Let all the Bulldog faithful rally behind the men who now wear the red and black with two words, two simple words which express the sentiments of the entire Bulldog Nation: Auburn Sucks.
I've been a Dawg my entire life. UGA was always my dream school where I received 2 Terry College degrees and met my DGD wife. I've been a season ticket holder for over 30 years and love the in-stadium experience over anything from Section HD. My first game in Sanford Stadium was the 1981 Auburn game where we clinched the SEC championship. The best game I've attended in person was the Midnight Miss against Ohio State (nite, nite!). The best home games I've attended were the 1984 Clemson game (the Butler did it) and the 2013 LSU game (that 4th down is still the loudest single moment I've experienced between the hedges). The game I love to win is against the Handbags (FTMF), and the game I hate to lose is the NATS (Tuck Fech).
If you have an hour to take a look, itās worth your time to learn a little about Matt and Jon Stinchcomb. Iām honored the interviewer is my son-in-law who is getting a masterās degree from UGA in a week from the New Media Institute through the Grady School. Heās the sports information coordinator at Greater Atlanta Christian.
Needless to say, Iām proud of and for Chris. Heās a Seminole who loves the Dawgs.
The one benefit of the chaos of the current state of the college football NIL market is this:
"I talked to an NFL scout last week…"
"Last year rounds 6 and 7 wiped out from NFL, this year rounds four through seven wiped out from NIL."@AndrewBrandt discusses the impact NIL has on the NFL Draft on this week's Business of Sports:9 pic.twitter.com/ssnS9suUys
The union closed shop with a rookie salary cap and scale doesnāt allow players to be eligible for their league until 3 years out of high school. The owners and player personnel people of the teams have taken advantage of the college football system as a free minor league for decades are crying because the back end of the draft has dropped off due to free market NIL.
A player with eligibility remaining with a late 3rd round or later grade can improve his draft stock and get paid for it instead of rolling the dice in the draft and betting he can make a team. He likely is able to make as much or more with less risk by returning to college for that 4th or 5th year.
NFL insiders cannot let this stand.
The law of unintended consequences is still the 1972 Miami Dolphins.
Pass the Kleenex.
Maybe this will bring the NFL to the table to discuss how they can work more effectively with the power brokers of college football.
I know many of you didnāt like Scott Howardās style, but he lasted for a long time in the long shadow of the GOAT, Larry Munson. Ray Goff famously said while head coach that it was difficult to follow a legend, but he wouldnāt want to be the man to follow Larry Munson.
Howard is still going to be involved with Georgia radio.
Heāll always be remembered for this:
Jeff Dantzler is going to replace Howard this fall. I admit Iām not sure I like it. To me, he tries too hard to be the keeper of all things Georgia history, and some of his comments in 2016 still stick with me. It did with the Senator as well:
On the positive side, I love the selection of Jon Stinchcomb for color. Heās been good on Dawgnation every Monday morning every week but especially after a game, and he loves Georgia. He has been a color guy on the Saintsā preseason games. Of course, he knows a ton about good line play on both sides.
eeditorās note: This wasnāt mutual. Scott has always been a DGD.
Thank you to everyone for all the messages. Didnāt know that many people had my number š³. Just to clear up any confusion, respectfully, it was not my decision to step away from the football broadcast.
Josh Pate serves up a softball to Sarkisian. I understand Pate wants access over being a real interviewer, but the follow-up questions that could come from this were many (yes, he has done that with Kirby as well).
"High school kids have agents. How do we still motivate these guys to understand the value of team?"
Listening to Sark talk about culture of team first while he parks Lamborghinis in front of the football facility for high school recruiting visits makes me laugh.
The UGA Tour is well represented (as usual) in Augusta this week including a current Golf Dawg.
GATA, gentlemen!
If youāre going, make sure to give a good bark or āGo Dawgs!ā to these guys. As an add, I love the Georgia golf logo with the leaning Dawg on the golf bag. I have a shirt, a yardage book holder and a putter cover with that on it.
Whoās your pick for Top Dawg on the leaderboard this week?
Mine is Russell Henley. I would have killed for the short game and silky putting stroke of the Maconite.
Refugees, put on your best Masters green and discuss.
The last time the Gus Bus was involved in a game that had playoff implications, the War Tiglesmen got the cat $#!+ beat out of them and the wheels proceeded to fall of the bus in a splattering at Mercedes Benz Stadium.
The Deep Southās Oldest Rivalry has never been the same since that glorious evening in Atlanta. Dre Swift is smiling right now.
At least, thereās this.
Weāll never have to see a 3 loss Bama team back door into the playoffs ever again pic.twitter.com/Ny4rQbQl7Z
The national talking heads are so desperate to be right about the Archduke. On another topic, Josh Pate haz a sad about where John Mateer is on the list.
If Manningās stats from prior year were shown without his name compared to the others at the top of the list especially against opponents with a pulse, would he be anywhere close to the top?