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.
Mississippi State has quickly risen as the cream of the bitter crop this baseball season. Watching their evolution into the Top Tiers of SEC sh*tposters, it started before the Georgia series a few months back and hasn’t abated since.
And now that they’re sitting at home and watching the College World Series from the discomfort of their own homes, thinking they’d be beating Ole Miss on the field or off the field at Rocco’s, they are becoming…well, paranoid.
— Brookshaven #KIRBSTOMP B2B National Champions 🏆 (@WOOFDAWG1) June 14, 2026
“There may be a book written about this someday though” is some fascinating stuff to behold, especially since the only folks in the SEC interested in writing books about shoulda-coulda-woulda’s are the Bobby Hillbillies north of us.
Always fun to relive moments like this, so enjoy this with your Monday cup of joe and let’s hope we see more of these over the next couple of weeks.
This isn’t normal.
In today’s environment, this type of connection just doesn’t exist anymore. Somehow, our ball guys have done something extraordinary. Come on @BaseballUGA – Hunker Down! pic.twitter.com/CP3NanbcXC
This appearance can’t have been a good omen for this next version of the “everything school.” Kirby has official visit season going on and still found his way to support the Diamond Dawgs against Texas in Omaha.
I had a down moment and was rifling through the Lexicon, realizing that we have probably added many new terms that need to be updated within the old Lexicon that was carried over from the GTP site.
I took the liberty of adding a few, so here’s a few samples:
Bobo(n.) – 1. a person lacking originality and critical thinking skills, particularly in the face of intense competition. 2. a person who cunningly adjusts to an opponent’s strategy yet is underscored of their efforts because of past and present failures. 3. Former quarterback and current Offensive Coordinator of the University of Georgia Football team.
Dammit, Bobo(n./adj.) – taken as a singular term, this refers to a poorly designed or poorly called offensive play in American football, particularly by University of Georgia Football Offensive Coordinator, Mike Bobo.
Geniuses (n.) – a collective of people posting only the wisest and most well thought out opinions on virtual discussion pages, particularly about sports.
Joey Freshwater (n.) – 1. The name given to a journeyman coach who served on the sidelines of several Southeastern Conference football teams. 2. One who seemingly fails upwards, despite personal and professional transgressions along the way.
Kurb Stomped (or Kirb Stomped)(v.) – when the opponent of a Kirby Smart coached Georgia Football team has been beaten thoroughly or in an embarrassing manner.
Rain(n.) – 1. A sudden release of cooled air particles from the sky that falls to earth as droplets of water, sometimes referred to as a “shower”. 2. The chief reason why the “#1 for a week” Tennessee Volunteers Football Team lost to Georgia in November of 2022.
Twix (n.) – A social media site, formerly known as Twitter, that was bought by a space cowboy who changed the name to “X”.
Ladd McConkey gallops to the end zone in the 63-3 Kirb Stomping of the Florida State Seminoles, December 2023.
Throw it out in the comments and I’ll fold it into the Lexicon, and give credit to whoever comes up with it like the Senator did, as well.
This was floating around yesterday, and I do recall watching this game on pins and needles when I was fifteen. Sad to say, it was the first National Championship at the age of 15 that I fully watched and understood along the way. I was too young to appreciate a full season of college football when Georgia won the National Championship in College Football in 1980, so this was one that I was fully immersed in at the time.
36 years ago today on June 9, 1990, with Dave Fleming closing out the game, Georgia upsets Oklahoma State, 2-1, in Omaha for the College World Series Championship.
One thing I can recall, and didn’t understand as just a watcher of the Braves at the time, is that we had a pitcher who had a mean off-speed/curve that constantly was putting the ball in the dirt and the catcher was top flight in that they never let a bounced ball pass.
So how are you feeling about the Diamond Dawgs this year? Are you bullish and feel they can take it all? Or are you worried (answer: yes, yes you are. We are all children of Larry Munson, so worry is our middle name).
My thoughts, FWIW:
Offense isn’t the concern for this team, though my one concern can be that the bottom of the lineup – outside of Branch – can be very hit or miss. Ichikawa has been a great addition into the batting lineup, as he is an OBP magnet and just finds a way to get on base. I wonder if he shouldn’t stay batting first and let Phelps bat second and Jackson third, but I’m not going to question Wes’s lineups, because they’ve worked. Situational hitting has been my greatest worry all season for a team that’s approaching LSU Gorilla Ball numbers in the post-BBCOR era of college baseball. Note: Georgia is 19-1 over their last 20 games. Let me excuse myself while I go have a cigarette.
Starting pitching has been a concern throughout the season, but a good concern. Volchko is solid, but, as evidenced in Game 1 of the Super Regionals, he also can get mega-amped and Johnson spoke about how he has to be a psy-op with him to ensure he’s not TOO ramped up. Vigue has unfortunately faded over the end of the season since his injury, and he got banged up in Game 2, too. I guess Wes will go with “Doc” Aoki for Game 2 or 3, depending on the outcome of Game 1 against Texas. Aoki showed he’s capable of throwing college softball number pitch counts. If Vigue isn’t ready to go by this weekend, things can get very interesting very quick, and in a negative way.
Our bullpen is solid, and it seems like we can roll out an unending number of extra arms, when necessary, but we don’t want to get in bullpen games, especially with the teams we’re about to face. We need to jump out on top and get big leads early, and utilize starting pitching as long and deep as we can. It’s a long-ass tournament, folks.
Underrated worry: fielding. For a team that had one of the best fielding percentages in the country, the Super Regionals were flooded with fielding issues. I can’t tell you the last time I’ve seen a double play, and our 5-6 fielders overthrowing Brennan Hudson was concerning to see. Brennan is not tall and long, at only 6-1, and fields with his left hand. The fielding hand isn’t as big an issue as his ability to field from a 360 range, which seems to be how we throw, and when it goes high, forget about it, it’s an extra base, guaranteed. Hopefully this doesn’t remain an issue.
Additional concern: running out of Sour Power, or Mojo. We’re heading into unfamiliar territory, and we’ve been successful in most arenas this season…but this is Omaha. It has a mystique that can outweigh the team mojo, and those types of situations can really derail a team that “vibes” on mojo. The team will be amped, they’re no doubt excited to be there…but will their butts be puckered or will they still have the signature Georgia swagger? We will soon find out.
Sour Power is falling out of the sky! – Wes Johnson, probably
How about you? How’re you feeling about the Diamond Dawgs’ chances?
I would’ve paid good money to see this as COSM in Atlanta, provided they had this view of the game from the venue.
Go Dawgs…meanwhile, here’s the matchups for the CWS:
Yes, that’s right…All-SEC on one side of the bracket. Hmm. What would it look like with a reseeded bracket:
#1 Georgia vs. #8 Troy
#2 UNC vs. #7 Oklahoma
#3 Texas vs. #6 Ole Miss
#4 Alabama vs. # 7 West Virginia
Then it would just be an All-SEC CWS, would it not?
Just imagine…also imagine if the Supers were reseeded…some different outcomes could’ve occurred:
1 Georgia vs. 16 Little Rock
2 Auburn vs. 15 Cal Poly
3 UNC vs 14 Troy
4 Texas vs. 13 St. John’s
5 Alabama vs. 12 Oklahoma
6 Oregon vs. 11 USC
7 Mississippi State vs. 10 Ole Miss
8 Kansas vs. 9 West Virginia
Well…guess what…you still would’ve only had five SEC teams in the CWS brackets…and Auburn would’ve been one of them…plus you would’ve had a B1G team in it, too.
At some point, one has to wonder if Kyle Field isn’t as mythical as aliens, Bigfoot, and the Loch Ness Monster. For some reason, no one from Georgia has ever seen it.
The following have played at Kyle Field before Georgia: Kentucky Tennessee Notre Dame George Strait The Savannah Bananas The Honduran national team The Argentinian national team
Also, you think it means a lot to the Branch family? Yep…
Gotta love it. Rusty and Kari Branch – parents of Kolby Branch – take a “victory lap” by running the bases at Foley Field after Georgia advanced to the College World Series. pic.twitter.com/wHXpeX5w0z
And lest we forget, we’re about to see how well our fellow brethren travels to Omaha, especially as they arrive at Rocco’s to take on the Jello Shot Challenge.
WHO'S THAT COMING DOWN THE TRACK! Finally @BaseballUGA is back in Omaha! Where do they fall in the hierarchy of SEC baseball fans? What will their shot total end up at? #roadtoroccospic.twitter.com/FD8tfknQxp
— CWS Jello Shot Challenge (@CWSShotBoard) June 7, 2026
