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South Carolina, September 6, 2011

From the editor : vance leavyWhile the start of the 2011 Georgia football season began

with a huge disappointment last week in the Georgia Domeagainst Boise State, it is now vital that the Bulldog Nation notgive up on our team just yet.

By now everyone should know the importance of theGeorgia-South Carolina game.

For the winner, a trip to the SEC Championship remainsa realistic goal. While the loser, is guaranteed an uphill strug-gle that simply hasn’t worked out in recent years. I hate to bringup a terrible memory, but who could forget that Georgia’s lastultra successful season, 2007, ended up being just short ofmagical in part to an early September loss to our old friend,Steve Spurrier and his Gamecocks. And yes that one was inAthens.

Still I’m not deaf to all the naysayers out there who are fedup by the same junk football that has plagued this program inrecent years. Without question, your objections and frustra-tions are more than justified. Like you, I thought Mark Richt’srenewed focus on the game of football would yield a much bet-ter result in the Chick-Fil-A Kickoff Game. However it didn’thappen in game number one.

Now we will see what Richt is all about as the extra slackhe has been given due to his stellar career at Georgia is certainly atat its breaking point.

I’m rooting on him, but sincerely wish he would not be sostubborn.

Wasn’t that what the talk of becoming an expert of thegame of football was all about during this past off-season? Youknow taking a hard look at things that might have worked dur-ing his early days, but realizing they have lost their mojo whichconstitutes some necessary changes.

Interesting enough, at Media Day in early August, I askedRicht if he would consider not playing so many different guysat the offensive skilled positions. And I referenced that I wasmainly talking about Orson Charles and how it appeared he

needed to be on the field at all times.Richt acknowledged that yes he hadplayed a lot of different playersthroughout his tenure and wouldcontinue to do it in 2011. I have toadmit that was definitely not the an-swer I was looking for.

He explained his belief that ro-tating players in and out was the bestcourse of action saying it was good

for freshness and morale. I get that and understand its prem-ise, but the University of Georgia football program isn’t a littleleague baseball team where kids are guaranteed two innings ofplay, a snow cone and a trophy at the end of the season.

Collectively, Richt and his staff are earning somewherearound $5 million a year and with that comes the duty of win-ning football games. I’m ready for them to make some toughdecisions and put the best players on the field that give the pro-gram its best chance at victory.

Steve Spurrier will certainly do that on Saturday. He was-n’t touting freshness and morale last season when he handedthe ball off 37 times to then freshman, Marcus Lattimore. Heput the ball in the hands of one of his best players early andoften and it worked with great success as South Carolina’sbeastly running back torched the Bulldog defense for 182yards.

While my words are probably harsher then Cheri is goingto like when she proofs this in a few minutes, I’m not done justyet.

At what point are our players going to rise to the occasionfor the coach that they love so much? I know they are only 18to 22 year-olds, which is why we at Bulldawg Illustrated havealways stayed away from piling on to specific individuals whohad a bad game. These youngsters bust their tails for the loveof Georgia, which is commendable. But like their coaches, theyhave the task to win football games. That can’t be done if every-one is not 100% focused. Yes I’m talking about things likejumping off sides or getting frozen on a simple play-action fake.Both of which, happened too many times versus Boise State.

Okay, I’m all done and back down from my soapbox. Come on guys (both coaches and players) settle in and

have some fun on Saturday versus South Carolina. While thefirst loss is always brutal no matter when it occurs, a win on Sat-urday immediately puts the Boise letdown in the rearview mir-ror.

Finally for all of the fans, including yours truly, let Satur-day be a new beginning for your 2011 season. I know it’s eas-ier said than done and is certainly helped when our coachesand players are in sync. But there’s no denying what a packedSanford Stadium ready to kick some Gamecock butt on Sat-urday at kickoff can do to help make that happen.

It’s time for the stars to align again between the hedges andI’m confidant that begins versus Spurrier and company at 4:30p.m. on Saturday. Let’s be loud and proud and make it happen.

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In the 2000s, Georgia and South Carolinahave played a slew of memorable games thatcame down to the final play or possession.Though the Bulldogs have dominated the all-time series, there have been many memorableknee-knockers, and when Steve Spurrier tookthe Gamecocks job in 2005, the history be-tween the schools and coaches became evenmore intertwined and interesting.

The Close OnesDating back to Georgia’s 14-9 loss to

South Carolina between the hedges in 2001,the Bulldogs and Gamecocks have playedseven games decided by a touchdown or less.SEVEN! Out of 10. Following the heart-breaker of ’01 – which was Mark Richt’s firstloss at the Georgia helm – one of Georgia’sgreatest teams ever pulled off an all-timer,white-knuckler 13-7 victory in 2002 atWilliams-Brice Stadium. David Pollack madehis signature play and Thomas Davis recovereda Gamecock fumble inside the Georgia fivewith under a minute play to hang on. TheBulldogs would go on to win the SEC with a13-1 record and No. 3 national ranking. Geor-gia won 31-7 in 2003, then came two more in-stant classics.

In 2004, South Carolina raced to a 16-0lead and the Bulldogs were in serious trouble.But Georgia battled back in Columbia, took thefourth quarter lead and held on to win 20-16.Spurrier took over in 2005. Georgia was com-ing off a rout of Boise State. The Bulldogs,thanks largely to a missed extra point and ahuge third-and-long pass from D.J. Shockleyto Bryan McClendon, held off South Carolinaand won 17-15 in Athens. Georgia would goon to win the SEC championship.

There were heavy hearts for the Georgiapeople in 2006 in Columbia. The legendary,iconic Erk Russell – a truly great man – diedthe day before the game. Dedicating the gameto the Bulldogs 17-year defensive coordinator(1964-1980), Georgia dominated South Car-olina in Columbia, winning 18-0. It was theBulldogs first shutout in a true road (not count-ing 44-0 at neutral Jacksonville in 1982) SECcontest since 1980 when the Dogs beat Ken-tucky 27-0 in Lexington. The following week,Georgia beat UAB 34-0, marking the first timethe Bulldogs delivered back-to-back shutoutssince 1980 (41-0 over Vandy and the afore-mentioned 27-0 victory at Kentucky) – Erk’sfinal year in Athens.

Spurrier led South Carolina to a 16-12win over Georgia in 2007 – a crushing loss thatwound up keeping the Bulldogs out of the SECand BCS Championship Games. The Bulldogswound up 11-2, ranked No. 2 nationally.

Georgia took a 14-7 thriller the followingyear in Columbia. Punter Brian Mimbs wasthe Bulldogs MVP and Reshad Jones sealed itwith a late interception.

One of the all-time shootouts between theDogs and Gamecocks took place in the lastmeeting between the two in Sanford Stadium.Georgia fell behind, jumped to a big lead andhung on to win 41-37, as a game-winningfourth down Gamecocks touchdown pass wastipped away by Rennie Curran in the closingseconds.

Last season, South Carolina, behind fresh-man sensation Marcus Lattimore, won 17-6 –a runaway in this rivalry chock full of thrillers.

Spurrier and the BulldogsOne of the greatest coaches in SEC history,

Spurrier rejoined the league in 2005, adding agreat deal of panache to the program and theseries.

It is essential to understand that roots ofwhy Steve Spurrier so enjoys beating the Bull-dogs, because through the years, no other coachhas done it with such frequency, ferocity andpleasure.

Before Spurrier arrived at Florida, Georgiahad gone 15-4 against the Gators from 1971-89. Florida had never won the SoutheasternConference championship or had a double digitvictory campaign prior to his arrival as theGators head coach. But Spurrier saw weaknessin the Georgia program – a year removed fromthe Vince Dooley era - and knew it was time topounce. His Gators went a remarkable 11-1against the Bulldogs, completely turning the se-ries. It hasn’t been the same since.

Spurrier led Florida to the 1996 nationaltitle, six SEC crowns, eight conference champi-onship games and nine double digit win sea-sons in 12 campaigns - all ended with at leastnine victories. In 1989, he led Duke to the ACCChampionship. From 1989 through 1996,Spurrier coached teams placed first, first, first,second, first, first, first and first in league play.

Last season, he notched another great ac-complishment, leading South Carolina to its firstever SEC Championship Game – highlightedby wins over Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee andFlorida, his alma mater.

For all of his glory, championships and ac-colades as a coach and Heisman Trophy win-ning player, there is one day that will foreverhaunt him.

It all goes back to 1966. Florida was un-defeated and Spurrier in the thick of the Heis-man Trophy race. The Gators and Auburn weretied at 27-27, and the clock had wound down.The Gators were at the Auburn 30 and therewas time for just one more play. Florida’s kickersaid he didn’t have the leg to make it. Spurrier,who hadn’t attempted a field goal since highschool, said he did. And he did. Spurrier nailedthe 47-yarder and Florida won 30-27. TheHeisman would be his.

With the Gators closing in on their firstever SEC title, they led Georgia 10-3 at the half.But the Dogs would dominate the secondstanza. After tying the game at 10-10, LynnHughes picked off Spurrier and returned it 39yards for a touchdown. Bill Stanfill, George Pat-ton and crew constantly harassed Spurrier afterintermission, and the Dogs rolled to a 27-10 win- holding Florida without a second half firstdown. It would be Georgia and Alabama whowould go on to share the conference title andfinish in the top four of the final national polls,the Crimson Tide No. 3 and Bulldogs No. 4.The Gators lost the Sugar Bowl to Georgia Techin Bobby Dodd’s last game at the Yellow Jacketshelm. Florida would have to wait for its firstSEC title and 10 win season - wait untilSpurrier’s second season as head coach in 1991.

Understandably, the Cocktail party of No-vember the 5th, 1966 was a dagger for Spurrier.

He would obviously get his revenge. And to this day, there is no team Spurrier

enjoys beating more than Georgia. As for Saturday, history shows, it’s a pretty

good bet, it’ll be awfully close.

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Dwayne Gilbert: 437 straight UGA games


It was Christmas 2000 and DwayneGilbert had a problem.

Coach Jim Donnan’s Georgia Bulldogswere scheduled to face Virginia that ChristmasEve in the O’ahu Bowl way out in Honolulu,Hawaii and Gilbert didn’t want to break hisstreak of attending every single Georgia footballgame, both home and away. The last gameGilbert had missed was way back in 1974when the Bulldogs fell to Miami of Ohio in theTangerine Bowl.

But as Georgia prepared for its bowl datewith the Virginia Cavaliers in Blue Hawaii,Gilbert’s big problem was that his wife, Linda,wasn’t about to be away from home on Christ-mas day.

“She said she wasn’t going anywhere onChristmas,” recalled Gilbert.

But, traveling companion or not, Gilbertwas determined to be in Honolulu when theBulldogs kicked it off in the O’ahu Bowl.

“I just went by myself,” Gilbert said, “andI actually wound up seeing two bowls thatyear, the O’ahu and the Hula Bowl.”

And when Georgia romped over Virginia37-14, Gilbert’s solo trip to the tropical paradiseturned out to be very gratifying indeed for thislaw enforcement officer from Griffin.

Now, if you will, fast forward to the pres-ent 2011 football season. Can you believe it?When Gilbert made it to the Georgia Domethis past Saturday for the Bulldogs’ seasonopener against Boise State, it ran his consecu-tive string of attending Georgia games to 437.That’s right, 437 straight! Now 84 years young,Dwayne Gilbert has been present for everyBulldog contest since the start of the 1975 sea-son. Feeling well or not feeling well, goodweather or bad weather … what have you,Gilbert has walked into the stadium every timeGeorgia has teed it up these past 36 seasons.

“When I started going to Georgia games,there was no reason for me to think I was start-ing a streak,” said Gilbert, who through theyears has worked as a trooper for the GeorgiaState Patrol, as a sheriff, as a U.S. Marshall andas an investigator for the Peace Officers Stan-dards and Training Council. After having beenretired for 22 years, Gilbert was recently calledback into duty, becoming the interim sheriff inGriffin after then sheriff Dee Stewart tragicallylost his life in an automobile accident. “I’ll befilling in until the election, then I’ll be goneagain,” Gilbert pointed out.

Gilbert attended his very first Georgiafootball game back in 1948. “My first gamewas when we played Georgia Tech and, ofcourse, we won the SEC that year,” he said. “Iwas a state trooper back then and I was as-signed up there (to UGA games) on occasionsand would go to two or three games a year.But when (Vince) Dooley became coach (in1964), I started going to all the home games,”said Gilbert. “Then in 1968 and ’69, I startedgoing to all the games, both home and away.”

Gilbert usually travels with a group of alsodie-hard UGA supporters that includes wifeLinda.

“She has missed only about three gamessince 1984 and that was when she was sick,”said Gilbert. “And, of course, she didn’t go tothat bowl game in Hawaii.”

Starting in 1974, Gilbert and his Bulldogbuddies would load up Gilbert’s motor homeand set out early for whatever destination theBulldogs were playing that weekend. “We’d alltake our motor homes, most of the time withtwo or three in each group, but when we got

there, all the gang would gather up,” he said. Gilbert recalls one especially busy time

when he was wearing out the highway at-tending games. It was during the bowl seasonof 1983, just before Dooley’s Dogs encoun-tered 2nd-ranked Texas in the Jan. 2, 1984Cotton Bowl.

“I didn’t have anything to do beforeChristmas, so we went to Orlando to watchTennessee and Maryland, then we came backto the Peach Bowl to see Florida State playNorth Carolina when my step-daughterplayed in the FSU band. Then,” addedGilbert,” we got in the motor home and wentto Dallas and saw Georgia and Texas play (stir-ring 10-9 Bulldog win). So I saw three bowlgames that year.”

Gilbert has been to 35 Georgia bowlgames.

“My first bowl game was the Sugar Bowlwhen we lost to Arkansas (1968 team),” hesaid. “Since that time, the only bowl games I’vemissed are that Tangerine Bowl and the 1969Sun Bowl, when Nebraska beat us to death.”

Gilbert said his favorite Bulldog bowl tripwas, naturally, the Jan. 1, 1981 Sugar Bowlwhen the Herschel Walker-led Bulldogs de-feated Notre Dame 17-10 to win the covetednational championship.

“We’ve had a lot of great trips for thegames,” he said. “We really enjoyed the Col-orado trip last season. We went with a groupof people in two cars. We went to the Missis-sippi State game the week before and then wespent time in New Mexico, Arizona and Utahbefore going on to Boulder. I liked everythingabout the trip except the way the game ended(29-27 UGA loss).”

Gilbert said he plans to continue hisamazing attendance streak for as long as hishealth holds up.

“I’ve been sick only twice,” he declared.“One time was for about 30 minutes after agame but they had to put me in the hospital.Then another time I had surgery for lung can-cer but got over that pretty quickly. The goodLord has been looking after me. My legs aregetting bad now and it’s a little difficult to do awhole lot of walking,” admitted Gilbert, “butmy wife said, ‘don’t worry, when you get whereyou can’t walk, I’ll put you in a wheelchair andpush you to the games.’”

A frequent traveling companion ofGilbert to the UGA games is Earl Heidt, Geor-gia class of 1957. Heidt, last week prior to theopener with Boise State, drove his motor homefrom his residency in Longview, Tex. to Athens,where he leaves it at Bulldog Park for the en-tire Georgia football season.

“Dwayne is the most avid football fan andGeorgia supporter you’ve ever encountered,”said Heidt. “We first got together in 1985 andhave been bosom buddies ever since. We havebeen motor homing to games both home andaway until a few years ago when, due toDwayne’s age, we began traveling in automo-biles.

“It’s just unbelievable,” said Heidt.“Dwayne’s had to attend more games in a rowthan any living Dog. If he’s in Athens he will bethere when they start warming up – if he’s evermissed a kickoff, I don’t know about it. Youjust won’t come across any Georgia fan thatmore Georgia people know,” concluded Heidt.“Even when Dwayne makes a trip to Wal-Mart, people stop him and start talking aboutthe Bulldogs.”

437 and counting ……

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here isn’t anything to sugar coat. The Dawgs have a lot of workto do this week if they plan on beating the South CarolinaGamecocks in their home opener. There is no use sitting aroundand sulking about the Boise State game. The Dawgs got flat out

beat. Boise State is an extremely good team who played an extremely goodgame. Georgia certainly showed some deficiencies in some areas but if youtake a step back you can see that there were some bright spots that cameout of Saturday as well. So, if Georgia can fix some of the things that are bro-ken and lean, there is certainly the chance that Georgia can beat SteveSpurrier and the Gamecocks this week.

Offensive LineYikes. Scary, scary stuff Georgia fans. The Bulldawg offensive line is

not good to be quite frank. It’s going to be a long season for those guys up front. Conse-quently, it’s going to be a long season for the Georgia offense. It is hard to expect Aaron Mur-ray to be able to spread the ball around to his receivers if he is running for his life all gamelong. Unfortunately, it only gets worse. As much as Boise State dominated the Georgia of-fensive line, South Carolina’s defensive front is much, much better than Boise State’s. Fresh-man defensive end (and former number one high school recruit in the country) JadeveonClowney had a stellar college debut for the Gamecocks this past weekend racking up seventackles. He’s big, he’s fast, and he’s skilled. It will be a tough task to ask this group of offen-sive linemen for Georgia to block Clowney and the rest of the South Carolina defensive line.That will certainly provide fits for the passing game but what about the running game? Isa-iah Crowell showed bursts of what could be against Boise State; he certainly has the tools thatit takes to be an elite running back. The unfortunate thing for Crowell is that he can have allthe tools in the world, if he doesn’t have any room to run, he won’t be successful. It alsodoesn’t help that starting left guard Kenarious Gates went down with some sort of leg injuryagainst Boise State. He is expected to be able to play.

Jarvis JonesGeorgia has a really great player here with this guy. It was his first live action in over a

year but you would have thought he’d been playing that entire time based upon his playagainst Boise State. Jones will be key in stopping the running attack of South Carolina andsophomore running back Marcus Lattimore. Georgia fans will not want to remember theabysmal defensive performance Georgia had against Lattimore last year. Lattimore is a big backand the Georgia defense had an awfully hard time bringing him the ground in 2010. If theDawgs don’t want a repeat of that, Jarvis Jones will have to have a monster game and wrapup on Lattimore every single chance he gets. Jarvis might want to think about buckling uphis chin strap a little more tightly for the South Carolina game. Another aspect about Jonespresence at linebacker that may go unnoticed is his ability to free up other players on the de-fense. After his impressive showing against Boise State, South Carolina is going to have to ded-icate special protection to counter Jones’ abilities. This will result in less attention being paidto players like Christian Robinson and Shawn Williams who will hopefully be able to roamfree and make big plays. Jarvis Jones, if playing up to his capabilities can make the entire Dawgdefense better.

The Evil Genius He did it at Florida and now he’s doing it at South Carolina. No matter where Steve Spurrier

goes, he causes Georgia fits. What is amazing is that during his tenure at South Carolina he has causedthe Bulldawg Nation great angst without an overwhelming array of talent. Now, he has that talent andthat could spell bad news for the next few years. Spurrier has a senior quarterback in Stephen Gar-cia, who despite many issues, is still a quality SEC player. He has a future Heisman Trophy candidatein Marcus Lattimore. And has a first-round draft pick in wide receiver Alshon Jeffery. Talent is every-where on South Carolina’s team now. So will the Ole Ball Coach use it? Yes, but in very strange ways.In a shocking move last week, Spurrier benched Garcia and opted for less experienced and less tal-ented Connor Shaw to start at quarterback in their season opener. It looks like Spurrier is up to hisold tricks once again in Columbia. It’s unclear why Spurrier decided to do this but it seems there areonly two logical options. A. He wanted to confuse Georgia and other SEC coaches by starting Shaw.Perhaps he figures that this will cause problems in game planning for opposing defenses. Or B.Stephen Garcia has not had a good off-season and has not risen to the challenge set forth to him bySpurrier. This could have been a message to Garcia to say, “straighten up or lose your job” whichseemed to register given Garcia’s second half performance against East Carolina last week.

IntangiblesGeorgia certainly isn’t coming off a great performance in the Georgia Dome against Boise State.

However, South Carolina isn’t coming off an impressive performance either. They kicked off their sea-son with the Pirates of East Carolina and were matched in a tough game up until halftime. TheGamecocks ended up cruising to a victory with a huge third quarter but no team in the SEC shouldstruggle so mightily during a half against a team like East Carolina. The summation of their game letthe Gamecock faithful know that they, much like Georgia, have things to work on. Neither team willbe riding into the game next Saturday with much confidence after week one.

The game is in Athens and one might expect the Bulldawg Nation to show up early and givethe Dawgs a distinct home-field advantage against the eastern division foes. And they should. A lossto a perennial BCS powerhouse in a non-conference game should not be anything to hang yourhead about. Fans need to realize that a loss to Boise State does not spell doom for the Dawgs hopesin 2011. Should the Dawgs beat South Carolina this Saturday, they will immediately be in thedriver’s seat of the SEC East and will put themselves in a great position to re-visit The Domein December to redeem their disappointing defeat last week.

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randon Boykin has truly been one ofGeorgia’s most versatile footballplayers over the past four years, ex-celling for the Bulldogs as not only

a shutdown cornerback but as a record-breaking kick returner as well. The All-SECperformer, entering his senior season thisfall, had totaled 104 career tackles and sixinterceptions and became Georgia’s all-timeleading kickoff returner, with 1,813 yardson 72 returns. The 5-10, 183-poundBoykin, from Fayetteville, is the only playerin SEC history with three 100-yard plays(of any kind) and needs only one morekickoff return for a touchdown to set a newconference record. He has been named tothe watch lists for the Bednarik Award,Nagurski Award, Jim Thorpe Award and thePaul Hornung Award. In this question-and-answer session with Bulldawg Illustrated, Boykinand his mom, Lisa, provide a deep personal in-sight into the player who wears No. 2 on his Bull-dog red and white jerseys.

What do you view as the most important qualityin being a leader for the team?“You don’t have to be the best player on the teamto be a leader but people do want to see you walkthe talk that you tell everybody else to do. So Ithink that’s the most important thing.

Who do you consider to be the most importantmentor in your life so far, and why?It would be my parents and my brother, AlfredBoykin, Jr. They’ve always kept me grounded,and they’ve been a great influence all through myplaying career and have never missed a game.

What fellow player on the team motivates youto be the best you can be and why is that thecase?I think it’s almost been different ones every sin-gle year. Ramarcus Brown mentored me through-out my freshman year from a competitivestandpoint and then it would be A.J. (Green) dur-

ing my sophomore and junior years. Just goingagainst him every day in practice and giving mybest and getting his best, it just gave me confi-dence. This year, I think I’m just motivating my-self, trying to mentor the younger guys and all.

What is the best play or game you’ve had whileat Georgia and why?I would probably say the interception I hadagainst South Carolina in ’09 that helped us sealthe game. Of course those kickoff returns (3 for100 yards) were quite a thrill as well.

When you leave Georgia, what do you hope folkssay about your contribution to the program?That I did everything I could on and off the fieldto help Georgia become a better place for the fu-ture players and that I did what I could to leavea legacy here.

What regular Georgia opponent do you enjoyplaying the most and why?There really isn’t a favorite but the rivalry gameswith Florida, Auburn and Georgia Tech are al-ways good because of the hype around them. Butwe try to treat every game the same.

Bulldawg leader: Brandon Boykin Senior cornerback has had huge games versusSouth Carolina and will need another for Dawgs win

By Murray Poole

Foundation: Lisa Boykin

Parents names: Alfred and Lisa Boykin

Siblings names: Alfred Boykin, Jr., 27

Main attribute that makes Brandon a leader:Brandon is very focused and is always determined to do welland excel. Having God in his life and relying on his faith hasmade him the person he is.

Best childhood story:One of the funniest things, Brandon has been very competitivesince he was a little boy. Well, he would play against our oldestson, Alfred, in sports and games and Alfred would never letBrandon win at anything. Alfred would never let up on Brandonand Brandon would start crying but would keep playing – hewas determined to be a winner. I think that helped him to faceobstacles later on. Alfred was just very instrumental in Bran-don’s competitiveness.

Best thing about his time at Georgia:Brandon’s getting an excellent education and his being acceptedinto the Grady School of Journalism, one of the top schools inthe United States, was a great honor. Being a student-athletewith a major like that, it’s hard to maintain your grades butBrandon has done well and maintained a 3.0 grade average. Asa parent, your child being able to maintain those grades is al-ways the No. 1 thing.

Nicest thing he’s ever done for you:Brandon is very creative and on every holiday, he would makesomething for me. He would make his own personalized cardfor me and his dad on special occasions. His greatest attributeis that he’s a very humble child and that’s what makes him agreat son.

A few things about Brandon outside of football:Brandon spends a great deal of time reading the word, theBible, and he also likes to give back to the community and helpchildren. And people don’t know he’s an artist, can draw verywell. Brandon also sings very well.

Most entertaining story about UGA fans:I think the most exciting thing is the support the entire BulldogNation has for the team. They’re a very enthusiastic bunch andI was really impressed with the number of Georgia fans whowent to Arizona Brandon’s freshman year.

What has Coach Richt meant to Brandon?Coach Richt has been very influential as far as being a leadergoes. He’s also a man of God and that makes a difference whenyou’re releasing your child to someone for four years. CoachRicht is very honest, straightforward and is very supportive ofeach individual on the team.

His Foundation:Mother, Lisa Boykin

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2. Protect Murray – South Carolina’s defensive front is oneof the Southeastern Conference’s best, headlined by returning sackleader Melvin Ingram, All-SEC defensive end Devin Taylor , toughtackle Travian Robertson and Superfrosh Jadeveon Clowney. Theunit clearly provides Georgia’s offensive line with one of its tough-est tests of the campaign. Aaron Murray is one of the league’sbest signal callers and he’s very good on the move. Murray isn’tvery tall, while the Gamecocks defensive line is tall and strong –Taylor is 6-7, 250, Clowney 6-6, 256. Getting Murray on the move,rolling out by design, moving the pocket, that could be the Bulldogsbest method of moving the ball through the air and slowing downthe Gamecocks rush.

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4. Pressure Garcia – Though he has been in the newsthroughout his career for off-field issues, Stephen Garcia is a verytalented player and one of the SEC’s best quarterbacks. He’s agood passer and an excellent runner – very mobile. With Jefferyas a lethal deep threat and “Marcus the Magnificent” at tailback,Garcia’s ability to move makes him and the Gamecocks offense ex-tremely dangerous. This will be a huge test for Georgia’s defense,which has some new faces and blossoming talent. If the Bulldogscan put the heat on Garcia, they can force him into mistakes. Ifhe has time to throw, with Lattimore and Jeffery headlining hisweapons cache, Georgia’s defense will be in trouble.

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What South Carolina’s coach is saying: “We need to tighten up and play a lot better next week,” Steve Spurrier saidafter the win over ECU. “Overall, it was a pretty good opening game and nobody got hurt seriously. Hopefully, we can im-prove from the first game to the second game and get ready for the Bulldogs next week.”

What South Carolina’s players are saying: “I was just playing the way I know how to play,” Garcia said, after pass-ing for 110 yards and running for two touchdowns in Carolina’s opening win last weekend. “I’m going to get chewed outpretty hard for that first run I had (when he lowered his head and ran over an East Carolina defender), ducking my headlike I did, but I just felt like we needed a little spark and I felt like I needed to do that.”

What South Carolina’s fans are saying:“UGA will be a big challenge as usual, and if they don't sputter after droppinga tough one to us between the hedges, they’ll probably surprise some people and finish second in the East,” said one Game-cock fan.“UGA has talent, but their QB has to carry their team and we know that the QB can’t do it all,” said another. “The onlyplayer on their team I would want is Murray! That says a lot.”“If some of you cliff jumpers want to feel better (after early struggle with East Carolina),” declared still another avid Car-olina supporter, “UGA’s defensive line won’t be able to stop Lattimore either. UGA’s offensive line is in turmoil and will notbe able to keep Aaron Murray upright very long next Saturday. If the Gamecocks don’t turn the ball over, it’s 24-10, easy.”

Noteworthy: The Bulldogs still hold a commanding 46-15-2 advantage in the series with the Gamecocks, which datesback to 1894. But the two teams have split the past four games, Georgia winning 14-7 in 2008 in Columbia and by 41-37 in ’09 in Athens and the Gamecocks prevailing 16-12 in 2007 in Athens and by 17-6 last year in Columbia.

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By Jeff Dantzler#5 Stephon Gilmore, CB/PR6-1, 193 Jr. Rock Hill, S.C. With LSU’s sensational Patrick Peterson moving on to the NFL, Stephon Gilmore maywell now be the SEC’s top cornerback and return specialist. Steve Spurrier and hasstaff have done an excellent job over the last three years signing the Palmetto State’sbest players. Gilmore and Alshon Jeffery were the first two big fish to come on board.South Carolina beat out all of the big boys to get these two All-SEC and All-Americancandidate performers. Marcus Lattimore and Jadeveon Clowney, arguably the na-tion’s top recruit in each of the last two years, have famously followed suit. Gilmoreis a play-making ball hawk who’ll be challenged with shutting down whichever Bull-dog he covers in man situations. With Clowney on board, plus Devin Taylor andMelvin Ingram, the Gamecocks have some serious juice on defense to go along withGilmore. And if he’s on lockdown mode, veteran defensive coordinator Ellis Johnsonis able to turn that front seven loose. Gilmore is also extremely dangerous on puntreturns, and hall of famer Steve Spurrier likes to sneak him in on offense.

#1 Alshon Jeffery, WR6-4, 229 Jr. St. Matthews, S.C. South Carolina beat out Southern Cal to get Jeffery, and he has delivered as one ofthe country’s premier wide receivers. Jeffery burst onto the scene as a freshman,hauling in 46 receptions for 763 yards (16.6 per) and six touchdowns. Last year hetook it to another level. Doing a vast majority of his damage against SoutheasternConference foes, Jeffery had 1,517 yards and nine touchdowns on 88 catches – anaverage of 17.2 per grab. He and Marcus Lattimore form one of the country’s mostdangerous tailback/receiver tandems. In fact, they could be the best duo. The casecould be made that Lattimore is the country’s best runner and Jeffery the nation’s pre-mier receiver. NFL scouts drool of Jeffery. He has excellent speed to go along withincredible size. Think Calvin Johnson. Jeffery can run after the catch, go over themiddle, go deep, catch the fade, you name it. Like Lattimore, he’s a big game player.

#21 Marcus Lattimore, TB6-0, 232 Soph. Duncan, S.C. In what goes down as one of the most impressive performances by any opposingback in Georgia football annals, Marcus Lattimore – playing in his first SEC vs. SECgame – absolutely gashed the Bulldogs for 184 yards and two touchdowns on 37 car-ries in last season’s 17-6 Gamecocks victory in Columbia. South Carolina has hadsome outstanding backs through the years, going back to George Rogers. Lattimoreis the Gamecocks best since the 1980 Heisman Trophy winner. Lattimore chalkedup 1,197 yards on 249 carries (4.8 per) and 17 touchdowns on the ground, whilecatching 29 passes for 412 yards and two scores through the air. And he was thefocal point of the offense. Lattimore had his finest performances in signature winsover Georgia, then-No.1 Alabama and Florida – the victory that punctuated the Game-cocks first ever trip to the SEC Championship Game. He’s a great player and a biggame player. A Heisman Trophy could certainly be in Lattimore’s future.

Head CoachSteve SpurrierTim Tebow and Urban Meyer could now challenge the honor, but for years SteveSpurrier was the only man considered both the greatest player and coach in a school’shistory. Florida had never won an SEC Championship or had a double digit win sea-son prior to Spurrier’s arrival in 1990. They came close many times, most notablyduring Spurrier’s Heisman season of 1966. But the Gators couldn’t beat Georgia.Spurrier changed all of that. In 12 seasons, he led Florida to six SEC championships,the 1996 national title, the first five SEC Championship Games, an 11-1 record againstGeorgia and at least nine wins every year – including nine campaigns of at least 10victories. He led Duke – DUKE!!!, DUKE FOOTBALL – to the 1989 ACC champi-onship. From that season through the 1996 national title at Florida, Spurrier’s teamsfinished first in the conference or division an astounding eight straight years. After ashort stint in the NFL, Spurrier took over at South Carolina in 2005. Last season, hepiloted the Gamecocks to their first ever SEC Championship Game. He’s got thehorses to get the Gamecocks back and to make a run at high national honors. Thecolorful, funny, razor-sharp, always honest ball coach is simply one of the best great-est players and coaches in SEC and college football history. He is a true living leg-end – and one helluva soundbite!

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During his time at Georgia, hisfather, a high school principal, hadmoved to Sylvania. He had gottento know a pretty Sylvania girl, Bon-nie Clarke, and a lasting romancetook place during the summerswhen he went home to spend timewith his parents. Truett and Bonniesoon embarked on a medical jour-ney with many side vignettes—affil-iations with Bulldog friends,sporting events, and travel.

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While he never neglected hismedical practice or his patients, hegave emphasis to his sports inter-ests, taking his kids, Trey and Julie,to games. They went skiing in theRockies and enjoyed tennis and golf.Their greatest affection, however,was reserved for the Dogs. (Thatterm of Truett’s day segued to“Dawgs” when Herschel came on thescene). Tailgating pregame and cel-ebrating victory afterward has al-ways been a highlight of Truett’sweek.

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He built a platform tennis courtin his backyard, and he played golfenthusiastically, a small-town boygrowing up with a fixture on sportsand then having the good fortune ofhaving the major leagues expandinto his neighborhood. Truett readevery newspaper that covered theBulldogs and listened to the radiowhen he could not get to SanfordStadium on Saturday, which wasn’tvery often.

His practice flourished, he madesome wise investments, and he madefriends across the state. Our sonsbecame SAEs and enjoyed a closefriendship. We took Trey and Kentto a Super Bowl game in Californiaand to see the Bulls in Chicago inMichael Jordan’s time. The highlightcame when we found our way intothe old Boston Garden on an Easter

Sunday 1991 when Larry Bird andMichael Jordan played an unforget-table game that went two overtimes,with Boston winning by a whisker.Through a friend we were able to getthe two boys seats in the first row.Their feet rested on the parquetcourt itself, a hog heaven momentfor them if there ever was one.

We took in every historical sitein Boston and watched nervously asthe boys drank us under the tablebut never got out of control. Thosetrips became signature moments,which we treasure today.

As time went by, Truett retiredand he and Bonnie became part-timeresidents in Newnan and found asecond home at Mountaintop inCashiers, N. C. Their home sits ona mountain, overlooking a meadowin the near view and the Blue RidgeMountains in the distance. Turkeysand deer are always encroaching ontheir property. Truett plays golf atthe Tom Fazio–designed MountainTop course and recently sat in on alengthy interview with Fazio.Truett, a member of Phi Beta Kappa,has an inquiring mind about sports(and countless other subjects) andenjoys learning what the expertshave to say. Most times he gets it onthe Internet. He is always callingabout news that is fresh out, want-ing to know the validity of certainreports and scuttlebutt.

Trey and Kent had a fraternitybrother named Marsh Butler, andthat friendship led to one with thesenior Butler, Marshall and his wifeJane, who would become partnerswith Truett and Bonnie in a doublesky suite on the North Side of San-ford Stadium. The Jarrards and theButlers have their own fraternitynow. Grandchildren are in the mix,and when the Bulldogs win, Truettis as much over the top as he waswhen he was sitting in the studentsection in the late fifties.

Truett is a fan of the SEC, too.He and Bonnie enjoy visiting othercampuses and were able to placeOxford, Ole Miss, and The Grove ontheir schedule this year for the firsttime.

The experience itself is alwaystreasured with the affable and up-beat longtime Newnan resident. Itis cleansing and inspiring for Truett,who enjoys sports with a measuredenthusiasm. He doesn’t get tooemotional, however. No outbursts,just pure, pleasure—a point of pridewhen the Dawgs succeed. Heplayed the Augusta National andPine Valley in the same month butdoesn’t have any photos on the wall.

There is no show-off in TruettJarrard. His love and loyalty to theDawgs is based on a genuine com-mitment. But, every time he hearsthe signature sound of the chapelbell ringing, his heart beats just a lit-tle bit faster.

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ike Morgan, an old friend and top notch play-by-play an-nouncer and talk show host, is a member of the Atlanta andGwinnett Braves TV and Radio networks. He broadcasts re-gional and national college football and basketball games,

and was the lead announcer on ESPN last Sunday for the MEAC-SWAC Challenge, featuring Prairie View A&M and Bethune-Cookman.For the better part of a decade, Mike was the voice of South Carolinabaseball and basketball – ably filling the shoes of the legendary, lategreat Bob Fulton – and did South Carolina’s CSS TV football replaybroadcasts, and was frequently voted the state’s best and most pop-ular sportscaster. Mike gives us his thoughts on Saturday’s biggame.

How big is the Georgia game to the South Carolina peo-ple?

Huge! Second only to Clemson. The game always seems todictate whether or not South Carolina has a good year. This yearit could possibly derail what would be the best season in Gamecock history.It's also the closest thing South Carolina has to a true SEC rival.

What has Steve Spurrier – a breath of fresh air in so manyareas – meant to the program?

It's kind of funny. A year ago, much of the fan base was really losingpatience. After last season, he's only second to Ray Tanner (standoutGamecocks baseball coach) for the mayor. With that being said, the fan-base is in a spot it's never been in before. Picked to win the East, now youknow what it's like to be the hunted. Now you find out how quickly fanscan get spoiled, and turn on a coach when losses come with more on theline (see Mark Richt). If he takes them to Atlanta again and actually winsit, they'll put a statue with a visor in front of the stadium.

What’s your take on Georgia? Love Murray. I interviewed him at Media Days, and thought I was talk-

ing to a five year veteran of the NFL. He has incredible presence in matu-rity. I think the receivers (including Charles) as a unit are a littleunderrated. A Lattimore-like season from Crowell would be just what thedoctor ordered. I’m still waiting to see a Georgia defense that actuallyscares people ... it's been a while. If they beat South Carolina in week two,they're going to the dome. I don't see Florida being capable of winning itthis season. Tennessee, Kentucky and Vandy don't stack up to competefor the divisional crown.

Where does Athens rate on your places to visit calling sportingevents?

It’s easily one of my favorites. Love the city, love the fans, love San-ford Stadium. People still come up to me and talk about that 2006 Super-Regional (which Georgia won to advance to the College World Series) in

which South Carolina hit five straight homers. The football atmosphere iseasily one of the best in college football.

Who’s your pick to play in the SEC Championship Game? Bama vs. the winner of SC/Georgia. Am I wimping out there ... you

bet! I really can't call it. Garcia is the ultimate X factor, but I do think he'llstart.

Who are three or four teams that you feel have a good chanceto win the national title?

Bama and Oklahoma are easily my top two. If Florida State beats OU,they'd be the dark horse.

Are there any games this season you are looking forward to inparticular?

I was actually pumped up about Georgia/Boise St. I've gotten intosome spirited debates with people at the station about the game itself ...which I thought Georgia would win. Things could get turbulent on Atlantatalk radio. FSU/Oklahoma is a big on September 17. Georgia/South Car-olina, Bama/LSU, Prairie View/Bethune Cookman. The usual suspects.

What are some of the Georgia-South Carolina games – so manyhave been so close – that stand out to you through the years?

I remember the Quincy Carter game in 2000 like it was yesterday. Thatgame put Lou Holtz on the map (at least for a couple of years). I remem-ber calling the 16-0 comeback by Georgia. The game was one of the manythat put Lou on the hot seat. Last year's game stood out too. It was theonly time I can recall watching a UGA/USC game where SC clearly hadGeorgia outmanned. They didn't just out play Georgia, they clearly hadmore talent on both sides of the ball.

A view about Carolina ...Former Gamecock announcer Mike Morganchimes in on the huge SEC opener in Athens

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All of the big boys that played body bag games had easy times – except the defending national champs. It took a minormiracle for Auburn to escape with a 42-38 win over Utah State on the Plains. LSU was extremely impressive in taking downOregon. Boise State chalked up one of its biggest wins, beating Georgia in Atlanta. This Saturday offers us our first taste ofintra-conference contests. Also, please note that we went to press prior to the Texas A&M – SMU Sunday game.

1. Alabama – It was easy pickings for the Crimson Tide againstNick Saban’s alma mater Kent State, and now it’s off to Happy Valley.It’s amazing that Joe Paterno has coached against both Bear Bryantand Saban as Alabama head coaches.

2. Oklahoma – Boomer Sooner was awfully good in a 47-14 winover Tulsa. The big one with Florida State looms on September 17,with the winner of that one squarely in the thick of things nationally.

3. LSU – Without a doubt, LSU was one of the most impressiveteams in the first weekend of the year. To be down a handful of play-ers and take on the team that lost in last year’s BCS ChampionshipGame, and win by 13 – let’s just say that the Tiger faithful put on ashow in Dallas Saturday night.

4. South Carolina – With Marcus Lattimore, Alshon Jeffrey, DevinTaylor and Stephon Gilmore – plus the super freshman JadeveonClowney – the Gamecocks are loaded with talent. Stephen Garcia isthe X-factor. And he was mighty good Saturday against East Car-olina, leading the Gamecocks to scores on six of eight drives.

5. Florida State – The Seminoles defense should be of their bestin years. E.J. Manuel has a chance to be one of the ACC’s best play-ers. He’s played big in big games and now he’s the guy behind cen-ter.

6. Nebraska – Big Red is on fire with Bo Pellini, and the Corn-huskers have a great shot to make a run at the Big Ten (12) Champi-onship in their first year in the league. Nebraska should be an easy4-0 before opening league play at Wisconsin.

7. Wisconsin – UNLV is horrible, but even so, Wisconsin was ex-tremely good in its Thursday night opener. Russell Wilson is an idealfit at quarterback for the Badgers. They should handle Oregon Statethis weekend. Wisconsin is a major player this year.

8. Boise State – What a show the Broncos in the Georgia Dome,as Boise State dominated Georgia in a 35-21 win. Kellen Moore hiton 28 of 34 passes for three touchdowns. The Boise State defensegave up three big plays, but kept Georgia out of rhythm and the redzone.

9. Oregon - The Ducks came up short against LSU in Dallas.Oregon was undefeated last season and lost in the BCS ChampionshipGame to Auburn. Another SEC power took them down in Dallas, asLSU prevailed 40-27.

10. Oklahoma State – Talk about an offensive showing, Okla-homa State put up huge numbers in a 61-34 win over Louisiana-Lafayette. The Cowboys big question mark will be on defense, butthey can score with anybody.

11. Virginia Tech – The Hokies didn’t let a James Madison thinghappen and Appalachian State didn’t have a Michigan thing happen.Virginia Tech’s schedule is absolute cake. There’s a good chance theHokies could play Florida State with some serious juice on the line inthe ACC Championship Game.

12. Mississippi State – Dan Mullen has a fantastic team inStarkville, led by quarterback Chris Relf and tailback Vick Ballard.MSU overwhelmed Memphis and certainly looks like one of the bestteams in the SEC. The lines are tough and State has good corner play.

13. Stanford – Andrew Luck is some kind of special quarterback. Hewould have been the top pick in this past draft, and certainly will be nextApril. Stanford drilled San Jose 57-3 and looks like one of the PAC-10’sbest.

14. Texas A&M - The Aggies have high expectations in 2011, howwill they deal with them? Last season, Mike Sherman led A&M to winsover Nebraska, Oklahoma and Texas – and that’s some serious historythere.

15. Ohio State – Rolling to an easy opening win, Ohio State, despiteits enormous off-field problems, is showing that it still has one of the BigTen’s (12) most talented rosters. Right now, Wisconsin and Nebraskalook like the teams to beat, though.

16. Arkansas – Despite losing star tailback Knile Davis to injury, andRyan Mallett to the NFL, the Razorbacks should still have an excellent of-fense. It was an easy win over Missouri State 51-7 to open things up.Tyler Wilson could put up big numbers this year.

17. Arizona State – This is the team to beat in the PAC-12 South, es-pecially with USC ineligible. The Sun Devils rolled past UC-Davis 48-14and have the chance to put up a strong record. Dennis Erickson cer-tainly knows how to build a winner.

18. Texas –It was an old Southwest Conference match-up Saturday,as Texas beat Rice 34-9, prompting memories of a famous Kennedyspeech on why we should go to the moon. The key for the ‘Horns is get-ting an offensive identity.

19. Florida – Will Muschamp’s debut was a successful one as theGators rolled past Florida Atlantic 41-3. The Florida defense should beoutstanding. Some big time recruits are stepping into starting roles. Thebig question will be quarterback play.

20. Baylor – Robert Griffin III is one of the country’s most dynamicplayers, and the star quarterback put on a tremendous show in the Bearsthrilling 50-48 Friday night victory over TCU. He gives Baylor a shotevery time out.

21. Houston – Don’t forget about the Cougars, who have CaseKeenum back for a sixth season after suffering an injury. He has a chanceto break the NCAA’s all-time passing record and after a 38-34 win overUCLA, the Cougars may have a near perfect season.

22. Michigan State – The Spartans weren’t overly sharp in the openeragainst Youngstown State, downing the Penguins 28-6. Michigan Statehas a tough road through the Big Ten (12), especially with Wisconsin look-ing so impressive.

23. Texas Tech – Tommy Tuberville got the Red Raiders off to a greatstart with a 50-10 pasting of Texas State. Texas Tech could be a sleeperin the Big XII (10), which again has a ton of high octane offenses.

24. TCU – After mounting an incredible comeback with 25 unan-swered points to take a late 48-47 lead at Baylor, the Horned Frogs could-n’t hang on. Gary Patterson is a fantastic coach, but he has obviousconcerns with his defense.

25. South Florida – Over the last three seasons, South Florida haswon at Florida State, Miami and Notre Dame. They didn’t have a programuntil 15 years ago. It had to be mighty sweet for Skip Holtz and perhapsbitter sweet for his dad.

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eorgia’s quest to leap back into the national consciousness ofcollege football never materialized Saturday night in theGeorgia Dome as the Bulldogs were manhandled on bothsides of the ball by the fifth-ranked Boise State Broncos, 35-21.

Hoping to slow down Boise State’s Heisman Trophy candidateKellen Moore while posting big numbers offensively themselves, the19th-ranked Bulldogs could do neither in the annual Chick-fil-A Kick-off Game which was played before a mostly red-clad crowd of 73,614.

The left-handed Moore riddled the Georgia secondary with 28completions in 34 attempts for 261 yards and three touchdowns andhis ability to get the ball out so quickly resulted in the Bulldog defensenot recording a single sack the entire game.

Offensively, Georgia couldn’t muster any iota of consistency, hav-ing to live, and eventually die, by big plays or, the lack thereof.

“We just didn’t block them clean enough to make things happen,”said head coach Mark Richt. “Our backs had to pretty much earneverything they got.

“But Boise State just beat us,” Richt said. “They were better thanwe were tonight. We’ve got to get better. We play South Carolina nextweek. We start SEC play. Our goal is to win the SEC East and that has-n’t changed.”

After neither offense could gain an inch in the first few series,Brandon Boykin would electrify the partisan Georgia crowd by takinga handoff from Murray around the right side and racing 80 yards fora touchdown. It was the first time of his career that Boykin, a senior cor-nerback, had touched the ball on offense.

However, the Bulldogs’ 7-0 lead didn’t last long as, two series later,the Broncos marched 58 yards to tie the game on a 17-yard pass fromMoore to freshman Matt Miller.

Boise State would then surge into a 14-7 halftime lead whenMoore connected with Kyle Efaw on a 12-yard scoring strike with just48 seconds left until intermission.

The Broncos, with Moore really heating up through the air, cameout and dominated the third quarter, boosting their lead to 28-7 be-fore the Bulldogs were finally able to find the end zone again whenAaron Murray hit Orson Charles on a fourth-and-two, 36-yard scor-ing pass with just 1:19 left in the quarter.

Undaunted, Boise came back with another TD drive to soar upby 35-14. Georgia, however, answered with a 51-yard scoring strikefrom Murray to freshman speedster Malcolm Mitchell to make it 35-21 with still 10:15 to play. And though the Bulldogs threatened to whit-tle the deficit even more, the Bronco defense wouldn’t allow thescoreboard to change in the remaining minutes.

What WorkedThose aforementioned big plays on offense were about all that

worked on this most disappointing evening for the Red and Black …Boykin’s 80-yard scoring jaunt, Murray’s 36-yard touchdown pass toCharles and Murray’s 51-yard scoring strike to the Valdosta freshman,Mitchell. There just weren’t enough of them to keep pace with theBroncos’ prolific offense.

What Didn’t WorkWhere do we start here? A failure to run the ball consistently

which made for a lack of sustained drives on offense, Murray passingfor only 36 of his total 236 yards in a sluggish first half, a failure to stopMoore and the Broncos’ offense the night long and, finally, seven nag-ging penalties for 50 yards which, on several occasions, left the Bull-dogs starting a series looking at first-and-15. And, primarily, theBulldogs getting whipped on both sides of the line of scrimmage by thesmaller but quicker Broncos.

Top PerformersFreshman tailback Isaiah Crowell acquitted himself fairly well in

his Georgia debut, rushing for 60 yards on 15 carries behind, as Richtsaid, less than outstanding blocking. Murray and his receivers did cometo life in the second half when the Bulldogs were playing uphill, theGeorgia QB finishing with 16-of-29 completions for 236 yards andthe two touchdowns, with one interception. Charles had six catches for109 yards and the score while Mitchell showed three receptions for 64yards including the 51-yard scoring catch. Defensively, junior line-backer Christian Robinson tallied 13 total tackles while sophomorelinebacker Jarvis Jones sparkled in his Bulldog debut with seven solostops and four assisted tackles. Senior punter Drew Butler kicked fivetimes for a 47.8 average.

SEC Opener on TapAfter the game, Boykin stood up in front of his teammates and

emphasized that the 2011 season is just starting.“Boise State has a great team, not a good team,” said Boykin. “I just

told them we’ve got the whole season left and let’s don’t get our headsdown. The SEC starts for us next week and we know what we’ve gotto correct.” Richt agreed. “We know more about ourselves now thanif we had won by 40 points,” he said.

The Bulldogs will seek to get well against a South Carolina teamthat blew out East Carolina in the late going to pummel the Pirates by56-37 Saturday night.

Game rewind: Dawgs 21, Broncos 35By Murray Poole

Kevin Butler, former University of Georgia leg-endary kicker and a member of the Georgiaradio broadcast team, will each week duringthe 2011 football season select his offensive,defensive and special teams players of theweek for Bulldawg Illustrated. Here are Butler’sselections and reasons why for the Bulldogs’35-21 opening loss to Boise State.

OFFENSE – Junior tight end Orson Charleswho led Georgia receivers with sixcatches for 109 yards including a 36-yardtouchdown reception from Aaron Murray.“Orson was our go-to receiver in the first gameof the post-A.J. Green era,” said Butler. “Therewas not a lot of time for our quarterback in thisgame but Orson gave Aaron a lot of open looks,was able to make the reception and then getyards after the catch. From the standpoint ofthe team, Orson needs to average five to sevencatches a game and I think he will be makingthe plays for us.”

DEFENSE – Sophomore linebacker JarvisJones, who in his first game after trans-ferring from Southern Cal, recorded 11total tackles including seven unassistedtackles and four assisted stops.“It was good to see Jarvis on the field,” saidButler. “He had been looking and preparing forthis game for a long time and he handled the 3-4 scheme very well and attacked downfield. Hehad very good fundamental tackling which weneed to improve from last year. Jarvis’ per-formance was a very good indication as to theleadership he will bring to our defense thisyear.”

SPECIAL TEAMS – Senior punter DrewButler who averaged 47.8 yards on fivekicks, including a 56-yard punt.“I think Drew had two punts inside the 20,” saidButler. “He came out and helped our defensebattle early in the game when our offense was-n’t going. Drew was consistent and had kicks of50 and 45 yards. His longest punt was for 56yards and unfortunately, he might have out-kicked his coverage on one of them (resultingin 49-yard Boise return). But Drew’s 47-plusaverage was good and we just really need himand Blair (Walsh) to be consistent this season.”

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10 reasons to be very concerned

Gruff & GrumpBy Chad White and Al Hickson

Random thought before the list:Apparently, flying across three time zones to play a game in our

state, in a stadium filled with 80-90 % Dawg fans, did not botherBoise. They flew. We drove. They caught a break being indoors, weguess. Had they not, it would also have been hotter for them thanus.

Ok, back to the Ten Reasons:

1) Depth. Basically, we have none. At hardly any position. Oneinjury at linebacker and we had to play a walk on the rest of theway. Actually, the defense had three walk-on players on the fieldfor significant minutes. Nothing personal. Those guys are playinghard and giving it their all. They make some plays. We supportthem. But……just sayin, ya know?

2) Penalties. We had a penalty before we snapped the ballonce. Get that? We haven’t even started and we already have apenalty. After our first series, a three and out mind us, we had asmany penalties as plays.

3) Lack of discipline and cohesion for simple tasks. This hasbeen a recurring situation for all of Mark Richt’s tenure. Once again,we had to call a timeout to receive a punt because we only had tenmen on the field. We had a penalty on a third down play for an il-legal formation. This is basic stuff. Get on the field. Line up. Atleast, we should be able to do that.

4) The offensive line is not very good. Ho hum. Another yearat the University of Georgia. We were just pushed around by a teamfrom IDAHO. Potatoes must build more strength than does peaches.And, round and back circle to #1 for this group? Depth? What’sthat?

5) The defense doesn’t look very good either. No sacks? Re-ally? Richt says it is because Kellen Moore is a senior and knowswhen to get rid of it. Whatever helps you sleep at night. And whatabout the secondary? They continue to look a bit lost. Boise justlost two receivers to the NFL. Didn’t seem to matter.

6) Punt coverage team not very good.7) Red zone offense. Wait, sorry. Wrong column. We didn’t

make it in the red zone. Got it? Not a single trip inside the red zonefor our offense. Can’t make it up.

8) Red zone defense is awful. Surrendered five touchdowns insix chances.

9) Offense is just as predictable as before. Coach Richt said hehad more time to study now with the new Athletic Director. Prob-lem he is just rereading the same books. Hey Coach, next time youare in study hall, go to the shelves that aren’t covered in dust.There’s some pretty neat things going on with offenses around thecountry. It ain’t 1997 anymore.

10)We talk too much and don‘t do enough walking. Seriously,let’s just shut up and play. We aren’t winning any games on the mi-crophone. I imagine it is tempting to do interviews in June, Julyand August and act like we belong. Probably makes us feel good.For another off season, we heard from all the coaches and playersabout how great it was going to be and all the improvements andblah, blah, blah. Same ole stuff we hear every off season. Septem-ber through December requires a bit more than a microphone.

Ten reasons to be optimistic for the season

1) Malcolm Mitchell looks like a player. That’s exciting. Hope-fully we see much more of him.

2) Jarvis Jones is really good. 3) Brandon Boykin is an exciting player with the ball in his

hands. That one time at least.4) Aaron Murray is a good quarterback. He did not have his

best game. But he is a good player.5) Orson Charles is a stud. We repeat. Orson Charles is a stud.6) Uhhhh7) Thinking……8) Yeah so on that…

How bout we just try to finish this list up another time. Strap iton people. This one is gonna get a bit bumpy. Seat belts needed.Maybe even a helmet.

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