Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Bring It!
"It's the only shirt I could find when I got up this morning"
At the beginning of the season looking at the first half of the schedule, I think I was most excited for the Arizona State game. This game is in the driver's seat now. I know this will be one for the ages. First home game without Larry in a damn long time. Blackout. Damn, can't wait.
One thing I was thinking about this weekend after we dominated ASU, something that got me nervous, is how many SERIOUS teams are coming into games with us holding grudges from last year:
1) Alabama - last second win in overtime in Tuscaloosa. They were undefeated and screaming perfect season (the same thing they are doing this year) and we choked them out with a pillow - ruining their season essentially. Now we announce a full week before the game that its going to be a BLACKOUT - more motivation for them to embarrass us. I think it should have been leaked on Thursday and the fans could have washed their black shirts in time for Saturday.
2) Florida - "The Celebration" - I think that pissed off Urban Meyer more than losing the actual game. Hopefully the gators will be more wrapped up in trying to piss us off, than they will with actually getting ready for the game.
3) Auburn - Blackout. They say home field advantage in the SEC is worth between 3-5 points. After the dawgs rolled out in those black jerseys and BACK IN BLACK was playing and Sanford was more electric than it had been in years - I think that number jumped to about 10. Either way, Auburn was leading that game in the 3rd quarter but we outplayed them late. Still they got a chip.
So yeah - this week begins the real test. Carolina and ASU can only be looked at as warm ups. If we are truly of National Champion caliber, we'll step up - not because our jerseys are black, but because we are the beast that is Georgia Football.
"It's the only shirt I could find when I got up this morning"At the beginning of the season looking at the first half of the schedule, I think I was most excited for the Arizona State game. This game is in the driver's seat now. I know this will be one for the ages. First home game without Larry in a damn long time. Blackout. Damn, can't wait.
One thing I was thinking about this weekend after we dominated ASU, something that got me nervous, is how many SERIOUS teams are coming into games with us holding grudges from last year:
1) Alabama - last second win in overtime in Tuscaloosa. They were undefeated and screaming perfect season (the same thing they are doing this year) and we choked them out with a pillow - ruining their season essentially. Now we announce a full week before the game that its going to be a BLACKOUT - more motivation for them to embarrass us. I think it should have been leaked on Thursday and the fans could have washed their black shirts in time for Saturday.
2) Florida - "The Celebration" - I think that pissed off Urban Meyer more than losing the actual game. Hopefully the gators will be more wrapped up in trying to piss us off, than they will with actually getting ready for the game.
3) Auburn - Blackout. They say home field advantage in the SEC is worth between 3-5 points. After the dawgs rolled out in those black jerseys and BACK IN BLACK was playing and Sanford was more electric than it had been in years - I think that number jumped to about 10. Either way, Auburn was leading that game in the 3rd quarter but we outplayed them late. Still they got a chip.
So yeah - this week begins the real test. Carolina and ASU can only be looked at as warm ups. If we are truly of National Champion caliber, we'll step up - not because our jerseys are black, but because we are the beast that is Georgia Football.
