Sunday, October 17, 2010

Welcome Uga VIII

In true Homecoming fashion the University of Georgia initiated Uga VIII into the Bulldog Nation on Saturday. I must say he is as good looking as they come and was cheerfully welcomed into his new “home” of Sanford Stadium on Saturday. He attempted to kiss Russ goodbye as he took over his reign as the greatest mascot in college football. Welcome to the family Uga VIII – we are all happy to have you as our new good luck charm. The new Uga slept a lot on Saturday as he got used to his new role. Let’s hope our boys give him something to bark about as the season unfolds!



Let’s Review


The Offense

Aaron Murray completed 15 of 24 passes for a career-high 287 yards. This young QB is proving his potential to be one of the best QBs Georgia has ever seen. I am going on the record now to say he will break many records in the next few years to come. Displaying his ability to perform when truly needed, Washaun Ealey had a great game Saturday as he pulled in a TD and had 17 carries for 123 total yards. Also leading the offense was Carlton Thomas and Kris Durham. Thomas carried for 40 yards and put up 2 TD’s for the Bulldogs while Durham put up a TD and had 4 catches for 112 yards, one catch of which deserves more recognition as he was under a good defensive triple coverage. A.J Green had a 48 yard TD to put even more points on the board for this stellar Georgia offense.


The Defense

With an impressive offensive scoreboard display, more impressive was the number 0. Pulling off a shutout against Vandy on Saturday places more confidence in Todd Gratham’s set-up and style and is to be recognized as an overall defensive victory. Whether you are playing middle school, high school, college or NFL football a shutout is not an easy task-no matter the caliber of your opponent. Holding Vanderbilt to 140 yards offensively and only allowing 1-of-11 3rd down conversions is the display of a much improved defense and a team determined to succeed.


Justin Houston put pressure on the QB and pulled off a sack, Sanders Cummings put up his 2nd interception of the year while Akeem Dent recovered the fumble on one of many Commodore mistakes. It is great plays like this that keep your offense on the field, put points of the board, while keeping them off at the same time! Keep in mind that 2 obvious TD’s were called back. Christian Robinson’s fumble recovery and Dent’s end zone recovery (later reviewed and deemed a safety) were also great plays!


Special Teams

Blair Walsh’s consistency was recognized on Saturday when he broke Brandon Coutu’s record of 114 PATs when he put up a consecutive 115 PATs for his career on Saturday. He missed his second FG of the year when he pushed his 31 yard FG attempt slightly right. Counteracting that mishap he completed FGs from the 32 and 25 yard line to help increase the victory gap!


I must touch on the chaos in the SEC this weekend! This Saturday is the perfect example of why I love college football. Absolutely anything can happen during 60 minutes of play. The Bulldogs are back in the SEC East race and a race to the end is exactly what I predict! If you know me personally you will know that I am a pretty opinionated person. My football opinion is nothing I am ever hesitant to share and I will be the first to say that I have confidence that we will play on December 4th as we represent the SEC East. If this does not happen then feel free to rub it in my face! I could not be more excited for the football season to unfold and I will stay true and cheer for my Bulldogs until the very end! The Bulldogs will prevail. They will impress you. They will finish the drill! Go DAWGS!

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