From Pre-season #1 ....to #2 in the State

When Georgia falls..........

It falls hard. Consider this...... In August of this year, the University of Georgia's football team was ranked #1 in all significant pre-season college football polls.

In a mere 3 short months, these dogs aren't even the best team in their own state.

Yesterday, on a cold, rainy, and dreary day, the school from North Avenue in Atlanta, known as Georgia Tech, wrecked the Bulldogs, gaining an astounding 409 yards rushing with that un-orthodoxed triple option offense between the hallowed hedges of this southern college town.


The final score was 45-42..........But the game was over at the end of the third quarter, when the Yellow Jackets outscored Georgia, 26-0.....erasing a 28-12 deficit.......to take a 38-28 lead.

The Bulldog nation is left to ponder what might have been..........9-3 is not a disastrous season......unless you live and breathe red & black. Two of the losses were to arguably the 2 best teams in the nation ( Florida & Alabama)....... but the fact that the Bulldogs didn't even show up......on national T V no less..........is a bit troublesome.

Great expectations lead to huge letdowns..........

We did warn of this.



(Right) Tech running back Roddy Jones (20) celebrates with teammates and a piece of the famed Sanford Stadium hedge after the big win at Athens. Brant Sanderlin / bsanderlin@ajc.com