Monthly Archives: January 2011
Hoop Dawgs Drop One in Bluegrass
Playing at Kentucky in front of a packed house that included actress Ashley Judd, the UGA basketball team lost to the Kentucky Wildcats by six points Saturday afternoon. Georgia made it close late but could not catch a determined Big Blue, desperate to avoid the sweep by the Dawgs. Trey Thompkins and Travis Leslie – […]
Hoops Update and NYC Trip:
Author-journalist-poet Han Vance attended the Writer’s Digest Conference in NYC January 21-25 in support of my blogs and poetry and primarily my new full-length Cali travel adventure memoir, Golden State Genius. Info: http://www.hanvance.com During that stretch of time, UGA beat Mississippi State soundly and then lost to arch-nemesis Florida in double overtime. Georgia is vastly improved from […]
Dawgs Lose Nailbiter to Vols
The Hoop Dawgs lost a close home game against the Tennessee Volunteers Tuesday night. It appeared the game would go to overtime before UT had a put-back that just beat the final buzzer and broke a 57-57 tie. Georgia’s first home loss of the season was a costly one, as the Dawgs fell to 2-2 […]
Southeast Utterly Dominates Nation
Looking at all BCS title games since they began following the 1998 season, the Southeastern region is clearly in total domination of the country in college football. With a 9-4 cumulative record for Southeast-based teams playing in the title game, the proof is in the pudding. The North region is 1-2 in title games (all […]
Annual Talent Exodus at UGA
Georgia is first in the SEC in total NFL draft picks over the past ten years with fifty-seven players taken. Twenty-six UGA players have been drafted by the league since the Dawgs last won the SEC five years ago behind DJ Shockley. Matthew Stafford went number one overall in 2009, and we may again see […]
DAWGS Crush Ole Miss in Oxford
In the land of William Faulkner, GEORGIA Basketball finally put an SEC road win on their growing resumes. By scoring the most points (98) since 1995, UGA has established itself as a potential SEC contender. Georgia whipped then #11 Kentucky in Athens, stumbled at Vandy, and desperately needed this one. Just a season ago, UGA […]
Tough Loss in Nashville
In foul trouble all night and dominated on the boards, the #24-ranked Georgia Bulldogs lost to the Vanderbilt Commodores in Nashville. UGA had a poor shooting night from distance, while Vandy was sharp from long. Nashville is a tough road visit for any SEC team, as the arena is configured so unusually. The coaches are […]
Hoop Dawgs Ranked
For the first time since going on probation following the 2003 season, the University of Georgia Bulldogs men’s basketball team is ranked. After defeating the then eleventh ranked Kentucky Wildcats in front of a sold out Coliseum crowd, UGA moved into the 24th position in the AP poll. Congratulations to second-year head coach Mark Fox! […]
DAWGS’ Prospects for 2011
NCAA football season is now complete with the SEC going 5-5 in bowls and winning a 5th straight National Championship. The SEC East division finished a terrible 1-4, with only 5-loss Florida getting a bowl win. With no SEC team repeating as conference champion in the past 10 years, the league should expect a new […]
Year of the Little Guy
Hard to fathom the performance of the two recent top-grossing college football programs in the world: Texas and Georgia. Texas had won eleven games per season forever, seemingly, and was coming off a close title game loss to Bama, which in reality may have gone the other way if the winningest quarterback in college football […]
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