R & R time

Starting this afternoon, I’m taking a short vacation, so there’s that.

I’ll have my trusty Chromebook with me, and I’ll try to do a little blogging when the mood suits me.  But as I’ll be some five time zones away and plan on not being around my hotel wifi much of the time, posts will no doubt be sporadic while I’m gone.

As will my babysitting the comments section, unfortunately.  I was kind of hoping the emotional reaction to Richt’s departure – okay, more specifically, the ongoing emotional battle between some of you over Richt – would have exhausted itself by now, but there appear to be a few stubborn remaining embers of that flickering away.  If those of you continuing to throw smack at each other wouldn’t mind doing me a favor by getting over it, that would be good.

In any event, behave, you scamps.

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119 responses to “R & R time

  1. Ben

    Enjoy yourself, and thanks for taking the time off to guarantee that Smart will make his key hires these next few days.

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  2. Athens Dog

    My Christmas wish……..everyone will realize that complaining and comparing is not going to bring Richt back. He’s the coach at Miami.

    We’re Bulldogs. Let’s support the team and the coaches…….not some ghost from Christmas Past.

    Enjoy the time off

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    • Spike

      ^^^^ This.

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    • Gaskilldawg

      Agree wholeheartedly. I also request that folks also cease gratuitously rewriting the history of the last 5 years to allege it was worse than it was. The players who won the 39 games don’t deserve having their accomplishments dawggraded, either. UGA is not going to fire the same guy twice nor is it going to hire anyone back.

      Smart deserves a group of fans who look to support his program and the players he inherits.

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  3. 3rdandGrantham

    Oh great. Anytime SB announces he’ll be away, all the idiots come out of the woodwork; particularly a select few who inevitably will drive up the comments count to 100+ over what normally would be a benign subject.

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  4. Normaltown Mike

    WHATEVER DISNEY DAWG!!!!!

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  5. MLB2

    Have a great time.

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  6. Prosticutor

    I know! Let’s talk about politics!

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  7. ClydeBoogie

    I’ll be needing a XXXL tee from this plush resort you will enjoying and do try to behave.

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  8. BlazerDawg

    We should definitely start talkin’ ’bout people’s mamas!

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  9. mamadawg

    I will miss your posts as they keep me up to date on what is going on. What I really like is the way you seem to present all sides of the situation.

    That being said… I read an update on Jason Eason at DawgNation. For some reason this kid gives me an uneasy feeling. He seems to like this tug of war between us and Florida and I worry about the lack of loyalty. Is he committed to UGA or Richt? I just don’t get it. He needs to get over himself and shit or get off the pot. Personally, I’d rather this sCam Newton,Messiah wannabe go to FU. Are there any good quarterbacks out there, or are they all snapped up? What is our Plan B since we seem to have pinned all our hopes on this prima donna? I want wondering what you think of all the fawning going on Senator.

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    • He’s not going to Miami.

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    • Puffdawg

      I don’t know if this is humor, but I’ve seen the same sentiment in other places so I’ll address it. You are an embarrassment to UGA fans everywhere and to human kind in general. That your emotions hinge on the decisions of an 18 year old high school football player – who had ALREADY made his decision but has now backed off of that decision due to circumstances beyond his control created by UGA – is pretty sad. I give Eason credit for backing off of his decision, assessing the changes, organizing an alternative solution, and not jumping into a situation he is not 100% certain about. I want Eason to come to UGA, but I completely understand his wait and see approach. He is entitled to see who the OC will be. That’s the kind of kid and QB we WANT. One who can assess a situation instead of making a snap judgement. But go on ahead and be offended that he won’t satisfy your thirst for instant gratification.

      I would hope Jacob is not reading sentiments like yours and thinking UGA has a bunch of entitled narcissists, because we’re not all like you.

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      • Bright Idea

        Agreed…this ain’t about us. Did i just say that? OMG!

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      • Biggus Rickus

        Jesus. Can some of you folks calm down with the assessments of personhood every time someone posts something you find offensive? I agree that mamadawg is a bit loony, but damn.

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        • Dog in Fla

          You can’t throw a mama from the train without a DSM-5® Coding Update – Psychiatry Online instant gratification diagnosis

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        • Puffdawg

          So, you can call mamadawg loony, but I can’t? Got it.

          This person just totally ripped into an 18 year old kid who formulated a back up plan after we changed the terms of the game, not him. “Scam Newton wannabe?” “Prima donna?”

          Yea, I stand by my comments. This commenter is a lousy, narcissistic person, and is an embarassment to UGA fans. Jacob, or “Jason” if you want to call him that, his every right to make sure he’s making the correct decision which will impact his life forever.

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      • PTC DAWG

        Well said.

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    • Dog in Fla

      “I worry about the lack of loyalty”

      Don’t worry, at some point they’ll be

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    • Gaskilldawg

      Eason has handled himself well, in my opinion. He never attempted to hold UGA hostage. All he is doing is making sure he is not going to be stuck running a Paul Johnson triple option. Ryan Mallett committed to Michigan and enrolled when it ran a pro-style offense. Michigan then hired Rich Rodriquez and ran the spread, and Mallet was the worst candidate in America to QB that offense. No one said that “He needs to get over himself and shit or get off the pot. Personally, I’d rather this Cam Newton,Messiah wannabe go to FU” when he transferred to Arkansas to play in an offense suited to his skills.

      Eason has not decommitted. He has expressed a desire to remain at Georgia so long as he does not wind up in a Ryan Mallett situation, and is giving UGA a fair opportunity to let him know what type of offense he would be running.

      I would hope you would advise your kid to make sure he was comfortable with the system before he enrolled. If you would not then you would be doing your kid a disservice.

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    • gastr1

      You’re worried about lack of loyalty from an 18-year-old who is being recruited all over the country and whose primary contact was just canned?

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    • PTC DAWG

      Most any program in the Country would love to have this kid. Not sure why you want to call him a Prima Donna. Give the kid a break, the Coach that recruited him for the last few years got FIRED…kid deserves a chance to breath. It’s a big decision.

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  10. Everything I heard about Jacob points to him being a good kid. He stayed out of the spotlight with a solid commitment until the turnover. Now he wants to be sure he is in the right system for him.

    Having said that, it really gets me that of all teams he chose UF to consider.

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  11. Debby Balcer

    Have safe and restful trip.

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  12. Godspeed! Enjoy your vacation.

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  13. aristoggle

    toga, Toga, TOGA, TOGA, TOGA …

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  14. Puffdawg

    I just wish people would STFU already about Richt. I was an avid supporter of Richt, and disappointed that we let him go. But he’s no longer our coach. Kirby is. Anybody still engaging in that discussion is more concerned with being right than they are about the future of UGA football. Sad commentary on our fan base and our society.

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  15. TMC dawg

    Have a great vacation senator! And Merry Chtistmasto you and yours!

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  16. AthensHomerDawg

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  17. illini84

    Great fishing out of Maui.

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  18. Dog in Fla

    @BMan December 9, 2015 at 11:49 AM
    “Ah hell, somebody break out The Eagles records.”

    This one goes out to Macallenlover

    who was last seen eating lunch all by himself in Olive Garden

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  19. Russ

    Aloha and mahalo, Senator.

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  20. Your online “Ohana” wishes you a lot of rest and relaxation. Have a great trip, Senator.

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  21. AthensHomerDawg

    Sooo…it’s true. Bluto is headed to Tahiti Nui for a big scoop. I knew it!

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    • AthensHomerDawg

      …and only have to compete with GT for in state recruits.” Goodness that some lame writing. ESPN Obviously not a GTP’er. BLUTO needs an agent. Ima get Jimmy on the phone. We all get a cut. 😉

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      • Otto

        Senator is much better than vast majority of the mainstream media talking heads.

        They do have some point but they don’t seem to understand few things about UGA, such as transplant families loyal to their hometown schools. Also schools outside the state have strong multi generation ties to Georgia residents, Auburn being the biggest.

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  22. Dolly Llama

    I love everybody. Onward and upward. That is all. I will fight no more forever. Or at least not for a little while until somebody says something so damn stupid it must be ridiculed.

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  23. If in Hawaii go to Molokai and take the mule trip down to the old leper colony. Molokai as the islands used to be.

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  24. Uglydawg

    Mac and Cojones..if y’all don’t come back, this blog will not be the same..it will be diminished. Please don’t leave the few remaining old codgers here without your wisdom/support. Hope we hear from you soon!

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    • Dog in Fla

      Sounds like a bad case of

      but seriously

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