Week 4: Dawgs On Top

Many expected the game to be all Georgia. Concerning the Georgia defense spent so much of the first quarter on the field. CBS came fire for using their only prime time SEC game to showcase Notre Dame, instead of two SEC teams. Gary Danielson went out of his way to introduce SEC fans to the Fighting Irish. As usual, the Bulldog offense started slow. The punt coverage team left much to be desired.

On a UGA drive CBS caught Notre Dame red-handed, faking an injury to slow the Dawgs down. Instead of a touchdown Georgia had to settle for a field goal. They might've done it again at the end of the third quarter. Right in front of a referee, but he didn't call it.

The record crowd provided for perhaps the best home field advantage in all of college football. Better than Clemson and maybe even LSU. The red light addition made the end of the third quarter even better.

UGA hosted ESPN's College Gameday in the Myers Quad, adjacent to Will's former dorm - the H shaped building at the top. Lee Corso picked the Dawgs - as did all the others.

The Dawgs moved the ball on the ground and through the air. They just didn't have the ball that much. Fromm was 20-26, throwing tough passes downfield. At least two of his incompletions were throwaways. 

When playing an overmatched opponent, elite teams can pull off the restraints and go for the jugular. Clemson threw a bomb early. On the play before the ball was clearly rolling far away from the scrum long before the whistle. Charlotte picked it up and was headed for the end zone, only to have the officials inexplicably blow the play dead. On the long interception return for a touchdown a big Clemson lineman clearly pushed the Charlotte 49er in front of him in the back.

Florida looked good, but they were playing Tennessee. Looked like several Vols were laying down and quitting again. Shanked punts. Fumbles. Poor techniques. Tennessee has to play UGA and Bama in the next three weeks. Steve Spurrier made another appearance in The Swamp, hobbling onto the field to honor one of his championship teams. Kirk and Desmond thought Tennessee would rally in the rivalry game, but they was wrong. The Vols didn't even know how to answer a phone.

Michigan didn't put up much of a fight in Wisconsin. Harbaugh is starting to look like Jack Nicholson. ESPN College Gameday sure quick to jump all over RB Jonathan Taylor's hot yoga hobby, and the team's zen mindful meditation classes. It was mentioned Taylor was tracking toward Herschel's record, and noted the Badger is 5th all-time in yards per game. Not mentioned: Herschel is one of the four ahead of him.

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Bama played another weak opponent, Southern Miss. Tua padded his stats, but threw an interception. Next up: mighty Ole Miss, who lost to Cal at home.

LSU scored 66 but let Vandy score 38. Probably played lots of subs. LSU had a huge lead, then blocked a Vandy punt for a TD. Might've saved that play for later. QB Joe Burrow tossed six TD passes. Forget Tua and Jalen and Jonathan Taylor. Burrow leads the Heisman race. The LSU/Bama game will be huge. The Tigers might just take that one. You heard it heard first.

Georgia Tech draws more fans than FSU these days. Fourth and short and they run a slow developing handoff out of the shotgun. Louisville had time to penetrate and stuff the play. Poor quarterbacking by both teams, though FSU pulled Blackman early. Noles were daring the Cards to pass, but Cunningham couldn't spot a receiver if he was wide open.

Everyone picked UCF but Pitt took an early lead, lost it, then came back with a dagger to the heart in the last minute.

Jacob Eason completed 9 of his first ten passes against BYU.

Auburn looked better than Texas A&M on the road in College Station. Kellen Mond, the self-proclaimed "best QB in the SEC" failed once against to generate much offense. Every time he came off the field head coach Jimbo Fisher yelled at him. More poor fundamentals by the Aggies: fumbles, etc. 

South Carolina lost again, this time to Missouri in Columbia. They're talking about what a passer Kelly Bryant is after last week's 400 yard passing game. We'll see how he does against some decent competition.

SC lost to NC. This week NC lost to App State. Does GT have a chance against NC? Probably not.

During ESPN College Gameday Kirk mentioned that after Herschel, one of UGA's greatest-ever players was the only other three-time All America besides Herschel: David Pollock.

Ohio State played another nobody. How is this getting them ready for the playoff? At least they have a backup in case their kicker gets hurt.

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Will's former baseball teammate Clay Cooney just got engaged, to Andy Stanley's daughter Allie. At the age of twelve, Clay and Will were the youngest to ever move up and play 13U Pony baseball at Mt. Paran. Clay is on staff at a North Point satellite, Woodstock City Church.