The Georgia Problem

[Kaos]

The whole scheduling thing is being overblown, IMO.  Nobody gave a shoot about it when Alabama was the SEC's doormat.  Nobody gave a shoot when Alabama was an easy win, UT was a perennial contender, and Miles wasn't hated by half of his own fan base.  Everything was cool then.  But now that Alabama is actually winning, well fudge, this isn't right!  Alabama's schedule, in general, hasn't really changed since before Saban was there.  It was really just a matter of where MSU was scheduled in relation to the LSU game.  Sometimes before, sometimes after, etc.  The biggest thing that has changed now, is that Alabama opens in a big game against a top 10 opponent 3 of the past 5 years. 

You can't help what your opponent does.  You can't help if they are terrible.  The entire East in general is just terrible.  You have UGA and UF, and USCe.  How do you propose to keep it fair in the eyes of Miles and Spurrier?  If Alabama has above X amount of wins one season, they can only choose this, this, or that opponent next season, but you can't play this, this, or that opponent?  But if you have under X amount of wins, you can pick from any number of these other bad teams?  Unless those bad teams get good one season, then Alabama has to play that team that got good.  Oh, but shoot, that team that got good last season isn't good this season for whatever reason.  Well, that team has to go back to playing other bad teams.   

I'm trying hard to be the shepherd these days, but if you keep up stuff like this I'm going to have to go goat hunting again. 

[Kaos]

Old dude rant.  I grew up on rivalries and I would hate giving up the UGA game on a yearly basis.  I hate the fact that the Oklahoma/Nebraska game is no more. For those that recall, that was one of the games you had marked on the calendar as a must see.  I despise the fact that conferences have expanded the way they have and most notably, the SEC in adding Texas A&M and Mizzou.  I get that bean-counters with far bigger brains than me studied those moves and thought those were the two best choices...financially.  But those moves were made to the detriment of college football as a whole in my opinion. 
  And now another game that we've all watched for years, Texas/Texas A&M, is no more.     

College football was born and bred on rivalries and pageantry and traditions. All of that is going out the window in the name of $$$$.  Know why 9 conference games are being proposed?  Because the new SEC network is going to want more big games to carry. $$$$$$  We really need to play 9 conference games and then SECCG?  Sure we do.  $$$$$  Why is the BCS championship game played 8 months after the season ends?  $$$$$$  It goes on and on and now, the discussion is on the table about doing away with the rivalry games that made college football what it is. They keep chipping away at the game until we're not going to recognize it anymore.  Now......


      

[Kaos]

I want to say that was the game where we took Fannin out of the game that entire last drive and then threw it deep to Ben Tate.

Could have sworn Fannin dropped an open pass that would have beaten UGA, yes.   

But show me that pass on the play-by-play.  I remember it clearly, seared into memory but don't see it listed.
http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/playbyplay?gameId=283200002&period=3

Burns also overthrew Tate on the last play of the game (he was open I think) in the endzone. 

Kept us out of a bowl game and we laid down the next week against Alabama.  Should have won that one and we didn't have any fight left when we didn't. 

Game also featured what is probably the worst officiating call in the history of the SEC to protect UGA and help prevent the upset. 



Had just scored to go up 13-10 on them and boosted by this call that moved them from their 40 to our 40 with a first and five... they scored to take the 17-13 lead that held at the end. 

[AUTiger1]

Could have sworn Fannin dropped an open pass that would have beaten UGA, yes.   

But show me that pass on the play-by-play.  I remember it clearly, seared into memory but don't see it listed.
http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/playbyplay?gameId=283200002&period=3

Burns also overthrew Tate on the last play of the game (he was open I think) in the endzone. 

Kept us out of a bowl game and we laid down the next week against Alabama.  Should have won that one and we didn't have any fight left when we didn't. 

Game also featured what is probably the worst officiating call in the history of the SEC to protect UGA and help prevent the upset. 



Had just scored to go up 13-10 on them and boosted by this call that moved them from their 40 to our 40 with a first and five... they scored to take the 17-13 lead that held at the end.

Thinking back on it now.  It was Fannin who dropped a pass, but it wouldn't have beat UGA, it would have tied them and it was in 09 b/c it was in Athens.  I remember it now.  He dropped it at the goal line.  Could be the reason it is seared into our memory?

[Godfather]

Thinking back on it now.  It was Fannin who dropped a pass, but it wouldn't have beat UGA, it would have tied them and it was in 09 b/c it was in Athens.  I remember it now.  He dropped it at the goal line.  Could be the reason it is seared into our memory?

Don't know that I would classify that as a "dropped" pass. Mario was a fumbler of epic proportions, but that was a solid lick. I would guess 90% of folks would have lost that.

[Godfather]

All these clips have me jonesing for some fooseball.  God I hope we don't look as bad as last year.  Fuck I will settle for just being in the game in the late 4th quarter.

[CCTAU]

Don't know that I would classify that as a "dropped" pass. Mario was a fumbler of epic proportions, but that was a solid lick. I would guess 90% of folks would have lost that.

If I remember this correctly, this is the play where I pointed to my my son and said, "See what happens when you don't immediately tuck the ball".

The lick was not that hard, The fact that he held the ball in the air after the catch did him in. TUCK THE DAMN BALL! It also looks like he never got a grip on it before he was hit. That one was all on Fannin.

[Godfather]

If I remember this correctly, this is the play where I pointed to my my son and said, "See what happens when you don't immediately tuck the ball".

The lick was not that hard, The fact that he held the ball in the air after the catch did him in. TUCK THE DAMN BALL! It also looks like he never got a grip on it before he was hit. That one was all on Fannin.

Y'all need to watch that pausing it, while not the hardest of hits he hit him directly on the arms as Fanin was trying to bring the ball in.  Like I said Fanin...dropped the ball ...a lot.  I don't consider that one all on him.

[bottomfeeder]

I put this one squarely on Todd for holding on to the ball too long. He should have hit Fannin as soon as he cleared the first defender.

[Snaggletiger]

I blame Tuberville

[Saniflush]

I blame Tuberville

I blame da spice.

[Kaos]

Y'all need to watch that pausing it, while not the hardest of hits he hit him directly on the arms as Fanin was trying to bring the ball in.  Like I said Fanin...dropped the ball ...a lot.  I don't consider that one all on him.

If he brings the ball in at first and doesn't juggle it around, he catches it.  It's already out when he's hit.  It's out to the point that the hit had nothing to do with the drop. 

Agree with the statement that the ball should have gotten there quicker.  Two steps before and with less air under it and he's down at the two. 

Also think Fannin was the worst option on third and 11 there.  Trott was the better choice.  More free space, basically ignored, could have gotten the first down. 

[Snaggletiger]

I blame da spice.

-10.  My post was clearly sarcasm.  Everyone knows it was Pat Dye and his meddling ways.

[Saniflush]

-10.  My post was clearly sarcasm.  Everyone knows it was Pat Dye and his meddling ways missing shorts.

fixt

[noxin]

Is it ok to blame Jake Holland?

[AUownsU]

They beat us physically up front on both sides of the ball 6 of the last 7. We are outrecruited and outplayed-
UP FRONT!

Hopefully that shit changes atleast on the defensive side of the ball now that Garner is home.

[RWS]

You're a dumb ass...

And here I thought you didn't love me anymore.

[The Prowler]

Y'all need to watch that pausing it, while not the hardest of hits he hit him directly on the arms as Fanin was trying to bring the ball in.  Like I said Fanin...dropped the ball ...a lot.  I don't consider that one all on him.

I concur.

[The Prowler]

I'm trying hard to be the shepherd these days, but if you keep up stuff like this I'm going to have to go goat hunting again.

Looks like rws is sucking on the glass again...heard that Meth is a nasty drug.

[RWS]

Looks like rws is sucking on the glass again...heard that Meth is a nasty drug.

It's not a difficult concept.  If you want more fairness, play 9 SEC games.  That is a pretty fair way to toughen schedules while keeping cross-divisional matchups.  But nobody seems to want to do that.  The majority does want to keep the cross-divisional stuff the way it is, though.  In addition to creating some equality, a 9 SEC game schedule will also make the SEC teams look better when it comes to the strength of schedule component in playoff selections.