Monthly Archives: October 2010

“Oh, did he accelerate!”

Here’s the play that won Cam Newton the Heisman Trophy. Short of kidnapping him and holding him for ransom, I don’t see how Georgia stops him when they meet.

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My Week 8 Mumme Poll ballot

Alabama Auburn Boise State Michigan State Missouri Oklahoma Oregon Stanford TCU Wisconsin COMMENTS Just missing the cut:  Arizona, Ohio State, Utah. It was easy coming up with a top six.  It was the last four that took time to choose. … Continue reading

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SEC Power Poll, Week Eight

Things actually cleaned up a little this past weekend… which means they’ll probably get muddied up this coming one. Auburn. LSU’s passing game is so bad, even Ted Roof could handle it.  I’m starting to buy into the “team of … Continue reading

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This year’s fake juice?

Florida will be garbed in Nike Pro Combat jerseys for the Cocktail Party.   My favorite part: “Florida’s uniforms have alligator-skin print on them from head to toe.” I hope they look bitchin’ while they’re losing.

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Yeah, but it’s the weather that worries me.

Just wondering:  when’s the last time we headed into a Cocktail Party game with the momentum so starkly in Georgia’s favor?

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Strangely, a cause for optimism

The best thing about last night’s win is something to take from a couple of player quotes.  First, Justin Houston: “We started out doing the little things, but toward the end we quit,” Houston said. “We stopped. That’s one thing … Continue reading

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UGA-UK recap: regression to the mean with a vengeance

The first bar we went to last night had big screen TVs, but no game.  The second bar we hit had the game, but no big screen TVs.  We stayed there.  (The cold Fat Tire on draft may have entered … Continue reading

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Inevitable.

We all saw this coming after the Colorado loss, right? STANDINGS CONFERENCE OVERALL SEC – East W-L PF PA W-L PF PA STRK South Carolina 3-2 128 100 5-2 207 132 W1 Georgia 3-3 170 117 4-4 252 153 W3 … Continue reading

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Game day preview: it’s all been done before.

Steele has Georgia winning by 14 tonight.  I can see that – special teams and offenses are pretty equal, but Georgia has a clear advantage on defense. cocknfire questions Georgia’s focus – “You have to wonder if the urgency has … Continue reading

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The day the year turned weird.

From Bruce Feldman’s Twitter feed: Kirk picking UGA to beat UF and both he and Desmond picking the Dawgs to win the SEC East.

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