What a difference a year makes.
Last year's preseason PMGN had me wondering if the Dawgs were ever going to be up to snuff. I will readily admit that after the 2016 losses to Vandy and Tech I had a feeling that Kirby Smart was just going to be Ray Goff 2.0. Boy was I wrong!
The 2017 Georgia football squad ended up being my favorite football team I have ever followed. Georgia could go undefeated this year and beat Alabama 100-0 in the National Championship Game, and this season would still not compare to those 2017 Rose Bowl Dawgs. Them boys was angels.
In 2017 - for the first time in my 30 years - we saw Georgia football meet its potential. It manifested itself in some remarkable ways. We strolled down Michigan Avenue and Sunset Boulevard greeting old friends as if we were jogging down Milledge. We crowded out tens of thousands of Cubs fans from Wrigley Field in the midst of a Pennant Race where the Cubs were defending World Series Champions. We gave Tennessee their worst loss in Neyland Stadium's history. We beat the ever living hell out of Florida to the point that they fired their coach hours after the score was final. We exacted revenge over our oldest rival in Atlanta to claim Georgia's 13th SEC Title, tying Tennessee for 2nd most SEC Titles in history.
Casual college football (and Alabama) fans will only remember the '17 Dawgs for that last play of the season. The joke is on them. Ask Jalen Hurts, who saw his record-setting career at Bama all come unwound over 30 minutes against the Red and Black. Georgia is a pretender no more.
Kirby Smart has built a mean machine in Athens, and it is finally time for all good and long-suffering Georgia people to enjoy the ride. With Tennessee, LSU, and Florida being in such rough shape, this year's schedule is a joke. Georgia should enter the Auburn game with an SEC Championship berth (and CFB Playoff Opportunity) already in hand.
Soak it up, Poor Men. These Dawgs are here to stay.
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In 2018, the University of Georgia will field their 125th varsity football team.
Woe be to their opponents.
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SIZING UP THE COMPETITION
How UGA's 2018 opponents stack up against
THE DEFENDING SEC AND ROSE BOWL CHAMPION GEORGIA BULLDAWGS.
The Dawgs have six teams on the 2018 Schedule that have no business competing with Georgia - on paper. I would expect the 2018 Georgia team to beat any of these teams 10 out of 10 times.
Austin Peay, MTSU, and UMass are all being paid to come to Athens for a glorified exhibition game. Sorry - if we are paying the other team to come play Between the Hedges, that team should have no shot at ruining the day for all of us in Red and Black. And more, I'm not going to waste everyone's time with a PMGN for those games.
Tennessee is in the midst of an era of historic ineptitude. They have no talent left on their team, we get them at home, and a Georgia win squares the overall series at 22 wins each. This one should be ugly.
Kentucky and Missouri are both road games this year - and the hardest part of the day for the Dawgs will probably be maintaining any kind of intensity for 60 minutes in two of the three most boring venues in the SEC. (Vandy is the other)
Georgia should beat these teams this year. I would expect the 2018 Dawgs to beat any of these squads about seven times out of ten.
We meet South Carolina on the road - And if the Cocks are worth a damn and their fans are into it this is probably worth about 5 points alone. It is miserably hot and very loud over there. Add in that they are about as obsessed with Georgia as us Dawgs were with Florida about 10 years ago and you can figure these guys will be punching up. However, Georgia is going to line up behind a metric ton of Offensive Lineman for each play, and many of our 2nd and third string boys would be starting if they were on the Carolina roster. Dawgs put this one away in the Third Quarter.
Florida is another program going through a ridiculous drought - but they are still Florida and weird things happen in Jacksonville. I expect Georgia to rout them similar to last year's game.
Tech has won 3 of their last 5 trips to Athens, and this year they are back Between the Hedges. The Tech game in Athens is always a weird vibe. Classes have ended by this point and the students have abandoned Athens about a week earlier. Georgia people trek over for the game in a post-Thanksgiving haze. Meanwhile, playing Georgia in Sanford Stadium is the thing Tech players and fans live for. This is bigger than their bowl game. And sometimes they sneak up and bite you. This year Georgia will have bigger, stronger, and faster players at every position and should win running away.
A road trip to LSU is going to be perilous, no matter what kind of shape that team is in. Last time the Dawgs were on the Bayou, we had a defensive TD on the first play from scrimmage and hung 50 points on the defending National Champion LSU squad. Georgia has the edge in coaching and talent here but don't discount the power of a Full Moon and 100,000 drunk Cajuns. EVEN STILL - I would expect Georgia to win this game eight times out of 10.
The Auburn rivalry has gotten red hot ever since the Nick Fairley/Cam Newton comeback win over the Dawgs in 2011. Since that time we have seen the 2013 fiasco ending, last year's thumping in Jordan-Hare, and then an SEC Championship that was won in the same town this rivalry first started way back in 1892.
But - Auburn has not won a game in Athens since 2005! And since the Dawgs never play Florida in Athens, the Auburn game is always the biggest game regularly played in Sanford Stadium. You can expect the hedges to be rocking as the Dawgs line up against their strongest scheduled opponent of 2018. I would expect Georgia to win this game seven out of ten times.
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POOR MAN'S PREDICTIONS FOR THE 2018 SEASON:
- Georgia wins all regular season games, and none are close. Georgia fans lose all non-Georgia-fan friends by December 1.
- SEC East Champ: Georgia
- SEC West Champ: Alabama
- SEC Champ: Georgia makes Bama's ass quit. Georgia fans burn down Atlanta.
- Playoff Teams: Georgia, Clemson, Wisconsin, Alabama
- Georgia v. Wisconsin in Cotton Bowl
- National Championship: Georgia v. Alabama
- National Champion: Alabama
THIS WOULD BE THE MOST GEORGIA THING TO EVER HAPPEN.
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YOU CAINT ARGUE WITH THE RING PAWWWWWL!!!!!!
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WHAT PUNDITS ARE SAYING ABOUT THE DAWGS
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AJC: Georgia football can prove it’s built for the long run
The Bulldogs were that close to capturing the prize that has eluded them for nearly 40 years. In the moment, it was natural for even the most faithful Bulldogs backers to wonder if their team would get another shot. Many of them remember Mark Richt following that 2005 SEC title went 9-4. They saw the diminishing returns after the Bulldogs were No. 2 in the final 2007 AP rankings.
To those people, Smart seemed to be saying: Not going to happen this time.
College Football News: This is Just the Beginning
And now Georgia fans, welcome to the life. Be careful for what you wished for, because you just got it. Your team is at that level now, which means college football is zero fun, sir, unless this year’s team comes home from Santa Clara in early January with a neat new trophy. (Their Pick: UGA loses 2 reg season games)
ESPN FPI: Georgia favored (BIG) in every 2018 regular season game.
The Athletic (Mandel and Feldman): UGA loses SEC Championship Game to Bama
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- This is Georgia's 125th Football Squad.
- UGA Enters 2018 with a 808-420-54 record. This is 11th on the all-time wins list among FBS team, and 3rd in the SEC behind Alabama (891) and Tennessee (833).
- Georgia now claims 13 SEC Championships, which is tied with Tennessee for second-most in the SEC. (Alabama 26)
- The Dawgs have extended their series lead over Auburn to 59-56-8.
- Georgia trails the overall series in only three SEC rivalries entering this year: Alabama (25-39-4), LSU (13-15-1), and Tennessee (22-23-2).
- After dropping 9 straight games in the 90's to the Vols and then scratching back even on the overall record with Tennessee in 2014, the Dawgs are now again in a position to even the overall series with Tennessee.
- Wins over LSU in the regular season and a hypothetical SEC Championship appearance would mean Georgia would trail only one SEC team in the overall record: Alabama.
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Unfortunately it is impossible (by design) to put a number on the cumulative donation amount a Georgia fan would need to be eligible for football season tickets.
Here is a summary of how football season tickets at UGA get allocated:
1. Georgia has about 58,000 season tickets to distribute each year.
2. The first people to get a shot to buy a season ticket are the people who bought the season ticket for that same seat last year. This is called "renewing" a season ticket. All that person has to do to keep their seat is make a fixed per-seat donation to the Hartman Fund (in February). These fixed donation levels range from $275 to $2,500 per seat. Then the ticket holder pays face value for the tickets (in March).
3. Every year some season ticket holders decide not to renew, or they die. (Once you die, your heirs cannot renew your seats on your behalf. Those seats become "open".)
4. So, after March, UGA has a record of which seats were not renewed and are "open" for the upcoming year. UGA then distributes those open seats to fans based on their "Hartman Fund Points". Generally, you get 1 point for every $1 donated to the Hartman Fund.
5. The best open seat will go to the donor with the most Hartman Points who has either requested either a new season ticket, or who has requested that their season ticket is relocated to a better section (Let's call this guy "#1 Donor"). Each Hartman Fund Donor can use their points total to count towards qualifying for up to six season tickets.
- Example: So if #1 Donor has 100,000 points but only four tickets, he can request two additional tickets (so long as he made a donation in February large enough to cover the minimum per seat donation for these new tickets as well has his current tickets), and he will be the first guy to get the new tickets this year. You can only do this for up to six tickets.
6. So, after #1 Donor's request has been filled, UGA then sees what open seats are left and allocates the next best seats to the #2-Ranked-Hartman-Fund-Points-Earner. This process repeats until there are no open seats remaining.
7. This year, UGA ran out of open seats after they fulfilled the new tickets request for the guy who had 23,900 Hartman Fund Points. There were only about 1,100 open seats this year - which is historically low turnover.
8. Other years, UGA has had more open seats turnover. In 2014 they were able to get two new tickets to every Donor who requested them with 1,001 points. In 2015 it was 6,701 points, in 2016 it was 1,201 points. In 2017 there was so much turnover that everyone who made the minimum per-seat donation for two seats ($550) got two renewable tickets.
9. This past year, about 900 folks made the minimum per-seat donation for new season tickets in February, but there were no season tickets open for them to buy. All they got were some Hartman Fund Points and a nifty window decal.
10. So the lesson here is that the best time to make a Hartman Fund donation is the February after a bad year for Georgia Football. This is when turnover of season tickets is the highest and you have the best shot of staking your claim to a lifetime estate to your little slice of Sanford Stadium nirvana.
Consider this an entry-level course. Topics in advanced coursework include:
- Inflating Hartman Point totals through donations to the Magill Society and/or Young Alumni Fund.
- Making Hartman donations in your infant (or unborn) child's name.
- Concealing a relative's death to continue claiming their seats (and related etiquette concerning when and how to narc on those people).
- StubHub cost/benefit analysis and its effect on black market ticket externalities.
- Bypassing the Hartman Fund altogether and directing donations to an actual non-profit operation (i.e. the University of Georgia)
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This year the PMGN Cocktails section is brought to you by long time friend and DGD Carter Nicholson. Carter is my favorite kind of insurance man - one who will not cold call me!
I have been with Carter in plenty of fine establishments - and he is exactly the kind of guy who puts in his order and leaves you saying "I'll have whatever he's having."
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Carter's Game Day Greyhound
1. Fill a solo cup full of ice
2. Pour the handle of Tito's into the cup for anywhere from 7-10 seconds based your desires and goals for the day
3. 2 Ounces Indian River Ruby Red Grapefruit Juice
4. Top with Pamplemousse flavored Le Croix
5. Mix back and forth with another solo cup
Enjoy!
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Most folks have a preconceived notion about New Orleans.
They think a long weekend in the City That Care Forgot is spent eating, drinking, leisurely strolling around, drink in hand, followed by more eating and drinking until the whole thing becomes one big, easy blur.
As a native New Orleanian, I can affirm with vigor that such a preconceived notion is exactly correct.
Heading to my hometown for a long weekend? Here's SEC Banter's guide to eating and drinking your way through NOLA:
Thursday afternoon arrival drinks -- Hop on the streetcar and head for the Garden District to the Columns Hotel, an old mansion-turned-hotel on famed St. Charles Avenue. A classic spot for late afternoon cocktails, perch on the expansive porch and sip your beverage as the streetcar rumbles by. This Rick Bragg article sums up the Columns perfectly.
The Columns Hotel
Thursday night dinner -- after the Columns, head further Uptown to my neighborhood and hit Clancy's, my favorite restaurant in the city. Make a reservation in advance and ask for a downstairs table. Sport coat not required, but why not throw one on.
Here what to order:
- A stiff drink, obviously
- Oysters and brie appetizer
- Turtle soup
- Smoked soft shell crab (when in season)
- Veal Annunciation is just ridiculous; someone order that too
- Also can't go wrong with angel hair pasta and grilled Creole tomato
Friday breakfast - Cafe Du Monde, if you must. Other options are Camellia Grill in the Quarter or Uptown (order an omelette with fries and a chocolate freeze), or the Ruby Slipper.
Friday lunch -- Acme Oyster House. The place is touristy for sure, but a fun spot with good local seafood. Arrive early as there will be a line outside the door, so just grab a beer and drink in line. Order some gumbo and a poboy. The "peacemaker" is combination fried shrimp, fried oyster. Cold draft beer in pitchers, black-and-white checkered tablecloths, and the best Gulf oysters on the half shell you've ever had.
Some lore on Acme which involves, of all things, [OUR FAVORITE GEORGIA GOLF TOURNAMENT]. When [OUR FAVORITE GEORGIA GOLF CLUB] first opened [THEIR VIP AREA FOR TOURNAMENT WEEK], the oyster bar was more popular than anticipated and the [HOUSE] oyster shuckers couldn't keep up. [OUR FAVORITE GEORGIA GOLF CLUB] turned to Plan B: send a Gulfstream down to New Orleans to pick up 4 oyster shuckers from Acme, put them up in [RICHMOND COUNTY] and have them shuck at [THE VIP AREA] for the week. Problem solved. Word has it that the Acme shuckers had never been on a plane before.
Other options for lunch (and see note on Galatoire's below): City Grocery for a mufeletta, or Napoleon House, or head back Uptown to Domilise's where I have probably eaten 1,000 poboys. Pics of the Manning family all over the walls. If you go to Domilise's, someone order a shrimp or oyster poboy and someone else get the roast beef.
Friday early evening drinks -- Arnaud's French 75 Bar, or the Carousel Bar in the Hotel Monteleone. Excellent people watching there, and where else will you find a bar that slowly spins around in a circle, like a carousel?
Arnaud's
Friday dinner -- So many choices here, but I'd go with GW Fins. Excellent, fresh Gulf seafood. Peche is also solid, as are Bayona and Cochon.
Saturday breakfast -- for a big time, Brennan's is tough to beat. You'll be hungover, so spending time in a nice atmosphere may help.
Sunday brunch -- go to Commander's for their classic Sunday brunch. Make a reservation now. Worth it.
Other options in general: drinks at the Windsor Court Hotel, drinks at the Ritz, drinks at Cane & Table (a good buddy owns it), drinks at Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop, drinks at the Absinthe House. All of these are in the Quarter.
If part of your trip involves heading up river to Baton Rouge to Tiger Stadium, this means you have one lunch day in NOLA, on Friday. While I've recommended a casual lunch, Galatoire's is legendary. Be warned that Friday lunch at Galatoire's is a big, big time, and it might just spell the end of the day for you. Groups have been known to have lunch and linger so long, they end up asking for the dinner menu. Jackets are required, and there are no reservations. Absolutely, positively sit downstairs.
If you really, really want to go for Friday lunch, I might be able to get you on the list of "secret" reservations. But you'd have to promise not to talk any shit when the Dawgs dismantle the Tigers in Death Valley. < - NO PROMISES HERE, BANTER!
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This season we will be expanding the Saturday Sartorialist with some help from the pros at Miller Brothers. These guys are in the midst of reopening their Buckhead Store after extensive renovations - and man it is something else.
Stay tuned for expert guidance from Buckhead's most trusted clothiers on how to handle everything from formal occasions to tailgates while looking your best. We can't have you guys wandering around looking like Alabama fans now can we?
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Name |
Pos. |
Class |
Hometown |
Notability |
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Brenton Cox |
LB |
FR |
Stockbridge, GA |
There is a "Cox-Blocked" joke here but I am not finding it. |
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Richard LeCounte |
DB |
SO |
Riceboro, GA |
Good Ol' Dick LeCounte |
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| 3 |
Zamir White |
RB |
FR |
Laurinburg, NC |
ZEUS |
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| 4 |
Mecole Hardman |
WR |
JR |
Bowman, GA |
…and the Mecole shall inherit the Earth |
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| 6 |
Natrez Patrick |
LB |
SR |
Atlanta, GA |
Something beautiful about a guy named Natrez donning the Savage pads |
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| 7 |
D'Andre Swift |
RB |
SO |
Philadelphia, PA |
One of seven "D'", "De" or "Da" names on this list |
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| 8 |
DeAngelo Gibbs |
DB |
SO |
Oxford, GA |
One of seven "D'", "De" or "Da" names on this list |
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| 9 |
Ameer Speed |
DB |
SO |
Jacksonville, FL |
Best football player name in a while |
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| 13 |
Elijah Holyfield |
RB |
JR |
College Park, GA |
Real Deal Holyfield! |
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| 14 |
Trey Blount |
WR |
SO |
Atlanta, GA |
Smoking second hand and secondaries for years. |
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| 15 |
D'Andre Walker |
LB |
SR |
Fairburn, GA |
One of seven "D'", "De" or "Da" names on this list |
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| 16 |
Divaad Wilson |
DB |
FR |
Miami, FL |
One of seven "D'", "De" or "Da" names on this list |
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| 18 |
Deandre Baker |
DB |
SR |
Miami, FL |
One of seven "D'", "De" or "Da" names on this list |
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| 19 |
Willie Erdman |
WR |
SO |
Merritt Island, FL |
Great Blue Collar name. I think this guy may have just pumped my septic tank. |
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| 24 |
Prather Hudson |
RB |
SO |
Columbus, GA |
One of those guys where you know his hairstyle before you ever meet him. |
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| 26 |
Tyrique McGhee |
DB |
JR |
Byron, GA |
Third syllable alliteration is so rare these days |
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| 29 |
Lofton Tidwell |
RB |
FR |
Douglasville, GA |
This name came out of the 90's Metro Atlanta name generator. Kenny Lofton and Jim Tidwell would have made one beautiful baby. |
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| 31 |
Reid Tulowitzky |
WR |
FR |
Atlanta, GA |
Good for you, white guy. |
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| 32 |
Monty Rice |
LB |
SO |
Madison, AL |
Having two names that recall famously inept Eurpoean Tour players on one roster is not a good omen |
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| 33 |
Ian Donald-McIntyre |
RB |
SO |
Fayetteville, GA |
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| 36 |
Latavious Brini |
DB |
SO |
Miami Gardens, FL |
This name is also the second verse of the upcoming Migos song. |
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| 37 |
Patrick Bond |
WR |
FR |
Milton, GA |
Bond - Patrick Bond. |
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| 42 |
Jake Skole |
DB |
FR |
Roswell, GA |
I once bought a can of "Skole" at a salvage grocery store outside of Pigeon Forge. Was just as good, really. |
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| 49 |
Christian Dufrene |
FB |
JR |
Auburn, GA |
His dad escaped from prison and met up with Morgan Freeman on a beach in Mexico. Great story. |
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| 49 |
Koby Pyrz |
LS |
SO |
Cairo, GA |
Koby Pyrz from Cairo - this is what a PA guy lives to say out loud. |
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| 57 |
Daniel Gothard |
OL |
SO |
Dunwoody, GA |
Middle School had to be tough with that last name |
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| 66 |
Solomon Kindley |
OL |
SO |
Jacksonville, FL |
A lineman of biblical proportions |
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| 68 |
Sean Fogarty |
OL |
SR |
Savannah, GA |
Points off for not being John Fogerty |
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| 72 |
Netori Johnson |
OL |
FR |
Ellenwood, GA |
This name is straight out of Game of Thrones |
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| 79 |
Isaiah Wilson |
OL |
FR |
Brooklyn, NY |
#SoNotCrow |
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| 80 |
J.T. Dooley |
WR |
FR |
Dallas, TX |
Will face his father when the Dawgs head to Mizzou - assuming he makes travel roster. 2017 Highland Park Scot of the year. |
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| 83 |
Wix Patton |
TE |
FR |
Peachtree City, GA |
Wix!? Someone get this kid a pledge pin ASAP. |
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| 87 |
Tyler Simmons |
WR |
JR |
Powder Springs, GA |
WAS ONSIDES |
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| 89 |
Charlie Woerner |
TE |
JR |
Tiger, GA |
An immortal surname of Bulldawg lore. |
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| 91 |
Kolby Wyatt |
DL |
FR |
San Diego, CA |
Kolby with a "K" gives this guy legit redneck cred even if he just arrived from California. |
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| 95 |
Devonte Wyatt |
DL |
SO |
Decatur, GA |
One of seven "D'", "De" or "Da" names on this list |
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| 96 |
DaQuan Hawkins-Muckle |
DT |
SR |
Atlanta, GA |
One of seven "D'", "De" or "Da" names on this list |
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| 98 |
Rodrigo Blankenship |
PK |
JR |
Marietta, GA |
Hot Rod! |
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| Team |
Over / Under |
Waffles Pick |
Waffles Logic |
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| Arkansas |
5.5 |
UNDER |
The Tennessee of the West. |
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| Army |
7.5 |
OVER |
Fun to pull for service academies. Throw down $50 for these guys. |
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| Auburn |
8.5 |
UNDER |
Washington, Miss. State, Georgia, Alabama. |
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| Central Florida |
9.5 |
UNDER |
Scott Frost is GONE BABY GONE! |
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| Clemson |
10.5 |
OVER |
They play in the ACC - and draw South Carolina from the SEC |
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| Florida |
7.5 |
OVER |
Dan Mullen teams generally over-achieve. |
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| Georgia |
10.5 |
OVER |
Who on that schedule is going to beat us? |
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| Georgia State |
4.5 |
OVER |
It will be fun to pull for them |
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| Georgia Tech |
5.5 |
UNDER |
It will be fun to pull against them |
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| Kentucky |
5.5 |
OVER |
I see 5 strong wins on their scheudule. I bet they can pull off one additional one. |
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| LSU |
6.5 |
UNDER |
Poor Coach O has to see Kirby the Coach Killer in Week 7. Ask Butch or McElwain how things go after that experience. |
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| Michigan State |
8.5 |
OVER |
Tim Mitchell's fandom |
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| Missouri |
6.5 |
OVER |
This bet probably swings on the week 2 game against Purdue |
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| Navy |
7.5 |
OVER |
Fun to pull for service academies. Throw down $50 for these guys. |
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| Notre Dame |
8.5 |
OVER |
Easily my favorite team thet Georgia beat last year |
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| Ohio State |
9.5 |
UNDER |
Eff these guys. |
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| Oklahoma |
10.5 |
OVER |
In true OU fashion, they should coast through the regular season - and promptly lose their playoff game |
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| South Carolina |
7.5 |
OVER |
Florida, Ole Miss, and Mizzou are the swing games here. Win 2 of those and 8 wins should be in reach |
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| Tennessee |
6.5 |
UNDER |
Look away, Look away, Look away, Rocky Top |
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| Texas |
8.5 |
OVER |
Year Two of Tom Herman Football has arrived |
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| Texas A&M |
7.5 |
UNDER |
Next year they will be back |
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| Vanderbilt |
4.5 |
OVER |
To get to 5 wins, they need to beat 2 of these teams: Tennessee, Ole Miss, Arkansas, UK, Mizzou, or Florida |
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| Wisconsin |
9.5 |
OVER |
I just like this school |
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WEEK ONE TV SCHEDULE
Saturday August 25th
Hawaii at Colorado State 7:30 pm CBSSN
Thursday, August 30th
UCF at UConn 7:00 pm ESPNU
Kennesaw State at Georgia State (Old Turner Field) 7:00 pm ESPN Streaming
Northwestern at Purdue 8:00 pm ESPN
Wake Forest at Tulane 8:00 pm CBSSN
Northwestern State at Texas A&M 8:30 pm, SEC Network
Friday, August 31st
Army at Duke 7:00 pm ESPNU
Colorado vs. Colorado State 9:30 pm CBSSN
Saturday, September 1st
Coastal Carolina at South Carolina 12:00 pm SEC Network
Florida Atlantic at Oklahoma 12:00 pm FOX
Maryland vs. Texas (Landover) 12:00 pm FS1
Ole Miss vs. Texas Tech (Houston) 12:00 pm ESPN
Oregon State at Ohio State 12:00 pm ABC
Auburn vs. Washington (Atlanta) 3:30 pm ABC
Austin Peay at Georgia 3:30 pm ESPN
Tennessee vs. West Virginia (Charlotte) 3:30 pm CBS
Michigan at Notre Dame 7:30 pm NBC
Middle Tennessee at Vanderbilt 7:30 pm SEC Network alternate
Alabama vs. Louisville (Orlando) 8:00 pm ABC
Mercer at Memphis 8:00 pm ESPN Streaming
Sunday, September 2nd
LSU vs. Miami (Arlington) 7:30 pm ABC
Monday, September 3rd
Virginia Tech at Florida State 8:00 pm ESPN
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John Owen "Jon Boy" Middour, Jr.
Born April 23rd, 2018 to Owen and Lauren (Wood) Middour at Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta
White Male, 8 lbs, 21”
"Well known boob man"
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Jackson Mathis Wood
Born August 17, 2018 to Matthew and Brittany (McKinnon) Wood at Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta.
20.5 inches long, 8lbs 12 oz, 4.5 40yd speed, 5 star
"Only regret so far in life is that his seat at the Rose Bowl was an “obstructed view” (as he was still in utero at the time)"
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ANONYMITY GUARANTEED TO PROTECT MARRIAGES, AND/OR DIGNITY, AND/OR TRUST FUND DISTRIBUTION STIPULATIONS
No doubt Poor Men across the country are significantly poorer today than they would be had Georgia not began our decade of dominance last season.
The PMGN caught up with a handful of readers to assess the damage that being a fan of a top-drawer football team (with some serious pent-up demand) brings.
Poor Man 1 (in 50's): "Including Tickets - $135K" - No, that is not a typo.
Poor Man 2 (in 30's): "$7.2k not including bev & food. Season tix, ND, UF, AU, GT, SECCG, Rose, Natty. Well - and no wife or kids"
Poor Man 3 (in 40's, a financial advisor): "$20,000 at least"
Poor Man 4 (late 20's): "I think I got out for around 6k including trips to Notre Dame, the Rose Bowl, and the National Championship."
Poor Woman 1 (in 30's): "Around $20,000 but I only missed 1 home game and went to all away games. So. 😩😉🤣"
Poor Man 6 (in 30's): $3,000 is about right. That includes the fact that NAME REDCATED flew me to South Bend and back and paid for my ticket. I didn't make the SEC Championship or Rose Bowl, though."
Poor Man 7 (in 30's): "I stopped counting when I got to $15k but I think I was right around $20k. Can we all afford to be that good every year?!? Lol"
Poor Man 8 (in 20's): "Man, it was little depressing coming up with this number haha- and I bet I am probably on the low side of most fans. I came to the conclusion I was around $6,500."
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The University of Georgia (the school, not the athletic dept.) Raised over $227 Million in FY 2017. This is great for UGA - our University endowment has some major catching up to do.
AJC: UGA Acceptance is Getting Tougher
The university says the rigor of students’ high school coursework, relative to what is available at their school, is a key factor in admissions decisions.
SB Nation takes a deep dive into Ivy League Football.
“Our last game [against Yale], we treat it as a bowl game. And to be able to play your bitter rival on national TV, and so many times for us this century, we’ve been playing for a (Ivy League) championship."
...Sounds like the kind of environment that UGA-Auburn used to be.
SB Nation: The Silliest Bowl Names
My favorite: The Salad Bowl
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