A Vandy win is music to any UGA fan's ears

Well they did it! UGA went out and played a relatively good game against another D-1, SEC opponent. I know it was "only" Vanderbilt, but how many times in recent memory have we been able to say "only" Vanderbilt? Not many. The truth is, Vandy always plays the Dawgs tough, regardless of the talent differential. Let's face it - Vanderbilt is one of those "sneaky" teams that rise up to bite people when they are least expected to do so, and it could have been the Dawgs' time on Saturday, but thankfully it wasn't. The team needed that and so did the fans.

Even though the game was on TV up here (on NBC), I kept to my new "perspective" and watched bits-and-pieces of the game while helping to clean the house. My job is relegated to the bathrooms...Go figure. I can make 2-3 bathrooms last for the entirety of the house cleaning exercise like nobody's business. It's a gift, really. Anyway, I had the game on the TVs throughout the house so I could hear it while scrubbing and maybe take a glance if I heard any amazing plays worthy of instant replay. There are only a few things worth stopping whatever you're doing to watch, (unless your cleaning the toilet, and then EVERYTHING is worth stopping for)and one of those things involves A.J. Green catching (and running with) the football. The guy is just better than anyone else on the field. He, at his young age is simply the best player on the field on any given Saturday. Poetry in motion.

A couple of things I do get tired of seeing, however are Michael Moore (a.k.a. Ocho Dos) missing a needed catch and Bryan Evans trailing a long pass play. No offense guys, but you two are senior leaders. Can you try to set a good example for the younger players? Are you just trying to illustrate how NOT to do things? I'm sure these are quality young men, but if UGA expects to win games, it is becoming very apparent that they will need to do so with little to no help from the aforementioned duo. Another thing I get tired of seeing is the abysmal running game from this team. A supposed strength in the preseason has become excellent at protecting the QB while non-existent in run blocking through most games. It was nice to see some progress late in the game, when they needed to use clock, so maybe there's more improvement to come. They'll need it down the stretch.

With a week off before the WLOCP, the team can certainly use the rest. Coach Richt is taking his mandatory furlough and there's little doubt that going into a bye week, fresh off of a win is a good thing for everyone. I like the fact that Mike Bobo was on the sideline. There seems to be some merit to having him down there in the action with the young team. The defense played well, even if it was against a pretty mediocre offense. This off week comes at a good time and hopefully the team will be energized to put forth a good effort against the Gators. They don't appear to be as invincible as many might think, and perhaps the Dawgs finally found themselves in a sluggish, albeit convincing and relaxing victory against "only" Vanderbilt.