The "Beat-downs"...Continue!

It is one of the nation's oldest and fierce rivalries..but this thing is rapidly getting out of hand.   4 wins in a row for Georgia.   10 out of the last 12?   18 out of the last 24?

What does Tech need to do to get this reversed?

Who knows?   What we do know is this was just another Georgia..."beat-down"!

 

Curtis Compton, ccompton@ajc.com

UGA routs Tech, 42-10

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A Rivelry.....Gone Bad

That ..."North Avenue Trade School".....has had a rough 11 years.

The University of Georgia has defeated its arch rival ...10 of the last 11 meetings.

This past Saturday....the "Dawgs" put a beat down on Tech ...31-17.

And it wasn't even that close.   UGA has bigger and faster athletes... They stopped that vaunted triple option offense and made the Jackets one dimensional.

It got ugly....

From the Athens Banner Herald:

Things ......From the Week-end ...That was...

Sorry......but between Christmas.......the snow storm....family.....and football....we took a day off....finally.....for some R & R.

Some of what went on......this past week-end:


The NBA.....is not a ....."thug league":

Ron Artest Raises Over $500K For Charity Auctioning Off Championship Ring

 

Six bowl losses in a row....for that North Avenue trade school:

Air Force Wins Independence Bowl

 

Saints 17, Falcons 14......What a hard hitting.....physical game:

Saints Clinch Playoff Berth With Monday Night Victory

 

Not to Gov.........."Shut up.....stop......think........and then talk":

Pennsylvania Governor Rips NFL For Postponing Eagles-Vikings Game

 

R. I. P.     Teena Marie:

'Lovergirl' Singer Dies At 54

 

Happy Trails......Mike Singletary:

Mike Singletary Fired as 49ers Head Coach Following Week 16 Loss ...

 

 

We hope your Holidays were wonderful and fulfilling.

A "Loss".........Week-end

Losersville?

Maybe..........Every team in the ATL and surrounding parts....loss.

And.....I mean ....every team!


Georgia:

Gameline: South Carolina 17, Georgia 6 - University Of Georgia ...

Sep 12, 2010 ... Georgia's Washaun Ealey fumbling at the South Carolina 4, with 3:27 left in the third quarter and the Bulldogs trailing 14-6. ...



 Georgia Tech:

Gameline: Kansas 28, Georgia Tech 25 - Georgia Tech - Macon.com

Sep 12, 2010 ... Catching a short pass in the flats, Kansas receiver Patterson turned upfield to avoid contact with Georgia Tech's defenders. ...



Atlanta Falcons:

NFL: Pittsburgh 15, Atlanta 9 - UPI.com

Sep 12, 2010 ... Rashard Mendenhall's 50-yard touchdown run in overtime Sunday handed the Pittsburgh Steelers a 15-9 victory over Atlanta.

 

 

 

Atlanta Braves:

MLB: St. Louis 7, Atlanta 3

Atlanta -- Albert Pujols' two solo home runs and Brendan Ryan's two-run triple Sunday propelled St. Louis to a 7-3 victory over the Atlanta Braves.




Atlanta Dream:

WNBA Finals Game 1: Seattle Storm 79 v. Atlanta Dream 77 ...

Sue Bird #10 pulls up a fade away jumper on Shalee Lehning #5. (WNBA Finals Game 1: Seattle Storm 79 v. Atlanta Dream 77, Key Arena, Seattle ...




Georgia State:

Lambuth 4th quarter overtakes Georgia State 23-14 - Sports ...

Sep 11, 2010 ... BA Davis put Lambuth ahead on a 4-yard run with 2:27 left and Darius Buckley's 37-yard interception return for a touchdown 18 seconds later ...

 

 

Hump Day.....News & Views

The first......"Hump Day"........of 2010!  

51 more to come.  Things we are following......and you should be too:

Arenas suspended indefinitely by NBA (AP)

Washington Wizards guard Gilbert Arenas was suspended without pay by NBA commissioner David Stern on Wednesday for behavior that made him "not currently fit to take the court." A day after Arenas was photographed before a game in Philadelphia pointing his index fingers, as if they were guns, at his teammates, Stern warned the three-time All-Star that his conduct will "ultimately...

 

The two worst places to be caught we illegal guns are........New York City and Washington D. C.   Will these fools .......ever learn?

 

Redskins give Shanahan $35M, 5-year deal (AP)

At the podium stood Mike Shanahan, who has a $35 million, five-year contract that gives him final authority over football decisions as head coach and executive vice president of the Washington Redskins. Seated at a nearby table was Bruce Allen, the first general manager Dan Snyder has hired in 11 years of owning the team.

One of the best football minds that ever lived.....There is hope for the Redskins!

Dawson finally elected to Hall of Fame (AP)

Andre Dawson got up at 6 a.m. and went to the gym. Before going back home, he took a detour from his usual routine on the day Hall of Fame voting is announced. "I went by a cemetery to visit my mom and also my grandmother," he said. "It's the first time I had done that. I just felt a little bit more optimistic about this year, and I just wanted to share a few things at that grave...

I'm sorry.....maybe I just don't fully understand the process.  Let's see.....for 8 years....Andre Dawson was on the Hall of Fame ballot....For 8 years....he came up short.  Now.....in the 9 year......He's voted in.     Did he suddenly become a better player?   He wasn't good enough ...for 8 years........but .....now is?   This is why we slam MLB ....They ....just .....don't get it.   If I were Andre.....I'd say, "Thanks....but no thanks.....If you really wanted me in your Hall of fame......You should have elected me.....year 1."

Hump Day........short shots:

Georgia Tech.......laid an egg last night.

UGA mens'  basketball team.....beat Tech.....again....Tech hasn't won at Georgia since 1976!

The city of Atlanta.....will come to a halt Thursday......1/2 inch of snow is predicted.

Still .......I cannot.....and will not.......get into this "twitter" thing.

Hey.......have a great ......"Hump Day"! 

 

Thoughts.....on a Friday.....

TGIF?

Well........it is Friday......and here's what's up.


Georgia, Georgia Tech, and the Atlanta Falcons.........are all road "underdogs"


We say .......all will win........straight up.


Georgia is at Tennessee.......Tech is at FSU......and the Falcons are at San Francisco.....


In this small .....southern.....college town.......Fall is in the air. Feels good...no humidity.......comfortable......Almost.......agreeable......


Things.......I think.........I think:


So........Obama .......wins the Nobel Peace Prize.......Republicans, please get over it.....now!!!!


The MLB play-offs........have been very entertaining.


I still have not seen one episode of the new "Curb your Enthusiasm" on HBO.


My daughter insists on me getting "texting" added to my phone......I can't disagree.


I have a new "corner office" at work......my first addition was to ...add a desk calender.


800 miles...........I drove.......just this past week.


What the hell.......happened to .......September?


Thoughts........on a Friday.......


Have a great week-end.

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

Be Afraid.......Be Very Afraid.........

Note to the "Bulldog Nation"..........

Be afraid........be very afraid.........In one week, the Georgia Bulldogs will play a football game in Athens against their archest of arch rivals, the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets.

Yes, the Dawgs have won 7 straight against the "Ramblin' Wreck.......

Yes, it is a home game for the Dogs.......

Yes, on paper, Georgia is the more talented team....

But............Last night.....on a nationally televised game on ESPN, Jonathan Dwyer (pictured) and Tech destroyed a good Miami Hurricane team, 41-23. And it was not even close.

A closer look at the numbers reveal Tech gained 472 yards rushing the football behind new head coach Paul Johnson's triple option offense.

472 yards!

On 56 attempts..........and only 1 fumble lost. Tech only threw the ball 7 times (completing 4)........but why throw......when you can gain 8 1/2 yards every time you run the ball.

Yes, Georgia is 9-2.........ranked 11th in the latest BCS poll...........

But........ have you watched this Bulldog defense lately?

So .......Bulldog Nation........a week from tomorrow...........be afraid..........be very afraid....

A Diamond in the Rough?

Personally............

I really don't care much for college baseball. I call it the "ping" league......As in that awful "ping" sound those aluminum bats make when it comes in contact with a baseball.

Plus.......all the great prospects and best players are scooped up by major league franchises and signed to minor league contracts to hone and develop their skills.......with wooden bats....thank you.....

That being said.......the University of Georgia baseball team.....known affectionately around here as the "Diamond Dawgs"....sure put on a show these last 3 days.

Georgia ( SEC regular season champs) hosted a Regional in Athens......and promptly lost the first game of the double elimination tournament in the first game played. That meant the Dogs could not lose again.....they had to win out.

And win..........they did. Saturday saw Georgia come from behind to beat Louisville. Sunday the Dogs won the rematch with Lipscomb and the shut out Georgia Tech that night.

In Monday night's final........again the Dogs were matched against their fierce rivals.....those Yellow Jackets from Atlanta. The stars were aligned ........Georgia destroyed Tech, 18-6.

Next..........The Dogs host N C State in a Super Regional.....the winner goes on to Omaha, Nebraska..........host of the College World Series.......

Who knows?

Diamond in the rough?

Sunday Chat.......

Normally, on Sunday mornings we give you headlines from around the country. But since the college football regular season ended last week, there are so few banner headlines.....lets just chat.

The Heisman is a joke. The Media's love affair with Tim Tebow game to a climax last night when Tebow was named this years' Heisman Trophy winner. For the second straight year, Darren McFadden traveled all the way from Arkansas to New York City, just to see the award go to someone else.

Don't look now.......but do you realize if the NBA play-offs started today......the Atlanta Hawks would be the 7th seed in the eastern conference? No joke! The Hawks (the youngest team in the league) are really not that bad this year. But play-offs? The Hawks?

Good hire....Georgia Tech. The Yellow Jackets hired Paul Johnson away from Navy. Johnson will bring his "triple option" offense with him as well as his 105-39 career won -- lost record. His Georgia Southern teams won back to back national titles in 1999 and 2000. Question is......can that triple option .....which runs the ball nearly 86% of the time....work in a BCS conference? We shall see.

These Mountaineers are for real......Unlike the West Virginia Mountaineers --- the one's who choked big time last week --- the Mountaineers of Appalachian State are in the championship game for the third straight year after beating Richmond 55-35 in the Division 1-AA semi-finals Friday. You remember App State.....Michigan sure does. It was way back in September when the 5th ranked Wolverines shocked the world by losing 34-32 to App State. Against Richmond, Mountaineer quarterback Armanti Edwards put on a spectacular show, rushing for 313 yards, passing for 182 yards, and accounting for 7 touchdowns. Wow!!! And .....he didn't get a single Heisman vote.