasis on our particular corner of it: A good day for journalism it was not. Reporters managed to miss entirely for almost 20...
Jacketfreude Open Comment Thread
As I'm sure you've seen, both here and at SB Nation Atlanta, there reportedly is some trouble brewing in Atlanta, with respect to which the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets have scheduled a 4:30 p.m. press conference to discuss an NCAA investigation that reportedly involves the 2009 football season,...
Ignorance is Bliss: NCAA Opens Huge Can of Worms by Reinstating Auburn Tigers QB Cameron Newton's Eligibility
A couple of readers already have beaten me to the punch on this one, but it bears amplification: Cameron Newton was determined by the NCAA to have been the subject of an amateurism violation, as a result of which the Auburn Tigers declared him ineligible, . . . and the reinstatement committee moved...
SEC Power Poll Ballot: Week Five
You’ve seen my initial BlogPoll ballot draft, so now it’s time for us to turn our attention to this week’s SEC Power Poll. Here is how the Southeastern Conference stacks up from where I sit: 1. Alabama Crimson Tide (5-0): Nothing the Red Elephants have done this season suggests to me that Nick...
Ten Things Auburn Fans Should Do Before They Die
If ever a book title cried out for a snarky response, this is the one. Senator Blutarsky (July 30, 2009) Well, O.K., then, since you asked for it and all . . . The Top Ten Things Auburn Fans Should Do Before They Die: 10. Buy the Plainsmen’s former head coach a new pair of pants to replace...
How Well or Poorly Did Jim Donnan Serve the Georgia Bulldogs as Head Football Coach?
I wasn’t even trying to get contrary, but my recent posting concerning Jim Donnan’s elevation to the College Football Hall of Fame drew several responses around The Dawgosphere, including this comment from Paul Westerdawg: I completely disagree with you To me…the only measurement that counts...
Why I Don't Want to See "Jim Donnan" and "Georgia Bulldogs" in the Same Story Ever Again
I’m glad I wasn’t drinking while I was reading, or else I would have done a spit-take when I read this: Former UGA head coach Jim Donnan and former QB Quincy Carter will always be tied together in my mind -- perhaps ever more so because of the role a game against South Carolina arguably played...
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