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Charile Daniels had a mild stroke while snow mobiling in Colorado. It’s impressive that CD, 73, with his robust figure and presumably rough lifestyle in his younger days, is still going at it.
It doesn’t appear too serious, and he is not expected to miss any scheduled shows. Let’s hope he gets well soon!
To send some good vibes his way, here is his best song at the Opry:
As rumor and inuendo is swirling around the blogosphere today, I have an EXCLUSIVE insider source as to why this is taking so long.
If you are reading this humble blog, you already know that a plane leaving Ben Epps Airport in Athens landed at Tuscaloosa Regional this morning at approx. 8:28 CST.
One would surmise that Mark Richt has gone to tell Kirby it is time to come home.
Kirby decided he couldn’t make the decision on an empty stomach. So he decided that, after hearing Coach Richt’s best pitch (Please please please please please pretty please please pretty please with Sugar and 800k/year for 3-4 years on top?), he wanted some lunch.
Kirby and Richt were seen entering Full Moon Bar-B-Q. After a plate full of ribs, Kirby decided that if this is his last time as a friend in Tuscaloosa, then he wanted dessert.
Coach Richt, although not wanting to spend the extra $0.55 for one Half-Moon Cookie (logic being, “We are already devoting $2.4 million to this guy, he can buy his own dadgum cookie.” ), decided not to be risky here.
Kirby wanted a full dozen of these delicous, world famous cookies.
C is for cookie…and cash.
Upon eating eight out of the dozen of cookies purchased, combined with sweet tea and the ribs, Kirby decided it was time to take a nap and not make his final decision on a full stomach.
So that is where we are at this point…Kirby is snoozing RIGHT NOW on a belly full of tea, cookies and pork. Richt is watching the As the World Turns from the plane.
Like Sand Through the Hour Glass…
Stay tuned, Dawgnation. The alarm should be going off soon.
Corbindawg
Go Dawgs!
I ventured over to Dawgsports last week to read T. Kyle King’s review of UGA’s victory. After a victory, I enjoy reading his “Mark Richt Victory Watch” columns. Averaging 10 wins a season, 3 Sugar Bowls and 2 SEC Championships is a heck of a resume that only a few present day coaches can equal or top. Why anyone would think he is on a hot seat or unworthy to lead this program in the right direction as he has this past decade is beyond me. That is not the point of this post; that is for another day.
I like to read the comments on Dawgsports; they are usually very intelligent and civil. I saw a link the SB Nation Georgia Tech site. The Avatar loving author of the post took great delight in the fact were 1)Playing in the Independence Bowl 2) Going to lose the Independence Bowl and 3) our mascot was dead.
We went into how we fell about the Nerds from North Avenue and how they disrespected Uga VII.
In this decade, UGA has more often than not been preparing for upper level bowls or bowls on January 1st. Tech, not so much. Their Orange Bowl berth is their first ever BCS berth, and their first appearance in one of the “top 4” bowls since 1956 (Sugar).
We know UGA’s bowl history. We are 8-2 this decade with 3 Sugar Bowl appearances and 2 Citrus/Capital One Bowl berths. In our lower tier bowls, we still have played legitimate competition from BCS conferences (Virginia Tech, Boston College, Wisconsin, Virginia).
Georgia Tech’s bowl representation has not been as stellar. Their record so far this decade is 3-6, including losing the last 4 bowl games in a row. It is not like they are even playing in good bowls or against good opponents. The Yellow Jackets have two losses to Fresno State this decade in post season play (I thought we were tired of playing Big 10 teams in Florida bowls. You could be like Tech and be tired of playing WAC teams out west. They still can’t beat the Bulldogs-the ones from the West Coast!).
| Year | Bowl | Opponent | Result |
| 2000 | Peach (CFA) | LSU | L |
| 2001 | Seattle | Stanford | W |
| 2002 | Silicon Valley | Fresno State | L |
| 2003 | Humanitarian | Tulsa | W |
| 2004 | Champs Sports | Syracuse | W |
| 2005 | Emerald | Utah | L |
| 2006 | Gator | WVU | L |
| 2007 | Humanitarian | Fresno State | L |
| 2008 | Chik-Fil-A | LSU | L |
| 2009 | Orange | Iowa | TBA |
The Independence Bowl against Texas A&M was the worst bowl game against the worst opponent this decade (the Oahu Bowl was at least in Hawaii!). However, UGA fans and blogs have not made excuses for it. Even though a case could be made that UGA should have played in the Music City Bowl, the bottom line is that if we had taken care of business against Kentucky we wouldn’t have been playing in a crappy bowl.
Georgia Tech: congratulations on your first elite bowl in 53 years. I think Tech will run all over Iowa tomorrow night, and their bowl record will 4-6 for the decade and you will finally have a win over a ranked BCS conference opponent in postseason play.
Go Dawgs!
Corbindawg
We here at TGT are big fans of the Good Doctor, Mike Leach. He got jobbed by Texas Tech. This “controversy” popped up at the right time, as I feel they were just looking for an excuse to get rid of him. He is the school’s winningest coach (and has beat Oklahoma 2 out of 3 years!) The Senator put it best when it comes to the new found morality of the university administration.
But regardless of how you feel about this situation, you can agree that Mike Leach was one entertaining character. To close out 2009 with all the other “Best Of” List, we present to you the Best of Mike Leach.
I wonder if Adam James had a fat little girlfriend also…
To all the cocky Nerds and to all the ungrateful UGA fans:
Thanks to Andy Harrison for the photo
There were multiple times on Saturday night when Georgia could have easily given or imploded. Considering the number of blowout losses this program has seen during the past couple of years, it wouldn’t be too surprising or unexpected.
First, the game started with shades of this year’s loss to Florida with the defense giving up two quick scoring drives. After that, A.J. Green, at times the only thing this year’s bunch of Bulldogs has had going for it offensively, left the game with an injury. Then you had Georgia’s kickoff coverage give up a 99-yard kickoff return that appeared to stunt Georgia’s second-half momentum. And finally, there was the injury to Baccari Rambo on Auburn’s final drive.
Yes, Georgia had more than enough chances to quit, to give up. But the Bulldogs didn’t. Instead of panicking, they adjusted. Georgia’s defense, after such a rough start, gave up just three points the rest of the way. And although Auburn did move the ball to a degree later in the game, Georgia’s defense didn’t break. No A.J. Green? No problem thanks to big plays by the likes of Israel Troupe and Tavarres King. After the kickoff return that tied the score, Georgia responded nicely, forcing Auburn quarterback Chris Todd’s second interception of the game that set up a touchdown.
…..committing few penalties and winning the turnover margin helps, doesn’t it?
And finally, after Baccari Rambo was carted off the field, Georgia’s defense did what the Bulldog Nation expects – they finished the drill.
Georgia may have started rough, but the Bulldogs sure as heck turned things around after that.
Now, as the Bulldogs move toward Kentucky, they will likely be without the services of Green and Rambo against the Wildcats. But that adversity shouldn’t be a problem for the Dawgs. For they showed, time and time again against Auburn that they are unfazed by adversity.
-Lugnut Dawg
PWD announced that UGA-Kentucky will be another night game on ESPN or the Deuce. For those of you keeping score, that will be the 4th night game in Sanford Stadium this season. Only the LSU game (CBS) and Tennessee Tech (PPV) were played during the daylight hours.
In a year which UGA is having its worst season since 1996, and worst in the Richt era, our Dawgs are still getting to play in prime time. We couldn’t get this many night games during the golden years.
Corbindawg
Go Dawgs!
