Georgia at USC

[Ben E Lou]

Gamecocks lead 2-0 early. The Dawgs are looking tentative right now. Holtz's boys are in all black unis.

[Eaglesfan27]

Don't confuse me like that.

[Ben E Lou]

Dadgummit. USC up 9-0.

[SunDancer]

I am a Carolina fan. Not a fan of the all black look. (What is Carolina's standard uniform this year? They have like 3 helmet colors, 5 colors of uniforms, ect.).

Beautiful 64-yard TD pass.

[FBPro]

Dadgummit. USC up 9-0.

GGGRRRRRRRRR..........they need to give it to them w/ both barrells.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Oh you beautiful poultry you

16-0 South Carolina on a long INT return

[Ben E Lou]

:mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:

[Radii]

Wow. Oliegirl will be pissed if this doesn't turn around big time

[Vegas Vic]

Holtz's boys are in all black unis.

They did this a few years ago against Clemson, but it didn't work. After the game, one of the Clemson players said "They came out dressed for a funeral, so the only thing left to do was to bury them."

[Ben E Lou]

Geez. This is awful. Procedure penalty on the first play of the next possession. We're coming unhinged.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Fans, please note: Do NOT scream, at the top of your lungs, "Go Baby Go" repeatedly while your spouse is sleeping off a migraine one room away.

[Eaglesfan27]

Fans, please note: Do NOT scream, at the top of your lungs, "Go Baby Go" repeatedly while your spouse is sleeping off a migraine one room away.
Thanks for the pointer.

[grdawg]

Offense is looking like last year when we couldn't get in the end zone in the red zone. Also why do we always play so conservative, we have a top QB and great WRs, let's spread it out and throw the damn ball, especially now that Ware seems to be hurt.

[Ben E Lou]

Ware has been taken to the locker room to get checked out.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Offense is looking like last year when we couldn't get in the end zone in the red zone. Also why do we always play so conservative, we have a top QB and great WRs, let's spread it out and throw the damn ball, especially now that Ware seems to be hurt.

Not kicking dirt on DG or anything, he's a fine college QB, but ... I suspect his TD/INT ratio might have something to do with it.

[Ben E Lou]

16-6 at the half. The offense picked it up a bit, but recurring red zone troubles.

[hukarez]

Gamecocks lead 2-0 early. The Dawgs are looking tentative right now. Holtz's boys are in all black unis.
The Gamecocks! Haha! That's the *best* hat ever! Don't know if it's still the same kind, with an 'SC' on the front, and 'Cocks' on the back. Either way, if it wasn't for that hat, I'd have never heard of them.

[Ben E Lou]

Ware is out with a chest contusion for the rest of the day.

[grdawg]

So why haven't we seen Thomas Brown today?

[Ben E Lou]

Reported injury.

[digamma]

Reported injury.
Meaning, we've decided to redshirt him?

[JonInMiddleGA]

Does someone have a fire extinguisher they could let Tim Jennings use?

[Ben E Lou]

Meaning, we've decided to redshirt him?Not 100% sure, but the timing is odd. Nothing was reported on his injury. Even Munson doesn't seem to know about it. Depth chart was posted this week with him at #2, and Richt indicated in pre-game interviews that he'd get a good bit of playing time. Loran told Larry on-air that he "aggravated" the hamstring injury. (Yeah, the one that was 100% healed.) Either he got hurt during warmups today, or they've decided to redshirt him, and since he played last week they'll need the medical excuse.

[Ben E Lou]

Does someone have a fire extinguisher they could let Tim Jennings use?Yeah, yeah. Bite me.

[Ben E Lou]

Now we know why they faked the first one...

[JonInMiddleGA]

Yeah, yeah. Bite me.

:D :D :D

I figure I'm gonna have a worse experience against a SC school than you're having, so this is all I got left for football tonight

[Ben E Lou]

There we go.

[MrBug708]

I thought the Condoms weren't playing Georgia?

[Ben E Lou]

Just caught a glimpse of Thomas. His helmet is off. That means that he doesn't think he's going to play at all today.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Elsewhere, Georgia Southern leads the Johnson Smith Golden Bulls 64-0 early in the 3rd quarter

[Ben E Lou]

What a stupid move by Cooper.

[Ben E Lou]

WOOHOO!!!

[grdawg]

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!

[JonInMiddleGA]

Well, it's been fun while it lasted I supposed. I'm already on TNT

[Ben E Lou]

And with that fumble, this one is just about over. This is the safest 4-point lead I've ever seen.

[Ben E Lou]

Unless, of course, we fumble it right back. :mad:

[grdawg]

HUGE defensive stand, now let's not fumble again please

[Ben E Lou]

Nice job of stoppin' 'em on fourth down!

[Ben E Lou]

OH YEAH! INTERCEPTION!!!

[grdawg]

Maybe now I can finally relax

[korme]

thomas was player of the game!!!!!................oh

[FBPro]

Finally!!!!

[oliegirl]

Alright boys, next time you post stuff like this, please give those of us who just spent 3 hours in "Inflatable Hell" instead of watching their beloved 'dawgs, some scores!!!! I had to go searching on ESPN.com to find that we won!

Radii can sleep easy tonight (once he gets from poker) knowing I will be in a good mood tomorrow :)

I just hope they don't drop in the polls since USC is unranked and it was a tough game...

[JonInMiddleGA]

Alright boys, next time you post stuff like this, please give those of us who just spent 3 hours in "Inflatable Hell" instead of watching their beloved 'dawgs, some scores!!!!

Umm ... "Inflatable Hell"?

[oliegirl]

Umm ... "Inflatable Hell"?

It's a place called Pump it Up...they have rooms full of the inflatable obstacle courses, slides, moon walks that you see at birthday parties and carnivals. I was at a Birthday Party with 30 (yes, 30!) 6 and 7 year olds!!!!! Hence the term, Inflatable Hell :)

FYI...www.pumpitupparty.com

[FBPro]

It's a place called Pump it Up...they have rooms full of the inflatable obstacle courses, slides, moon walks that you see at birthday parties and carnivals. I was at a Birthday Party with 30 (yes, 30!) 6 and 7 year olds!!!!! Hence the term, Inflatable Hell :)

FYI...www.pumpitupparty.com

Sounds like an appropriate name for the place, not sure I could survive it. :)

[JonInMiddleGA]

It's a place called Pump it Up...they have rooms full of the inflatable obstacle courses, slides, moon walks that you see at birthday parties and carnivals. I was at a Birthday Party with 30 (yes, 30!) 6 and 7 year olds!!!!! Hence the term, Inflatable Hell :)

FYI...www.pumpitupparty.com

EEEEEEEEK
:eek:

[oliegirl]

not sure I could survive it.

Wimp!!! ;)

We have 8 6 and 7 year olds coming to the house tomorrow for my son's birthday party...a Super Hero party where they dress as their favorite super hero...why do I do this to myself????

[FBPro]

Hehe, well I've spent extended periods of time around all ages of kids and the elementary age is w/o a doubt the hardest for me to be around.

[FBPro]

We have 8 6 and 7 year olds coming to the house tomorrow for my son's birthday party...a Super Hero party where they dress as their favorite super hero...why do I do this to myself????

Ritalin........

[Ben E Lou]

Hehe, well I've spent extended periods of time around all ages of kids and the elementary age is w/o a doubt the hardest for me to be around.Same. No problem taking 90 teenagers across the country, but just the thought of an hour or two with 30 7-year-olds gives me the willies.

[JonInMiddleGA]

http://www.macon.com/mld/macon/9647606.htm
Georgia loses Ware to bruised lung

CHARLES ODUM
Associated Press

ATLANTA - For the second time in about a month, Georgia has to replace its starting tailback.

Georgia coach Mark Richt said Sunday that freshman Danny Ware will miss at least one game after tests showed Ware suffered a bruised lung in Saturday's 20-16 win over South Carolina, but that he should be back for LSU on Oct. 2.

Ware, who rushed for 135 yards and three touchdowns in Georgia's season-opening win over Georgia Southern, was held out after he coughed up blood on the sideline in the second quarter Saturday.

With Ware limited to eight carries for 41 yards, Michael Cooper and Tyson Browning combined for 115 yards rushing. Another option at tailback in next Saturday's home game against Marshall is Tony Milton, who spent the last week working at fullback.

Fullback Jeremy Thomas returns from a two-game suspension this week, allowing Milton to move back to tailback.

Richt has options, but no definite answer, at tailback for No. 3 Georgia this week. As for a starter, Richt said, "I don't know. That's a good question. Right off the top of my head, I couldn't tell you."

Ware will be held out of any exercise while the bruised lung heals, so he may need some time to work back into playing form when he is cleared by doctors.

Richt said he did not know how Ware suffered the injury.

Ware moved into the starting role after projected starter Kregg Lumpkin was lost for the season to a knee injury on the first day of practice.

Cooper, who led Georgia (2-0) in rushing in 2003, rushed for 61 yards on 13 carries Saturday. Browning added 54 yards on 11 carries. Another option is freshman Thomas Brown, who was held out with a hamstring injury.

Richt said he remains confident about his tailbacks.

"I know Tyson can play and I know Cooper can play," Richt said. "Danny has proved he can play. I'm excited about what Thomas Brown can do. ... I heard the news about Danny and I didn't like it, but I didn't think we were in trouble at that position."

[Ben E Lou]

Yeah, I heard this earlier today. Obviously, I'm *really* hoping that hammy comes around this week. I'd like to see him show the world why Richt didn't bother offering Darius Walker a scholly. ;)

[GrantDawg]

Yeah, I heard this earlier today. Obviously, I'm *really* hoping that hammy comes around this week. I'd like to see him show the world why Richt didn't bother offering Darius Walker a scholly. ;)
Walker sure looked good against Michigan, didn't he?

[GrantDawg]

BTW, sorry I missed the fun yesterday here. I had the flu. I don't think Jon's comments would have helped me recover. :)

[Ben E Lou]

Yeah, I heard this earlier today. Obviously, I'm *really* hoping that hammy comes around this week. I'd like to see him show the world why Richt didn't bother offering Darius Walker a scholly. ;)More on this...


Dogs got their man

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Walker getting headlines, but Brown suits Georgia coaches
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BY JOSH KENDALL
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<!-- begin body-content --> ATHENS - Back in high school, when Thomas Brown was making Georgia's football coaches covet his skills, he rarely had to worry about waiting for blocks or waiting for anything else.

The Bulldogs' freshman running back gained 1,632 yards as a junior and another 941, plus 17 touchdowns, in seven games as a senior at Tucker High School. Despite a knee injury that prematurely ended his prep career, he was named to SUPERPREP'S All-America team and TheInsiders.com All-South team.

He didn't even have to do everything just right to put up all those numbers. Now he does, which is something he learned Monday after watching tape from last Saturday's Marshall game.

Brown led all rushers with 81 yards in that game, and, "after the game, I thought I played pretty well," he said.

That was before he heard his coach talk about all the holes he missed and then saw it for himself on game film.

"After watching the film, I feel horrible," he said.

Brown's main mistake, lack of patience, is common for young backs, especially fast young backs, coach Mark Richt said.

"If (the hole) doesn't look real pretty, they'll bounce," Richt said.

"Back in high school, they'd outrun everybody for a touchdown. In our league, you have to stick it in there sometimes even if it doesn't look just right."

Against Marshall, Brown "muscled his way for a few good gains, but if he'd of hit where he was supposed to hit, he would have helped himself.

Once he gets a little better feel of where his blocks are coming from, he's going to be a heck of a runner."

Making an impact

Brown is averaging 50 yards per game this year, second-best on the team, and he is expected to enter the Oct. 2 LSU game as the No. 3 Bulldogs' backup tailback behind Danny Ware. It's just the sort of impact Richt expected when he made a commitment to Brown a year and a half ago in Richt's office.

Brown and his father came to Athens for an unofficial visit the summer prior to Brown's senior year.

"(Richt) told me they were recruiting other backs, but if I would commit to them, no other other backs would come here," Brown said. "That meant a lot to me."

A week later, Brown brought mom and dad back and made it official. True to his word, Richt cut off contact with every other running back in the country, including the highly sought after Darius Walker of Buford, who is now making an early impact at Notre Dame.

Good decision

Regardless of how well Walker plays in the shadow of Touchdown Jesus, Richt is happy with the player he got. Brown made an instant impression during summer workouts earlier this year.

The 183-pounder by bench pressing 390 pounds and squatting 520 pounds. His power index, a measure of pound-for-pound strength, is the highest on the team. Only two Bulldogs (Thomas Brown and wide receiver Reggie Brown) have a power index higher than 6; Brown's is 6.56.

"He's fast, he's strong, he's relentless in his running," Richt said.

"We got our man, I'll tell you that right now."

[Passacaglia]

Against Marshall, Brown "muscled his way for a few good gains, but if he'd of hit where he was supposed to hit, he would have helped himself.

Just curious. Do you blame the use of the word 'of' here on the quoter, or the quotee?

[Ben E Lou]

Just curious. Do you blame the use of the word 'of' here on the quoter, or the quotee?Assuming that Richt was giving a verbal interview, and not a written statement (pretty safe), I'd say that the fault lies in the guy writing the article. "He'd've" and "He'd of" sound very similar--particularly when intoned by a Southern football coach.

[GrantDawg]

Says a lot about what they think of Brown to promise not to recruit any other back. I don't really know if any back is worth that promise, though.

[Ben E Lou]

Says a lot about what they think of Brown to promise not to recruit any other back. I don't really know if any back is worth that promise, though.Well, when you've got Lumpkin and Ware for potentially 3 and 4 more years along with Thomas, and then guys like Cooper and Browning as well, it becomes a much safter promise. :p My guess is that they only wanted to sign one tailback anyway, had Thomas graded a little higher than Walker, so made this "promise" to him. If Thomas hadn't committed, they would have made the same "promise" to Walker....then the next guy...then the next guy. ;)