UGA-UF not the FIRST “World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party”?
From long ago, spectators at The Carolina Cup or, perhaps, the first World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party? This we know: In the late 1950s, the annual event that is Georgia-Florida first came to be...
View ArticleDefying the Odds as Double-Digit Dawgs
This Saturday, Georgia will attempt to repeat what it achieved versus Auburn in (L to R) 1986--which brought out the Jordan-Hare hoses; 1970, when the Dogs brought down Auburn QB Pat Sullivan; a decade...
View ArticleOpinion: They Would Want Them to Count**
Glimpses of the 1943 and 1944 Georgia-Georgia Tech games... They look like "true"teams/games to me.Happy Thanksgiving! If you've been following this blog for some time, you may recall my annual posting...
View ArticleUGA “Record Watches” Despite Season of Setbacks
During the upcoming Liberty Bowl, pay attention to the performances by ISAIAH McKENZIE, JACOB EASON, DOMINICK SANDERS, and even GREYSON LAMBERT as those Bulldogs, plus several others, will be on...
View ArticleDo Rivals’ Rankings Really Matter?
Having compiled something similar about a year ago—Rivals’ annual team recruiting rankings correlating to the annual final AP Poll—I wanted to calculate and post an update since the recent release of...
View ArticleSteady Slipping in the Cup Standings
From Dooley (left) to Damon (right) to McGarity (center), in the quest for the “cups” of college sports (both of them), UGA athletics have steadily slipped with each succeeding athletic director.I was...
View ArticleUGA's Most Notable "Intersectionals"
Before at Notre Dame, Georgia's "intersectionals" included one which attracted nearly 100,000 (left), a battle in Ann Arbor in which the only battle won by the hosts was the one for this Confederate...
View ArticleCatching Up With… MAC McWHORTER
After an all-conference career at Georgia during the early 1970s (center), and 39 seasons as a football coach (left) at 12 different schools, including Georgia Tech twice, MAC McWHORTER has been...
View ArticleUGA’s Mount Rushmore of…
This summer, Dave McMahon and I at UGASports.com explore a topic that has been debated for years. Beginning in June and twice a week leading into fall camp, we will post the UGA’s Mount Rushmore of…...
View ArticleThe Name Is the Game
Georgia's All-Name Team has a formidable offensive line consisting of (L to R) Sandy Beaver, Bum Day, Max Jean-Gilles, Puss Whelchel, and Pud Mosteller.For more than a year, I compiled nearly 100 names...
View ArticleShould I Stay, or Should I Go?
Noticing that of the Bulldogs’ current 10 combined four- and five-star commitments from the 2018 and 2019 classes, eight were from the state of Georgia, I thought I’d conduct a simple analysis in...
View ArticleAn Entertaining, Yet Exaggerated Beginning
As the story goes, Georgia's 50-0 win over Mercer on this date 126 years ago should have been by a 60-0 score—yet, on second thought...January 30—it’s a date synonymous with football at the University...
View ArticleFum-BLE!
With the NFL Draft looming, does Sony Michel have an issue with “ball security”—comparatively speaking? (Greg Poole/Bulldawg Illustrated)Recently, I heard for what seemed like the umpteenth time from a...
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