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Jeez, first time I don’t make it to Jacksonville for the game in over forty years and this happens:

An unidentified person projected an anti-Semitic message onto the scoreboard at TIAA Bank stadium in Jacksonville during Florida/Georgia weekend. This happened a day after Nazis stood with anti-Jewish banners on an I-10 overpass in Jacksonville.pic.twitter.com/1vxUSmbdG7

— Travis Akers (@travisakers) October 30, 2022

The schools responded to that with a joint message this morning.

A joint statement from the University of Georgia and @UF. pic.twitter.com/V17SSaDr6K

— UGA (@universityofga) October 30, 2022

The whole thing is just pathetic and sad.  And I can’t help but wonder if it’s something that will come up when the schools and city begin negotiations on renewing the contract to play there.  (Not that I’m sure there’s much the city could do about crap like that.)

Anyway, I’m curious to hear from anyone who went to the game and saw that afterwards.  Was there any kind of reaction to it from the fans, or was it largely ignored?

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Week 9 Mumme Poll ballot link

This felt like more of a week of consolidation than anything else.  Here’s the link for this week’s ballot.

Scenes from a rivalry victory

#GoDawgs pic.twitter.com/ERrxNRyaAu

— UGA pics that go hard (@UGApics) October 30, 2022

Stetson living his best life 🙌@GeorgiaFootball | @StetsonIv pic.twitter.com/0DsswsbfPu

— SEC Network (@SECNetwork) October 30, 2022

Always great to be a Georgia Bulldog!

Name that caption, consoling the loser edition

A penny for Kirby’s thoughts here:

Kirby Smart in the background telling Anthony Richardson: “If you want to get developed, come to Athens”

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— 🚫🔑LEE Ring0️⃣ (@HBTFD1) October 30, 2022

Fill in the blank in the comments section.

Feeling the connection

Shot ($$).

“I don’t enjoy losing the momentum in a game. I enjoy the fact that we never blinked, and the kids were saying the right things on the sideline,” Smart said. “You know, there’s two things when adversity hits: You fracture, or you connect. And our team connected. They reached out to each other, and they helped each other.”

Chaser.

Boom MF’ers indeed pic.twitter.com/jOpRLKLLrA

— Brooks Austin (@BrooksAustinBA) October 29, 2022

Stat of the day (of the season?)

Georgia is one of just two teams in the FBS to average 300+yds passing and 200+yds rushing per game.
The other is TCU pic.twitter.com/VPiIBji3VU

— Dawgsontop (@dawgsontop2017) October 30, 2022

Is that good?  I think that’s good.

Plays of the game

This was insane… or at least Bowers was.

pic.twitter.com/x3Z8jGcOof

— no context college football (@nocontextcfb) October 29, 2022

The sideline reaction is priceless.

As amazing as that play was, it wasn’t my favorite of the game.  This was:

When in doubt, throw it to Brock Bowers. pic.twitter.com/SbkuD8udFf

— CBS Sports (@CBSSports) October 29, 2022

Everything about that — going for it on fourth and seven after Florida had just turned it over on downs, Stetson’s hard count drawing the Gators front offsides, the play design that left Bowers in single coverage (watch how Florida reacts to McConkey going in motion), the perfect touch on the pass and, of course, Bowers’ otherworldly receiving skills — was as good as it gets.  And Kirby’s reaction at the end is the look of a man who knew his team was up for the challenge.

Just a perfect way to stick the dagger in Florida’s carcass.

Snatching it back

David Hale’s summary of how Georgia played is spot on.

Georgia wasn’t so much impressive as it was relaxed. UGA looked like a predator simply toying with its prey, dazing Florida with early haymakers, then allowing the Gators to think there may be a chance at escape before snapping the trap shut for good in the fourth quarter. Georgia is terrifying not because of how dominant it has appeared, but because it’s so good at hanging back, biding its time, never attacking until it feels threatened.

In Kirby’s vernacular, that’s what hunters do.

No love lost

It seems Junior didn’t take kindly to Jimbo’s comments in the preseason.

“Maybe Jimbo has a Joker outfit for me.”

Lane Kiffin interviews never disappoint 😂 @SECNetwork pic.twitter.com/eeWsf6I332

— ESPN College Football (@ESPNCFB) October 30, 2022

Salty!