About eethomaswfnc

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).

Message Board Geniuses – Auburn sucks edition

How far has Auburn fallen? They think they are going to become Indiana.

For those who think the Indiana blueprint is easy to copy, I have some oceanfront real estate in Hahira to sell you.

We’re also going to see how sustainable the Indiana model is going forward now that all of the COVID players are pretty much gone now.

Refugees, discuss.

Georgia on Your Mind – Stinchcomb edition

If you have an hour to take a look, it’s worth your time to learn a little about Matt and Jon Stinchcomb. I’m honored the interviewer is my son-in-law who is getting a master’s degree from UGA in a week from the New Media Institute through the Grady School. He’s the sports information coordinator at Greater Atlanta Christian.

Needless to say, I’m proud of and for Chris. He’s a Seminole who loves the Dawgs.

Enjoy and comment.

Cry me a river – NFL draft edition

The one benefit of the chaos of the current state of the college football NIL market is this:

The union closed shop with a rookie salary cap and scale doesn’t 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.

Refugees, assemble and discuss.

Changing of the (radio) guard

I’m not sure what I think about this:

https://georgiadogs.com/news/2026/4/24/dantzler-stinchcomb-to-lead-georgia-football-radio-coverage

I know many of you didn’t like Scott Howard’s 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 wouldn’t want to be the man to follow Larry Munson.

Howard is still going to be involved with Georgia radio.

He’ll always be remembered for this:

Jeff Dantzler is going to replace Howard this fall. I admit I’m 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. He’s 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 Saints’ preseason games. Of course, he knows a ton about good line play on both sides.

eeditor’s note: This wasn’t mutual. Scott has always been a DGD.

Refugees, what do you think? Discuss.

Having your cake and eating it, too – Sark edition

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).

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.

Refugees, discuss.

Dawgs on Magnolia Lane

The UGA Tour is well represented (as usual) in Augusta this week including a current Golf Dawg.

GATA, gentlemen!

If you’re going, make sure to give a good bark or ā€œGo 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.

Who’s 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.

Will there be a rabbit’s foot category for the CFP now?

I think this is the definition of the Peter Principle in action in college sports.

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 South’s Oldest Rivalry has never been the same since that glorious evening in Atlanta. Dre Swift is smiling right now.

At least, there’s this.

Refugees, discuss.

Here we go again

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 Manning’s 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?

Refugees, assemble and discuss.