WABAC Game Day Reveal – We Crushed Their Face

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Many of you nailed it, so at least the description was accurate this time around. Yep, it was the game that gave us hope that the new head coach and former offensive coordinator from Florida State was going to be able to turn the program around.

Of course, when they threw the screen pass and scored with under a minute to go, I just threw my hands up and said “there we go”. I always used to say that each week it was Georgia’s job to find a new and inventive manner in which to lose a football game. It felt like a 90s remix, of sorts.

But then it happened, P-44 Haynes. And so started the legend of Mark Richt. Breaking the Tennessee curse was one part of the formula for Richt, the other would be beating Florida. Not quite as successful in that department as Kirby has been, but in 2002 there was another moment that started to make me believe that we weren’t going to be Clemsoning in Athens anymore.

And, for once, we got to see what it was like to witness Hillbilly tears as their hearts were ripped from the hunter orange chests. Glorious.

It was definitely a turn in the right direction. We dropped four games on the season in 2001, to USCe, Auburn, and Florida, and concluded with a loss to Boston College in the Music City Bowl. 2002 would result in a lone loss to Florida and an SEC Championship, and a win over Richt’s mentor against FSU in the Sugar Bowl, which we hadn’t been to since the loss to Penn State to conclude the 1982 season.

I’d also like to point out what a roster of studs we had on the 2001 team, which I had somewhat forgotten until I watched the replay:

RB – Verron Haynes, Musa Smith, and Jasper Sanks

WR – Terrence Edwards, Damien Gary, Fred Gibson, Reggie Brown

TE – Randy McMichael and Benjamin Watson

OL – Jon Stinchcomb, Kevin Breedlove, George Foster, Alex Jackson, Curt McGill

DL – Charles Grant, David Pollack, David Jacobs, Jonathan Sullivan

LB – Boss Bailey, Tony Gilbert, Will Witherspoon

DB – Tim Wansley, Bruce Thornton, Jermaine Phillips, Terreal Bierria, Decory Bryant, Sean Jones

K – Billy Bennett

What a squad of future pros and a great collection of DGDs for Richt to launch his head coaching career.

5 thoughts on “WABAC Game Day Reveal – We Crushed Their Face”

  2. Richt could dial up some plays. When he quit the OC job the teams were not as good. His selection of OCs had a lot to do with the drop off.

    • A few of those DCs left a lot to be desired. When they get nicknamed for bad plays they’re not the best. A good HC/OC hamstrung by terrible AD and Prez.

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