Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Georgia-Florida week is here!

I will make this post pretty quick and to the point. UGA will not win this game Saturday, unless....

1. UGA can come together as a cohesive unit and play as such for 60 full minutes.
2. UGA rushes for more than 150 yards.
3. UGA wins the turnover battle.
4. UGA scores with every opportunity to do so.
5. UGA's defense plays disciplined, sound football on every snap.
6. UGA remembers the humiliation they felt as Urban Meyer called 2 timeouts with a minute or less left on the clock of a "blowout" game simply to teach them a lesson about celebrating a touchdown. (This will go down as one of the most classless things a D-1 coach has ever done, in my opinion. Coach Meyer's ego must be the size of a cruise ship.) Every "child" who throws a temper tantrum needs to be dealt with accordingly. Coach Meyer acted childish and needs to be dealt with accordingly.
7. UGA gets the ball in the hands of its playmakers and allows them the opportunity to make plays.
8. UGA plays "all in". In other words, don't play "scared", play to win the game. If they lose this game, the season is not lost. If they win this game, they can turn it into a completely different season.
9. Coach Bobo and Martinez coach up to their potential as they have shown in the past. Willie, bring back the defense we saw against Hawaii.
10. UGA holds their heads high, proud to wear the red and black, regardless of the outcome.

Now, will they need to do all 10 of these? No. Will they need to, at least do half of them? Probably. Will the outcome of this game affect my mood? Very likely. Will I ever stop cheering for the UGA Bulldogs? No chance!!

Guys, go out, give it your all and make yourselves, the university and your families proud of you. True fans are here today and we will be here Sunday after the game. There is a very real opportunity to dethrone the #1 Florida Gators on Saturday. At this point, the struggles UGA has had against them is all in the fans' minds. You play your best games when you are the under"dawgs" and no one expects you to excel. Recently the rivalry has drawn closer and is almost always competitive. Both teams are very talented and have good coaches. Go play the game, have fun and leave it all on the field. That's all anyone can ask.

All of this to say - GATA!

Go DAWGS!

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