Georgia High School Football
Most folks I know are bu…uh…woofing in anticipation of College Football. I am the same way, because I believe the Georgia Bulldogs will be a different team with a whole new outlook from a year ago. But more on that in another blog. Only slightly behind college football is my love for high school football. The State of Georgia has as strong a tradition as any other state and with the growth our state experiences, there are always new schools looking to make their mark.
I just received my copies of Georgia High School Football Magazine. It’s a great resource for coaches and fans alike. I have known the publisher, David Patterson for several years. I could never get my old employer to support David, but when I started Total Team Sports, I jumped on board. My ad is on page 86 with the AAAAA Pre-season All-State Team. Get your copy at www.highschoolfootballmagazine.com .
G, I love the “U” Too
I love The University of Georgia. That’s THE University of Georgia. The “G”. I do have a couple of new “loves”. Well, love is a strong word. A word one shouldn’t throw around or use lightly. Maybe infatuation would be a better word. I was listening to sports talk radio and the discussion started with Urban Meyer’s raise to $4 million a year to whether this closed the door of him possibly going to Notre Dame someday. His buy-out is only $500,000.00, small change for most top tier programs. He would be crazy to leave Gainesville, but as the commentator said, high achievers seek challenges, and the Urbanator is an achiever. Okay, we’ll go with achiever, sure.
All of a sudden, someone mentioned Mark Richt. I threw up in my mouth a little. I regained my composure enough to hear it said that if Miami continues to struggle that over time Coach Richt may consider a return to his Alma mater. To resurrect that program a challenge worth considering. At this point I puked out the window, luckily it was down.
Coach Richt has said repeatedly that he considers Athens his home now, but I for one will not take chances. That is why I will be ordering some Miami Hurricane swag and for good measure, Florida State as well. Nothing orange mind you, some green for the “U” and I look dang good in garnet and gold, if I do say so myself.
I will have to be more organized this fall and coordinate my wardrobe throughout the day on Saturdays. I don’t know about your secondary affiliations, but I want all Dawg fans to get on board the train to keep Coach Mark Richt in Athens where he belongs. I don’t want officials from Miami or Florida State rethinking their most recent moves and look northward for alternatives.
Bobby Bowden needs to retire and let Jimbo Fisher truly lead the Seminoles. I am hopeful Randy Shannon can continue the Miami revival and win big in the ACC. Besides leaving our coach alone, that would mean beating the “bees” on a regular basis.
A true win-win-win-lose!
Georgia Fans…A Little Something Sweet
Georgia Football fans should know. This blog will never “rival” the big boys for news and numbers. That’s the meat and potatoes of an online fan feast. I don’t want it to be like all the other blogs. Many have good well rounded information, like a helping of your favorite veggies. There are a few of these blogs with enough flavor to pass as a really good dessert. But I want Roughing the Kicker to be that place that when you are too full from the main course, you hold off. Then on your way home you stop by for something a little different…a special treat. I call it Blaagen Dazs. It may not be something you want to consume every day, or maybe your metabolism can take a daily helping. Who knows?
Below you will find a listing of flavors you can expect in the future:
*One flavor that has been discontinued is the Rocky Road…too much of that last year* Some new favorites are expected to be the Joe Cox Strawberry… The A.J. Green “Mint Chocolate”… The Blair Walsh Irish Cream… Justin Anderson Vanilla Bean? …and introducing Rookies and Cream for freshman only…. and all Dawg Fans love Bark Chocolate…lol…Boy, I amuse myself sometimes.
Clean Old Fashioned Hate….Ain’t It Great!
Wednesday I posted my feelings on Georgia Tech’s resurgence. No, not the football team, the fans. The response has been great from both sides and that can mean only one thing. Clean Old-Fashioned Hate, which had been relegated to the bookshelf has returned to the field AND cyberspace. You know it’s human nature to be ambivalent when you know you can pound your little step brother on a regular basis. But when he reaches maturity, has gotten his brown belt in RunKwanDo AND has busted your nose, you better wake up.
I believe we have!
I believe our off season work-outs were more focused and intense. I believe our coaches renewed their commitment to excellence. I believe our leadership is improved. I believe our fundamentals will improve. I believe in Joe Cox. I believe Uga VII will actually come out of his Doghouse in 2009(Lazy Sumbuck). I believe our special teams will actually be SPECIAL! I believe the Ghost of Junkyards past will lead our defense onto the field this fall. I believe our recruiting has gone to another level. Most of all I believe in Mark Richt.
Between the SEC’s lack of truly weak sisters and Tech having a quality coach, I fully expect Coach Richt to be bald by 2011. Show him some love when you see him. He is earning every dollar he makes these days.
Call Georgia Tech what you will…nerds…bees…locusts.
Just don’t call them losers, those days are over.
Georgia Tech…Full Steam Ahead or Just Hot Air?
Well it was bound to happen. After years and years of utter futility, sprinkled with a few years of bowl eligibility(barely), Georgia Tech thinks they have arrived. After squeaking by an under-performing Georgia defense in a 45-42 win, there are nerds of every description scurrying out from their cubicles, waving their calculators high in the air.
That noise you may hear is their shrill voices cracking in anticipation of the upcoming season and their nads dropping. I remember puberty don’t you? It was an exciting time with so many changes in store; some good, some scary.
Full Steam Ahead! is their rallying cry in the media guide…Don’t get me wrong, I do believe Georgia Tech will continue to get better and be competitive in the ACC. But the planets were aligned perfectly last year. Both Georgia(defensively) and some of the power teams of the ACC were still experiencing off years.
That will not be the case this year!
They have been to twelve bowl games in a row…the listing below shows this impressive string of post season ”success”? Twelve bowls is exactly half of what Tech has done in my lifetime. A total of twenty-four bowls in fifty years, so twelve in a row is pretty good RELATIVELY speaking. That’s right, in the past 12 years, Tech has gone to such illustrious bowls as the Emerald, Seattle, Humanitarian, Silicon Valley, CarQuest and the Champs Sports Bowls.
There are those who have emerged from the yellow jacket nest in the ground, who continue to sting whenever given the chance. You know what happens when yellow jackets become a nuisance….you wipe those #@&*% out completely. It takes a special kind of dumb#%& to poke the Incredible Hulk(UGA) with a sharp stick. But keep it up, oh yee of supposedly higher intelligence. Keep poking.
You won’t like us when we’re angry.
Based on Tech’s Media Guide
Georgia’s Record vs. Tech
Over-all Series – 59-39-5
At Home -28-14-1
At Tech -31-25-4
Bowling?
2008 Chick-fil-A Bowl LSU 38, Georgia Tech 3
2007 Humanitarian Bowl Fresno State 40, Georgia Tech 28
2006 Gator Bowl West Virginia 38, Georgia Tech 35
2005 Emerald Bowl Utah 38, Georgia Tech 10
2004 Champs Sports Bowl Georgia Tech 51, Syracuse 14
2003 Humanitarian Bowl Georgia Tech 52, Tulsa 10
2002 Silicon Valley Classic Fresno State 30, Georgia Tech 21
2001 Seattle Bowl Georgia Tech 24, Stanford 14
2000 Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl LSU 28, Georgia Tech 14
1999 Gator Bowl Miami 28, Georgia Tech 13
1998 Gator Bowl Georgia Tech 35, Notre Dame 28
1997 Carquest Bowl Georgia Tech 35, West Virginia 30
1991 Aloha Bowl Georgia Tech 18, Stanford 17
1990 Florida Citrus Bowl Georgia Tech 45, Nebraska 21
1985 All American Bowl Georgia Tech 17, Michigan St. 14
1978 Peach Bowl Purdue 41, Georgia Tech 21
1972 Liberty Bowl Georgia Tech 31, Iowa State 30
1971 Peach Bowl Mississippi 41, Georgia Tech 18
1970 Sun Bowl Georgia Tech 17, Texas Tech 9
1966 Orange Bowl Florida 27, Georgia Tech 12
1965 Gator Bowl Georgia Tech 31, Texas Tech 21
1962 Bluebonnet Bowl Missouri 14, Georgia Tech 10
1961 Gator Bowl Penn State 30, Georgia Tech 15
1959 Gator Bowl Arkansas 14, Georgia Tech 7
Tell me what you really think!