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It's Time to Take the Georgia Bulldogs 2011 College Football Preseason Quiz!
We are within a month of the 2011 college football season, and, frankly, we’re not yet in preseason form. No, I’m not referring to the Georgia Bulldogs; they seem to be doing fine so far, but we in the blogosphere need to step it up a notch in order to be prepared for the fall campaign. Inasmuch as...
Georgia Bulldogs 2011 Season Preview: The Mississippi State Game
We are at the point of counting down the days until college football season, and the anticipation is driving some folks to drink as the Georgia Bulldogs prepare to surrender the Fulmer Cup and, with any luck, earn their way back into a postseason top 25. We are in the process of previewing the...
From The Archive - Week 10, 1977 vs. Vikings
The nickname says it all: Sweetness. His legend was still being written on a cold Chicago afternoon in 1977, as the 4-5 Bears went up against the division-leading 6-3 Minnesota Vikings at home. What should have been a battle of football philosophies, pitting the quarterbacking of Fran Tarkenton...
Presidents Day Discussion: Who Is On The Vikings' "Mount Rushmore?"
I assume that many of you out there, just like myself, have somehow managed to get the day off today to celebrate Presidents Day. Above, you can see the unmistakable image of Mount Rushmore, which immortalizes four of America's greatest Commanders-in-Chief for the contributions they made to the...
Too Much Information: Georgia Bulldogs v. Vanderbilt Commodores
Apparently, the attitude of fans of the Vanderbilt Commodores toward fans of the Georgia Bulldogs is one of fear and condescension, coupled with a belief that the ‘Dores have enjoyed a fair degree of recent success against the ‘Dawgs (loosely defined, of course; Georgia has gone 32-3-1 against...
Would an SEC Championship Game Rematch Between the Georgia Bulldogs and the Auburn Tigers Enhance or Diminish the Deep South's Oldest Rivalry?
While we’re in the final stages of our preparations for college football season, I wanted to offer an SEC twist on the recent imbroglio over putting the Michigan Wolverines and the Ohio St. Buckeyes in different divisions of the Big Ten. To put it mildly, this has been controversial; to put it...
Giants By The Numbers: 10 is for ...
Brad Van Pelt. Or Eli Manning. Or maybe even Fran Tarkenton. Finally. A uniform number with a little juice. And one worthy of a little debate over who is actually the best New York Giant who has ever won it. I am going to let you guys decide this one. I will, however, make the case for each player....
Why This Super Bowl Sunday Is a Big Day In Bulldog Nation
James Wallace Butts was a native Georgian and a direct descendant of Captain Samuel Butts, for whom Butts County is named. During Coach Butts's first season as the Bulldogs' skipper in 1939, the Bulldogs were facing NYU in Yankee Stadium when New York Times sports editor Robert Kelley approached...
Bird Droppings 5/29/09
It seems like every day there's a new story about Hank Baskett and Kendra Wilkinson. Today is no different. Winston Justice & King Dunlap are looking to win jobs as backups on the Eagles offensive line. New Eagles LT Jason Peters is among Clark Judge's 10 "difference makers" for the 2009...
Thursday Packer Hits: Collins and OTA
The first OTA practice was on Wednesday and almost everyone showed up. A few players attended but didn't practice due to injury. The only no-show was S Nick Collins. He's dealing with "family issues." But his agent says Collins is dealing with contract issues. Maybe he's dealing with both. The...
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