The Decade of the DAWG Eve

A few months ago, I began using the term "Decade of the Dawg". I'm sure it has been used before, so let me know if someone owns the copyright. As we sit here today, anxiously awaiting the 12:21 kickoff at Sanford Stadium tomorrow, I would like to reflect on why this season is going to be special. Take a look at my original DOTD post here:

-Decade of the Dawg

Everyone that will be in Athens tomorrow, please cheer a little extra for me because I will be absent from my first home opener in 12 years. While this saddens me, I am a married family man now, and a free beach trip one out over watching the STOMPING that will take place tomorrow. Please feel free to chastise me all you want about missing this amazing experience. If you will, please also give me advice on how to convince my wife and 4 year old, that the Dawgs reign supreme over a free beach trip!

Coleman's Coins (Week 1)

I love to gamble, er uh, I mean PICK the winners of a few college football games every week. I have been doing this for about the past 10 years, and I only gamble with coins; chocolate coins of course! Since I am wasting, er uh, I mean spending a lot of my time every week writing about the Dawgs on www.UGABlog.com, I thought I would start a weekly blog that picks my favorite games of the week. Let's call these picks "Coleman's Coins".

Each coin will be represented by a ($), and rated on a scale as follows:
$ = 1 coin
$$ = 2 coins
$$$ = 3 coins
$$$$= 4 coins

S Mississippi @ S Carolina (-13.5)
$$
I think the Ol' Ball Coach is sandbagging about Garcia.
SC wins 30-10

UL Lafayette @ Georgia (-28)
$
The only thing stopping this from being a 3 coiner is Murray's rawness.
UGA wins 48-13

Kentucky @ Louisville (+3)
$
Louisville starts out STRONG in 2010.
Louisville wins 24-20

UCLA (+1.5) @ Kansas St
$$
KSU got beat by the Cajuns last year, and are looking at a 5-7.
UCLA wins 24-17

Oregon St @ TCU (under 50.5)
$$$
Don't underestimate that Horned Frog defense.
TCU wins 24-13

Boise St (N) Virginia Tech (N) (+2.5)
$$$
Do I even have to explain how much I hate the BSU hype?
V Tech wins 24-21



All lines are as of midnight on 8/31/10, and they are retrieved from www.SPORTSBOOK.com.

Will Mark Richt Let The Dawgs Go Wild

With the University of Georgia football team starting out low in the pre-season rankings this year, this question comes to mind: Will this be the year that Mark Richt let's the Dawgs put up some gaudy numbers on the scoreboard?

When UGA lines up against teams like Louisiana Lafayette or Idaho State, the potential is there for the Dawgs to put up 50+ points. My inclination is that Coach Richt realizes we need to wow the pollsters in order to move up the pecking order. If we want to be in a BCS bowl at the end of the year, we are going to have to jump near 10-15 spots from where we sit pre-season; at least!