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From the editor : vance leavyHow about them Dawgs? Our boys in red and

black have won the SEC East and boy does it feel good. Way back in early June for our Season Preview

issue, our cover dubbed the 2011 season as OperationDouble Dome. And that is exactly what is going tohappen in a few weeks when Georgia will face the SECWest winner for the conference championship and aBCS bowl bid.

Yes the stakes will be high and I don’t know aboutyou, but I’m counting on Mark Richt and companyhaving a much better showing when they return to theGeorgia Dome for the second time this football season.

However, there is plenty of time to breakdownthat contest which is sure to be a massive challengewhether it will be Alabama, Arkansas or LSU. Massiveindeed.

But that game is in two weeks, so let’s deal with itthen because those pesky bees in Atlanta are next. Anddon’t you just know they would love to send us to theSEC Championship smarting from a loss to their in-state rival. The thought of all that buzzing makes mesick to my stomach.

While I’m extremely proud of our team for theway they have stuck together in winning the last ninegames and the SEC East, I’m still very concerned aboutthe way they play down to their competition. Ole Miss,Vandy and Kentucky are just a few of the teams whereGeorgia should have won the game running away, butinopportune miscues made all those games way closerthan they should have been.

I see the Ramblin’ Wreck being the same kind ofopponent. So will our guys play another slopper onthe flats or will they press the pedal down and let theirfans enjoy another victory on North Avenue?

I must say that as excited as I am about going backto the Dome for the SEC Cham-pionship, it certainly will lose aton of luster if we’re sporting a9-3 record. Ouch that wouldcertainly be a stinger.

Obviously, I can’t speak forthe football team, but I doknow everyone here at Bull-dawg Illustrated is finishing thedrill for the Tech game.

On page 5, Murray Poole had a great conversationwith Atlanta businessman and proud UGA backer SamHolmes. And just in case there are some young bucksout there that don’t understand the importance of beat-ing Tech, Sam hit the nail on the head.

And Loran Smith also spoke with a great Georgiasupport(page 15) in Kathy Sweat. How neat that heruncle, Curtis Beall is the oldest living UGA cheer-leader.

And on page 4, JD provides his 10 grandest mo-ments against the Jackets. Those are sure to have yousmiling because naturally Georgia won them all.

And big Rob Sherrell is back in this issue with an-other classic interview. This time out Rob talks withformer UGA tennis great Mikael Pernfors on page 17and like always with Rob there are a few questionswhere you wonder whether he really should haveasked them. But Mikael was a great sport in the inter-view, which you can tell by the banter between thetwo. Good stuff indeed.

And Cheri goes in the kitchen with Myrna Smithand Joe Barnett on page 14. If you’ve never met Joe,he’s a hoot and my oh my he can certainly cook.Speaking of food, everyone should check out Myrnaand Loran’s new cookbook that just came out. They’veadded even more recipes to their first book and alsoincluded a section called Taste of Athens that includessome of Cheri’s kitchen articles over the last year andalso several of Athens’ best restaurants shared recipestoo

Alright, alright enough of all this praising. Youwould have already thought we had won the statechampionship with all this kumbaya I’m doling out.

Enjoy this issue. This is our 17th of the year andwe’re certainly running on fumes by now, but our jobsure is a whole lot of fun when the Dawgs are rolling.Let’s keep it that way versus the nerds. Sorry I could-n’t resist.

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone out there in theBulldog Nation and we’ll see you on Saturday in thebee hive. Go Dawgs!

Lastly it is with great sadness that we just receivedthe news of Larry Munson’s passing. He definitely wasone of the greatest Bulldogs ever. Rest in peace!

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With a spot in the SoutheasternConference Championship Gameclinched, Georgia’s focus must nowsquarely be on Tech and the biggestgame of them all.

For the Georgia people, theremay be greater joy in slaying otherrivals, but there is no worse painthan losing to – as dubbed by thegreatest Bulldog ever Dan Magill –“the enemy.” For the Bulldogs, it’sthe game that has to be won. Or theyear, no matter the accomplish-ments, is a bitter disappointment.

Georgia has dominated the all-time series with Jackets, and overthe last 20 years, the Bulldogs havewon 16 times.

There have been so many grandmoments for the red and black inthis old rivalry, here are 10 thatstand out to an old Bulldog.

In 1942, the Bulldogs, led byHeisman winner Frank Sinkwichand fellow College Football Hall ofFamer Charley Trippi, were rankedNo. 1 nationally needing one morewin to sew up the first SoutheasternConference championship in schoolannals. But on the heels of a 75-0pounding of Florida, the Dogs wereupset 27-13 by Auburn. Falling toNo. 5, Georgia responded with a 34-0 whitewashing of second-ranked,undefeated Tech – a member of theSEC until 1963 – to clinch the con-ference title and earn a Rose Bowlberth. Trippi powered the triumphwith a legendary 86-yard touchdownjaunt, then was the MVP of the Bull-dogs 9-0 Rose Bowl victory overUCLA that earned Georgia the con-sensus national championship, gar-nering the No. 1 vote in six polls.

Four years later in 1946, withthe ultimate victory secured in boththe European and Japanese theaters,many of America’s heroes returnedhome to college and the gridiron.That included Trippi. Teaming withfellow stars like Jack Bush, JohnnyRauch and Joe Tereshinski, Trippiled the Bulldogs of 1946 to ninestraight wins – all by double digitmargins of victory. Georgia’s pri-mary challenger to SEC supremacywas Tech. The stage was set for amonster showdown at Sanford Sta-dium between the third ranked Bull-dogs and seventh-ranked Jackets.

Again, Georgia in a runaway.The third-ranked Bulldogs pum-meled the seventh-ranked YellowJackets 35-7 to win the SEC andearn a Sugar Bowl berth. The Dogsthen beat North Carolina 20-10 toearn national championship recogni-tion in the Williamson Poll.

Fast forward twenty years. Vince Dooley, in his third year

at the Georgia helm, with the SECChampionship in hand, wouldsquare off against legendary Jacketcoach Bobby Dodd in his final regu-lar season contest. The once-beaten,seventh-ranked Bulldogs toppledundefeated, fifth-ranked Tech 23-14.Georgia would go on to win the Cot-ton Bowl over SMU 24-9 and finishthe season 10-1 with a No. 4 na-tional ranking.

Another SEC title waswrapped up by the powerhouse1968 squad, led by the likes of BillStanfill, Jake Scott, Mike Cavan,Charlie Whittemore, Kent Lawrence,Steve Greer and Billy Payne. Therewas no letdown for Tech. The Bull-dogs blasted the Yellow Jackets 51-0between the hedges.

One of the most pressure-packed victories for the Bulldogsin the series came in 1971, as AndyJohnson led Georgia on a last seconddrive with Jimmy Poulos strikingpaydirt in the closing seconds to se-cure a 28-24 triumph. The Bulldogswould go on to beat Brother Bill

Dooley and North Carolina 7-3 inthe Gator Bowl to finish 11-1 andNo. 7 nationally.

And then there were the early‘80s.

Capping off a perfect 11-0 reg-ular season with a 38-20 victoryover Tech, freshman sensation Her-schel Walker broke loose for a 67-yard touchdown run that broke TonyDorsett’s rookie rushing record. TheDogs led 17-0, but Tech wouldn’t goaway. Until Herschel broke looseone final time between the hedges inthat most special of seasons. TheBulldogs would go on to beat NotreDame 17-10 in the Sugar to finish aperfect 12-0 as undisputed nationalchampions.

The following year, Georgiawould have one of its greatestdays ever, and legends performed attheir very best. As defending na-tional champions, the Bulldogswrapped up a second straight SECtitle and were ranked No. 2 with a 9-1 mark. On the first play of thegame, Buck Belue hit Lindsay Scottfor an 80-yard touchdown and therout was on. One play and call it aday. Walker scored four touchdownsand had a dominating performanceand freshman Kevin Butler con-nected on three field goals. Thefinal was 44-7, and Georgia was rid-ing high to another sugar Bowl at10-1. Tech finished the year 1-10.What a day on the flats and what aday to smell the roses for the Geor-gia people.

In 1982, the Dogs had clincheda third straight SEC championshipand needed a win over Tech to earna shot at the national championship.The Dogs led only 7-6 at the half, asHerschel broke loose for a 59-yardtouchdown, but Georgia struck witha myriad of big plays to pull awayand wrap up another perfect regularseason.

Things got awfully tight thefollowing season on the flats, butTony Flack had the game-saving in-terception and Georgia was CottonBowl bound at 9-1-1 after a thrilling27-24 victory. It was a sixth straightwin over the Yellow Jackets. The 10-9 victory in Dallas over Texas at theCotton Bowl was a wonderful capperto the greatest era in Georgia history– which included these signaturewins over the Jackets.

Sitting at 8-2 in 1997, Georgiagot a couple of bad breaks, and itlooked bleak with Tech leading 24-21 with inside a minute to go. ButChamp Bailey made a big play togive the Dogs hope. Mike Bobo hitCorey Allen, and the Dogs escapedwith an unforgettable 27-24 tri-umph, Georgia’s seventh straight inthe series. Jim Donnan’s Bulldogswent on to steamroll Wisconsin inthe Outback Bowl and finish 10-2and No. 10 nationally.

And then there was that day in2002. It was 34-0 at the half. Thefinal was 51-7. Georgia capped offthe regular season at 11-1, then wenton to win the SEC ChampionshipGame 30-3 over Arkansas and beatFlorida State in the Sugar Bowl 26-13 to finish 13-1 and No. 3 in theland. The day after the Tech game, Isat outside of Mark Richt’s officewith Sports Information Directornon-parallel Claude Felton waitingto tape a couple of shows. He cameout, looked at me and said, youmust be a really happy guy today.

Amen. And now comes a chance for a

10th straight win for the Georgiateam, and for Richt, a 10-1 recordagainst the Yellow Jackets would cer-tainly go down as one of his moststerling accomplishments at theBulldog helm.

Time to focus on ‘the enemy’ in Atlanta

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Sam Holmes has been absorbed withGeorgia Bulldogs football ever since he was ayoung lad.

And, rightly so since his dad, John PaulHolmes, Jr., performed for the Bulldogs from1960-62, suiting out for Georgia coaches Wal-lace Butts and Johnny Griffith. At 6-foot-5, 231pounds, Paul Holmes – as he’s listed in the Geor-gia media guide – was a good-sized lineman forthose years and, he was a very good linemanwho played on both sides of the ball.

“Dad played for both Coach Butts andCoach Griffith,” said Sam Holmes, a 1987 grad-uate of the University of Georgia’s Terry Collegeof Business who today is one of a select few vicechairmen worldwide with CB Richard Ellis, aglobal real estate services company. Holmes, 46,oversees the firm’s Atlanta office brokerage andcorporate services operations. “Dad was votedoutstanding lineman his senior year in 1962 andwas a super player who was drafted by the Dal-las Cowboys.”

Only thing is, noted Holmes, the Cowboyshad another tackle at that time by the name ofBob Lilly.

“Dad had the misfortune of playing thesame position as Bob Lilly so the chances of himhaving a professional career trying to supplantBob Lilly, an NFL Hall of Famer, wasn’t toopromising,” said Holmes. “So dad decided tocome home to raise a family in Monticello,where I grew up.”

Sam Holmes said his father had the great-est admiration for both Georgia head coacheshe played for. “Dad was very fond of CoachButts and Coach Griffith,” said Holmes. “He al-ways felt like Coach Griffith (UGA coach from1961-63) got unfairly criticized. He felt likeCoach Griffith was a fine man and a good foot-ball coach who just had a couple of tough years.”

And Holmes said his dad told him manystories of the days he played under the “LittleRound Man,” Wally Butts.

“You hear these things all the time frompeople who played for Coach Butts,” saidHolmes. “Dad always said the ball games thenwere a helluva lot easier than the practice dur-ing the week. Under Coach Butts, they reallywent at it in practice.”

Holmes said Georgia football has alwaysbeen a way of life as he was literally raised fromthe crib on wearing red and black.

“My mother’s parents went to Georgia andwere graduates, and my mom and dad weregraduates of UGA, too,” he related. “It’s all I haveever known. We went to all the home games,many of the away games and all the bowl gameswhen I was a kid,” Holmes said. “So I’ve alwaysbeen a huge Georgia fan. My brother and sisterare also both Georgia graduates as is my wife,Lara, who is also a Terry College grad and grad-uated a year later than I did, in 1988.”

Holmes and his partner at CB Richard Ellis,John Shlesinger, have been consistently rankedas Atlanta’s Top Tenant Representation team. For10 years, including 2011, he and Shlesingerwere named the Top Office Leasing Brokers inthe city. For 16 years, the Holmes-Shlesingerduo has been one of the “Top Five” office leas-ing producers in Atlanta. In 2000, Holmes andShlesinger received the Alvin B. Cates Deal ofthe Year award; in 2006 and 2007, they wererecognized for the Atlanta Business Chronicle’sDeal of the Year, and in 2010 they were recog-nized for the Deal of the Decade.

Holmes is regularly listed in the AtlantaBusiness Chronicle’s “Who’s Who in Commer-cial Real Estate” and was named one of the TopBusiness Leaders in the under 40 category bythe same publication. Additionally, he has beennationally recognized for his success by Com-mercial Property News, Real Estate Forum,CoStar and Terry College at UGA. Holmes andShlesinger have earned inclusion in the ColbertColdwell Circle, the group of top 100 perform-ers within CBRE every year since joining CBREin 2003.

Holmes’ ties to his alma mater saw himserve as chairman of the UGA Foundationboard for the past two years, with his term end-ing in June of this year. He’s now a chairmanemeritus of the board.

“We had the pleasure of uniting the Uni-versity of Georgia Foundation and the ArchFoundation,” said Holmes. “Our biggestachievement during those two years was bring-ing those two groups together. So we now haveone unified group supporting the university.Our job is to support the university in fundrais-ing and to manage the investment assets of theUniversity of Georgia. We have approximately700 million dollars in foundation assets that wemanage on behalf of the university.”

Holmes also served on the alumni board ofthe Terry College of Business for a number ofyears. “With my responsibilities with the UGAFoundation and also having served as chairmanof the UGA Real Estate Foundation, those twothings took a lot of time so I had to drop off theTerry College board, but I have a great deal offondness for that board and the college. Bothare class acts,” he said.

After obtaining his UGA business degreein finance in ’87, Holmes then took the sum-mer off before entering the real estate business inthe fall of that year. “And I’ve been doing it eversince, almost 25 years now,” he related.

Sam and Lara Holmes have three children:Sam, 17; Susan, 15, and Cammie, 9. Theirdaughter Susan is named after Sam’s mom,Susan Holmes, who was the mayor of Monti-cello for 12 years and now serves as state repre-sentative of Georgia House District 125, theMonticello district.

Like all Bulldog fans everywhere, Holmesis very proud of the way Mark Richt’s footballteam has turned its season around after drop-ping the opening 2011 games to Boise State andSouth Carolina. Winner of nine straight gamessince that time Georgia, of course, has wrappedup the SEC East Division title and will be play-ing in its first SEC Championship since 2005,on Dec. 3 following the annual state shootoutwith Georgia Tech this Saturday at Bobby DoddStadium.

“I could not be more excited,” saidHolmes, a season ticket holder who attends allBulldog games, home and away. “Like every-body else I was disappointed after the first twogames, but now could not be more proud ofwhat Coach Richt and his staff have done sinceSouth Carolina, to have run the table and de-feating all the SEC teams since that game. It’s amajor accomplishment.”

But before the Bulldogs head for the Geor-gia Dome and the SEC title game, there’s that lit-tle matter of attempting to defeat the rival YellowJackets for the 10th time in 11 years under Richt.

“The Tech game is unquestionably, unde-niably the most important game of the year,hands down,” exclaimed Holmes. “Some of thenewer fans to the Bulldog Nation think thatFlorida or Auburn are more important gamesbut to all us longtime Georgia fans, the Techgame is the most important, without a doubt,and we look forward to it every year. There’snothing more fun than beating them on thefootball field,” said Holmes. “I respect theirschool and a number of my friends and clientsare Tech grads but when they’re on the athleticfield, regardless of the sport, I’m pulling for theiropponent!”

Holmes also looks for the Bulldogs to hun-ker down in the SEC title game Dec. 3. “Nodoubt, our defense will keep us in the ball gameand our offense has gotten better every singlegame,” he said, “so I think the balance we’reshowing now in running and passing will allowus to hold our own, against LSU, Alabama orArkansas, whomever it might be. In the Dome,we also have the home field advantage with ourfans, so I think we really have a great shot atpulling off a big upset.”

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hat’s it! The Dawgs have done it! In the early goings of this season,most Dawg fans had nothing but gloom and despair in their heartsafter a tough 0-2 start. But now, the Dawgs have rattled off nine winsin a row. The latest being a tough, gritty game against Kentucky that

sealed the Dawgs fate as the SEC east champions. In two weeks, Mark Richt andcompany will be back in The Dome to face one of LSU, Alabama or Arkansasin the SEC Championship. No matter what team from the SEC west Georgiaends up playing, it will surely be the toughest test yet for this Bulldawg team.However, before that happens Georgia has another little game in Atlanta thisweekend against their most hated foe; the Yellow Jackets of Georgia Tech. Andwhile this weekend’s game has no bearing on SEC title implications, it is a hugegame for morale and with a win, will certainly give the Bulldawg Nation somethingto rally behind.

What Tech shows up?

Without question, Georgia Tech has been one of the most up and down teams in the coun-try this season. The Jackets started the season off by crushing inferior opponents. In the process,they were putting up around 600 yards of total offense a game which is absolutely unheard of fora team that runs a triple option offense. They began to creep up in the national polls being unde-feated until the seventh week of the season when they lost to a very average Virginia team. It lefteveryone shaking their heads. Most attributed the lost to the fact that Tech just had not played any-one of quality yet and like Virginia, Georgia Tech was just another average ACC team. But then,the very next week following the loss to Virginia, the Yellows Jackets came out and shocked thecountry by pummeling a Clemson team 31-17 who at the time was ranked sixth in the countryand seemed to be on a one way track to the BCS National Championship. The next week Techhad another drop-off in success, this time resulting in a loss to Miami. And this past week, the Jack-ets barely snuck by Duke by a touchdown. So which Georgia Tech team shows up? Will it be theone who started the season off so strong and beat Clemson? Or will it be the team who lost to mea-ger programs like Virginia and Miami? For the Dawgs, it shouldn’t matter. Georgia can beat eitherone of Georgia Tech’s apparent split-personalities if they show up and play like they are capable of.

Dawg run defense vs. the triple option

It seems that ever since Paul “Fish Fry” Johnson has been the head man at Georgia Tech, theDawgs have done one of two things on the defensive side of the ball in regards to his patented tripleoption offense. One, Georgia plays sound, fundamental football and the defense has no troublestopping it. Or two, the defense tries too hard to do too much, allowing the offense to run all overthe field. If the way Todd Grantham schemed for the triple option last year is any indication of howhe will prepare his players this year, then Georgia fans will see the success they so desire. Defend-ing the option is all about gap responsibility. Every player on the defense has a certain place he needsto go when the ball is snapped, the trick is to stay in that position and not let the ball fakes fool theplayer into leaving his gap. Georgia did a marvelous job of this last year so Dawg fans should havetotal faith in Todd Grantham’s ability to get his horses ready to go and ready to play gap responsi-bilities this weekend. Georgia currently ranks second in the country in run defense and with the

Yellow Jackets likely to run the ball 50-60 times on Saturday, confidence is high that the Dawg de-fense will come out on top in this match-up

Avoid Injuries

This is a very tough spot that Coach Richt is in right now. On one hand, he’s thinking that ifhe plays everyone on his roster to win the game this weekend then Georgia could possibly lose akey player for the SEC Championship game. If it’s a very important player like say, Aaron Murray,then just about all hope goes out the window of claiming the SEC title and landing in a BCS Bowl.On the other hand, if Georgia were to lose to Tech this weekend and Coach Richt were to keepsome key players out or at least give them limited playing time to either heal (Isaiah Crowell) ornot get hurt then he would draw the ire of the entire Bulldawg Nation. Since there would be atremendous amount of uproar about Coach Richt not playing to win against Georgia’s biggest ri-valry, don’t expect to see the latter. The Dawgs will be out there in full force on Saturday to try toshow the Jackets who the kings of football in Georgia are. Now, with that being said, fans have tohope that an unfortunate injury doesn’t occur this Saturday. Coach Richt is in a tough spot here,one that he doesn’t usually find himself. It’s a Catch-22 for sure, but he and the rest of the Dawgswould rather be in this situation and have to make that call than not be here at all.

Intangibles

This is a very intriguing game when taking a look at the current state of minds of both theDawgs and the Jackets. While Georgia is currently on a win streak of epic proportions, they havealready made their bed in the SEC championship game. There’s nothing more that those playerswant than to win the SEC title. And Georgia Tech has nothing to do with that whether they winor lose Saturday. Many are worried that the players will be looking too far ahead and forget to pre-pare mentally for this game against the Yellow Jackets. For Tech, they would love nothing morethan to de-rail Georgia’s current win streak. For the folks down on North Avenue, this is the biggestgame of the season for them. They won’t be looking ahead at anything. They will totally be focusedon beating the Dawgs. For this reason alone, the intangibles have to be in favor of Georgia Tech.But, if the Dawgs can prepare and not look ahead like they have all season, then the trip to Atlantathis weekend can end in success. Then, a return back to the ATL the next week, for the SEC titlegame.

Dogs vs. JacketsAfter securing birth to SEC championship,Georgia heads to the Flats to face Jackets

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DOGS JACKETSTEAM STATISTICS GT OPP SCORING 364 247

Points Per Game 36.4 24.7 FIRST DOWNS 204 186

Rushing 155 92 Passing 41 86 Penalty 8 8

RUSHING YARDAGE 3195 1724 Yards gained rushing 3386 1938 Yards lost rushing 191 214 Rushing Attempts 550 380 Average Per Rush 5.8 4.5 Average Per Game 319.5 172.4 TDs Rushing 37 18

PASSING YARDAGE 1416 1877 Comp-Att-Int 59-122-6 156-281-11 Average Per Pass 11.6 6.7 Average Per Catch 24.0 12.0 Average Per Game 141.6 187.7 TDs Passing 10 12

TOTAL OFFENSE 4611 3601 Total Plays 672 661 Average Per Play 6.9 5.4 Average Per Game 461.1 360.1

KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 33-660 59-1205 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 14-106 8-31 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 11-96 6-46 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 20.0 20.4 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 7.6 3.9 INT RETURN AVERAGE 8.7 7.7 FUMBLES-LOST 23-8 19-7 PENALTIES-Yards 42-355 39-253

Average Per Game 35.5 25.3 PUNTS-Yards 30-1133 40-1664

Average Per Punt 37.8 41.6 Net punt average 36.1 37.5

TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 31:49 28:11 3RD-DOWN Conversions 77/138 62/139

3rd-Down Pct 56% 45% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 8/16 11/19

4th-Down Pct 50% 58% SACKS BY-Yards 19-120 11-66 MISC YARDS 0 78 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 49 33 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 7-11 6-11 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 1-3 RED-ZONE SCORES (39-45) 87% (29-38) 76% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (34-45) 76% (23-38) 61% PAT-ATTEMPTS (47-47) 100% (31-31) 100%

Score by quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total Georgia Tech 101 103 101 59 364 Opponents 41 90 27 89 247

TEAM STATISTICS UG OPP SCORING 377 196

Points Per Game 34.3 17.8 FIRST DOWNS 244 153

Rushing 105 53 Passing 125 89 Penalty 14 11

RUSHING YARDAGE 2039 894 Yards gained rushing 2302 1299 Yards lost rushing 263 405 Rushing Attempts 481 323 Average Per Rush 4.2 2.8 Average Per Game 185.4 81.3 TDs Rushing 15 9

PASSING YARDAGE 2665 2004 Comp-Att-Int 198-322-9 179-349-15 Average Per Pass 8.3 5.7 Average Per Catch 13.5 11.2 Average Per Game 242.3 182.2 TDs Passing 30 10

TOTAL OFFENSE 4704 2898 Total Plays 803 672 Average Per Play 5.9 4.3 Average Per Game 427.6 263.5

KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 34-766 52-1232 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 19-163 17-243 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 15-239 9-103 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 22.5 23.7 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 8.6 14.3 INT RETURN AVERAGE 15.9 11.4 FUMBLES-LOST 22-9 31-12 PENALTIES-Yards 66-517 73-497

Average Per Game 47.0 45.2 PUNTS-Yards 41-1717 72-2896

Average Per Punt 41.9 40.2 Net punt average 34.5 36.6

TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 33:57 26:02 3RD-DOWN Conversions 76/169 43/152

3rd-Down Pct 45% 28% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 10/17 9/18

4th-Down Pct 59% 50% SACKS BY-Yards 30-226 24-125 MISC YARDS 0 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 46 25 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 18-29 8-10 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-1 1-3 RED-ZONE SCORES (38-46) 83% (18-21) 86% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (28-46) 61% (13-21) 62% PAT-ATTEMPTS (45-45) 100% (22-25) 88%

Score by quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total Georgia 88 144 78 67 377 Opponents 27 67 45 57 196

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linebacker out of Greater Atlanta Christian has excelledcalling out the defensive alignments, getting the playersinto the right positions and with his own tenacious per-formance on defense. After being redshirted in 2008, whenhe was named to the SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll,Robinson appeared in 12 games in ’09 and made 19 tack-les while earlier being named the most improved line-backer in spring drills. He was also named to the AthleticDirector’s Honor Roll for summer semester and was recip-ient of the Tommy Lyons Football Scholarship. In his red-shirt sophomore season in 2010, Robinson appeared in 13games while making 11 starts and recorded 46 tackles in-cluding 6.0 for loss and also recovered two fumbles. Herecorded a career-high six tackles in the win over rivalGeorgia Tech. This season, after being named PreseasonAll-SEC Third Team by Athlon Sports, Robinson hadrecorded 30 total tackles entering this past Saturday’s gameagainst Kentucky, including five-and-a-half tackles for lossand 1.5 sacks. Here, in this question and answer sessionwith Bulldawg Illustrated, Robinson and his mom, Lori,give the Bulldog Nation a personal insight into the playerwho wears No. 45 on his Georgia red and white jerseys.

What do you view as the most important quality inbeing a leader for the team?

You have to be able to connect with the guys you’rewith. One thing Coach Richt has always been able to do isconnect with the players and coaches and that’s why he’s agood coach. And I think I’m able to connect with the guyson the field. That’s why I can communicate with them andbe able to motivate them … just have the best characteris-tics you can have and be able to motivate the guys aroundyou.

Who do you consider to be the most important men-tor in your life so far, and why?

I have to say my dad. Not to be cliché but dad playedat all three levels, in high school, at South Carolina andwith the Washington Redskins when they played in the1987 Super Bowl. He knows football, knows teamworkand how to be a leader and he’s always been a spiritualleader in my life and that’s why I’m where I am today. Dadhas always been there for me.

\What fellow player on the team motivates you to bethe best you can be and why is that the case?

It would have to be Ben Jones (UGA center). He’s one

of my friends and we’ve been really close since I’ve beenhere. Ben comes to work every day and always gives hisbest. He’s always working and even when he has an injury,he’ll fight through it. Even with a new coach (O-line coachWill Friend) Ben is able to be that leader his group needshim to be.

What is the best play and game you’ve had while atGeorgia and why?

My best game personally, I’d have to say the SouthCarolina game this year. I made a lot of plays and was ableto get everybody lined up. I had some really good tacklesand felt like I was instrumental in getting us to play the waywe did. Even though we didn’t win that game, we knewthen that we had a really special team. And as for my bestplay, there was one play I made last year against Florida.One of the Pouncey brothers tried to take my leg out fromunderneath me and I jumped over him and tackled ChrisRainey for a loss.

When you leave Georgia, what do you hope folks sayabout your contribution to the program?

I really hope that they think I was a leader who helpedget this team back to where it needs to be. That I didn’t doit on my own but did it by fighting together with my broth-ers. That I came to work every day and we were actually avery good team when I left.

What regular Georgia opponent do you enjoy play-ing the most and why?

It’s the Florida Gators. The hype around that game issomething else. No matter what the record is, it’s like a bowlgame in midseason. You get out of school early in the weekfor it and it’s just a great atmosphere for college football.

Bulldawg leader: Christian RobinsonBy Murray Poole

Foundation:Lori Robinson

Parents names: Ken and Lori Robinson

Siblings names:Sarah, 18; Caroline, 10.

Main attribute that makes Christian a leader:I think he’s very diligent in learning everything he can about football in general.He’s like an old gym rat. He stays in there and studies film and looks at his ten-dencies. Even when we come up there, he will try to get my husband to look atfilm. Christian is just real diligent in personal relationships and tries to take care ofpeople. He’s even taken some of his own money and taken the defensive guysout to eat. Christian values people and tries to show them that he cares aboutthem.

Best childhood story:When he was in high school, we were on the campus (at Greater Atlanta Chris-tian) and Christian dressed up like my husband. Ken was the defensive coordi-nator there and coaching Christian and Christian dressed up like him and actedlike he was coaching. He put on glasses, a hat, khaki pants and a belt and juststarted imitating him, saying “Come on, you guys!” He had the play sheets tuckedin the back of his pants, had a whistle … the whole works. It was very comical,very funny and Christian was very good at it. When my husband asked Christian“who are you supposed to be?” Christian answered, “I’m you, dad.”

Best thing about his time at Georgia:I think he’s just become a great leader. I remember when Christian committed toplay at Georgia and we held our meeting with Coach Richt. My husband toldCoach Richt he was not only getting a great leader but also someone who wasgoing to be a great player one day, and I think Christian has fulfilled that.

Nicest thing he’s ever done for you:I had knee surgery back in 2009, and I don’t know whether Christian got per-mission to come home or not but he did come to see me and it was during theweek. I was really surprised to see him. He just popped in and stayed about 30minutes or so and then went back. That really meant a lot to me, that he camein to see me and make sure I was OK.

A few things about Christian outside of football:Christian usually goes to the beach with us once a year on the fourth of July andwhenever he comes home, he just enjoys family time. We talk as a family and hebounces things off Ken and me. He just likes to get away. I know coaches like toget away sometimes when they can but those days are few and far between, andI think Christian sees himself being a coach one day.

Most entertaining story about UGA fans:I think the Georgia fans are great. I like the cheering and I like the tradition.There’s one fan that we see almost every home game and he comes up to meand says, “You’re Christian Robinson’s mom, aren’t you? We love your boy.” Andhe says the same thing every time. He’s a young guy, in his mid-20s. I may havea jacket on where he can’t see my No. 45 jersey but he recognizes me everygame. I guess, before the end of the year, I need to ask him what his name is.

What has Coach Richt meant to Christian?I knew Christian always respected Coach Richt and how he’s dealt with the play-ers but, until recently, I really didn’t realize how much Coach Richt meant to Chris-tian. After the Auburn win, we were back at Christian’s apartment and he said,“I’ve had Coach Richt since the beginning and I think I get to keep my coach now.”In a lot of ways, the players were playing for Coach Richt this season. But it wasthe first time Christian has verbalized this, and I think he’s really happy that CoachRicht will be there next year, for Christian’s final season.

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Record: 8-3 overall and 5-3 in the ACC with wins overWestern Carolina (63-21), Middle Tennessee State (49-21), Kansas (66-24), North Carolina (35-28), N.C. State(45-35), Maryland (21-16), Clemson (31-17) and Duke(38-31) and losses to Virginia (21-24), Miami (7-24),and Virginia Tech (26-37).

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Why Georgia Tech could win: The Yellow Jackets, intheir vaunted triple-option attack under Paul Johnson,rank third in the country in rushing with an average of323 yards per game, just behind Army and Navy. Injunior quarterback Tevin Washington (849 rushing yds.,14 TDs), sophomore back David Sims (662 yds.), jun-ior back Orwin Smith (570) and senior backs EmbryPeeples (394) and Roddy Jones (366), Georgia Techhas no less than five guys who can take it to the endzone at any given moment, and Bulldog fans have toremember the long touchdown jaunt of Jones in 2008when he was just a freshman and the Jackets stungGeorgia 45-42 at Sanford Stadium. In last Saturday’swin over Duke, the Jackets rushed for 364 yards. And,too, Washington has given Tech a passing threat thisseason as entering the game with the Bulldogs Satur-day, he has thrown for 1,481 yards and 10 touchdowns.Washington’s leading receiver is junior Stephen Hill (6-5, 206), who has 23 receptions for 707 yards and fourtouchdowns. So, truly, if Todd Grantham’s defense,which has played so brilliantly this fall, is not at its verybest defending the Tech option Saturday, it could be along afternoon for the Dogs at Bobby Dodd Stadiium.

Why Georgia Tech could lose: The Yellow Jackets’defense has been shaky at best this season, giving up25. 2 points and 360 yards total offense per game, andthere should be plenty of opportunities for Georgiaquarterback Aaron Murray and his receiving corps, thatis, if they bring their Auburn game to Bobby Dodd Sta-dium rather than their Kentucky game last weekendwhen the Bulldogs’ offense stumbled and bumbled andtallied only one touchdown. As this issue goes to press,it’s also not known how much leading rusher IsaiahCrowell is going to be able to contribute to the runninggame after sustaining an ankle injury and missingnearly the entire win over the Wildcats. Still, if Geor-gia’s nationally-ranked defense continues to play like ithas over this nine-game winning streak, the Bulldogsshould be able to slow Tech’s triple-option offensedown just enough to enable Georgia to capture Mark

Richt’s 10th win over the Jackets in 11 years andthereby send the Dogs on to the SEC title game with agreat deal of momentum.

What Georgia Tech’s coach is saying:“Well, it wasn’t always pretty,” said Georgia Tech coachPaul Johnson after the 38-31 win over Duke this pastSaturday. “We had I don’t know how many penalties.But we fought and found a way. Both sides were hav-ing a tough time stopping the other side and we turnedit over twice and missed a scoring opportunity in thesecond half and let them hang around. It’s win num-ber eight. I’m glad to get it and now we focus on Geor-gia next week, which I know is a big game foreverybody involved.”

What Georgia Tech’s fans are saying:“Georgia won’t throw as much as Duke did,” said oneTech fan. “They are gonna line up and run right at us.We’ll see if it works.”“I can’t believe how bad our defense is,” complainedanother Jacket supporter. “Al Groh has not a clue andmust go — 31 points to Duke — Georgia will score 60.”And from another Georgia Tech fan: “If Tech and Geor-gia play each other the way they played Duke and Ken-tucky, respectively, they will both lose this weekend.Let’s quit making dumb mistakes and penalties on D.”

Noteworthy:Saturday’s meeting will be the 104th between theselong-time state rivals and Georgia holds a fairly com-manding 61-37-5 lead in the series. The Bulldogs havewon 19 out of the last 25 games against the YellowJackets and Mark Richt is 9-1 vs. Georgia Tech, his onlysetback being the Jackets’ come-from-behind 45-42win over the Bulldogs three years ago in Sanford Sta-dium. Georgia outscored Tech 42-34 last season inAthens.

Tech scouting reportBy Murray Poole

By Jeff Dantzler#40 Julian Burnett, ILB5-10, 222 Jr. Macon, Ga. (Westside) Tech’s defense has been inconsistent this season. At times, likein the Yellow Jackets 31-17 upset victory over undefeated Clem-son in Atlanta, it’s been one of the top units in the Atlantic CoastConference. At other times, as in the fourth quarter of the homeloss to Virginia Tech, the defense has had some major struggles.One of the constants has been standout inside linebacker JulianBurnett. Undersized at 5-10, 222, but with major heart, tough-ness and quicks, Burnett is an All-ACC candidate and the Jacketstop defender. He has gone over 100 tackles for the season, andBurnett and Jeremiah Attaochu are amongst the conference’sleaders in tackles for loss.

#5 Stephen Hill, WR6-5, 200 Jr. Lithonia, Ga. (Miller Grove) Two seasons ago, as the Yellow Jackets captured the AtlanticCoast Conference Championship and earned a berth in the Or-ange Bowl – Tech’s first major bowl since 1966 – DeMaryusThomas was a superbly talented, fast, big threat on the perime-ter, giving the high-powered rushing attack explosiveness throughthe air. Tech lacked such last year. This season, though StephenHill is not yet in Thomas’s high class, he is sleek, talented wide re-ceiver who has given the Jackets that big play aerial punch. Hillleads the nation in yards per reception, averaging just under 30per grab. He may not touch it a lot, but when he does, Hill pro-duces big plays. When that ground game is churning, and thosesafeties inch closer and closer, Hill is at his most dangerous.

#13 Tevin Washington, QB6-1, 205 Jr. Wetumpka, Ala. (HS)One of the country’s top two-way threats, Tevin Washington ishaving an excellent season and has picked right up for JoshuaNesbitt engineering the Yellow Jackets high powered offense.Throughout Paul Johnson’s career, he has mentored numerousstellar signal callers, most notably the master of the offense he de-signed for the iconic legend Erk Russell, Tracy Ham at GeorgiaSouthern. The original name of this triple option was the “Ham-Bone.” Well Washington has come close to mastering the flex-bone in essentially a year and a half. He knows when to give,pitch, keep or throw. The dimension that has added more fire-power to Tech’s attack this season is the big play deep passingthreat. He has a nose for the goal line. Washington is runningfor more than a touchdown per game and accounting for two-plus scores per contest.

Head Coach Paul JohnsonAn innovator with an outstanding offensive mind and roots in thePeach State, Paul Johnson was a natural hire for Tech. He cameto the flats from Navy, where he engineered bowl berths and asignature win over Notre Dame to end the nation’s longest los-ing streak for one program to another. Johnson’s trademark flex-bone offense flourished at Georgia Southern, Hawaii and Navy,where he was one of the nation’s most successful offensive co-ordinators. He then took over as Georgia Southern’s head coach,and restored the Eagles greatness from the glory years of theiconic Erskine Russell, the great man. After winning a couple ofnational championships, Johnson got Navy rolling. Then Techcalled. In his first season, he led the Jackets to their first win overGeorgia in eight years and a nine-victory campaign. In 2009,Johnson led the Yellow Jackets to the ACC Championship and theOrange Bowl. With two games to go in this, his fourth season atthe Tech helm, Johnson is averaging between eight and nine winsa year. With his offense, which is difficult to prepare for week inand week out, as long as Johnson is at the helm, Tech figures tobe an annual ACC contender and very difficult hurdle for Georgiain the Bulldogs pursuit of greatness.

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hat do the Yellow Jackets need to do to beat Georgia? The basic elements in almost every game Tech has won since

Paul Johnson arrived in 2008, will be important on Saturday. First,have success running the ball. That will be a challenge against

Georgia's improved defense. Second will be the defense's ability to win on3rd down. Georgia Tech has not been very successful this fall, allowing op-ponents to convert almost 45% of their chances. The defense has gottenbetter, but can also get themselves "stuck" defending the run and the passat times. Outside of Clemson perhaps, Tech hasn't seen anyone as balancedin both run/pass like Georgia.

What have been the high points of Tech's season so far thisyear?

Easy. The 6-0 start was certainly a high point since most thought thisteam would struggle to reach "bowl eligibility". Second, the win over Clem-son helped set this team up to reach some goals. Anytime you beat a top5, and your 2nd biggest rival at the same time, it’s going to be a big mo-ment.

Have you ever seen a penalty change a game in the mannerthe bad one did against Virginia Tech?

Not recently. It was interesting to watch the momentum swing on thatplay for the rest of the game, but it also taught the Jackets how fragile agame can be in terms of winning and losing. I think every team has to gothrough something like that during a season to be successful. It just hap-pened to be in the 10th game of the year for this team.

Washington has had an excellent year at quarterback, whatimpresses you the most about him?

Probably his poise. If you watch him play, he never shows much emo-tion one way or another. He is greatly improved from a year ago, and hasbecome a key element to this team's success. His confidence level is prettygood, and he has developed into a good leader. The one big thing is thatpeople probably thought he wouldn't be the QB by this time of the season,with Days and the rookie Lee on the team, but Tevin just kept getting bet-ter, and so did the team.

What is your take on Georgia? I wasn't sure they would win 9-straight, but I'm impressed with the

way the players and coaches handled the 0-2 start. While a lot of peoplewanted to write them off, there is way too much talent on that roster to notbounce back and have a great season. Murray is Murray, and I think he'sthe best QB in the SEC, and one of the top 5 or 6 in the country. Defen-sively, they are much improved and have all the elements to be explosiveon both sides of the ball.

What would it mean to Tech's season to beat Georgia?As always, it’s the biggest game on the schedule for the Jackets. That

hasn't changed since I got here in 1995. I think the value of the game hasalso increased for Georgia fans as well. I can tell by the reaction to Bulldogwins in 2009 and 2010, that the Tech game is right there with Florida, whichis good for the game.

Let's talk Falcons, do they make the playoffs? I hope so...the Saints loss might make it tough, but they have a chance

to correct that on December 26. The games with Tampa and Carolina willbe very big, but games like Minnesota and the win at Detroit could also bevery big by the time we get around to the end of the year.

For you personally, is the travel the toughest part of doingboth teams?

Travel only becomes an issue when we get to mid-November, and theFalcons and Tech are underway, and basketball season gets going. Then Ihave things like this weekend, where I'm in Charleston for basketball, thenearly morning flights to Durham for football, etc. The first two-weekends inDecember I'll make conversions from Tech basketball to where the Falconsplay, but after 8-years, it’s pretty normal. The support I have gotten fromboth sides has been incredible and continues to get better as the experiencecontinues.

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Joe’s Cajun Style Beef Tenderloin with as jusThe average beef tenderloin is from 5 to 7 lbs. and there is what is called in the trade silver skin on the tenderloin when you unwrap it out of the cry-o-vac package . You need to trim the silver skin off with a very sharp filet knife. There are little pockets of fat and they will need to be trimmed but leave at least half to baste the meat while it is cooking. Wash and dry the loin and let it dry for about 10-15 minutes then rub with spice mixture. Spice recipe:4 tbl. Tones Cajun season (available at Sam’s Club)2 tbl. Lowery’s season salt2 tbl. spanish paprika1 tbl. unseasoned meat tenderizer1 tbl. garlic powder1 tbl. fresh ground black pepper1 tbl. hot chili powder2 teas. dried basil leaves1 teas. cumin seeds2 teas. oregano leaves1 teas. thyme leaves2 teas. ground chipotle chile pepper Mix well and put in a shaker can. Sprinkle on about half of this for an average 6 lb. loin after the meat has dried. Put the loin in refrigerator (a spare one in the garage works great for this and you can find them for $50 at most yard sales just use it for aging meat, your wife will be happy). Put the loin on a wire rack so that air can easily get all around the meat. I leave it for 3 days and turn it over one or two times a day. It will form a thin crust and have a very pleasant odor to it. Before you put it on a smoker put it out for about 2-3 hours til it reaches room temp. (it is almost impos-sible to get a good looking loin if the center is cooler than the edge when you put it on).

I use cherry or apple wood chips and an old round charcoal smoker and leave it on for 2.5 hours with the heat in the middle of the gauge the whole time. The inside temp should be about 130, this will make the center medium rare the ends medium and the thin tail medium well. You have to remember that when you take it off at center temp of 130 it will continue to gain heat in the center even off the fire. Let it rest at least 20 minutes to let the juices redistribute all over the meat. The as jus is nothing more than Campbells Beef Consommé, Tones Beef Base or Knorr Beef base. I use whatever I have handy and put the liquid in a medium sauce pan on medium heat, add 1 teaspoon soy sauce, 1 teaspoon worcestershire sauce, 1 teaspoon Heinz 57 sauce and stir well then bring to a boil and let simmer for 5 minutes. Mix 2 tablespoon corn starch with cold water and then turn the heat back up to high and mix in corn starch with whisk. Turn heat down after sauce thickens and turn off let sit for 5 minutes and pour in bowl. You can serve this over the meat or to the side. I always slice the tenderloin fairly thin and put the sauce on when I serve the meat. I think if you serve it too thick you miss the really full beef flavor and how tender it is. Buy the best grade of meat you can. The select grade that you see now is what we used to call “no roll” this was the meat that was not marbled enough to grade choice but much better than good. Few people know that eventually 97% of all beef gets graded either choice or select. The select is considered leaner and more healthy but at the expense of taste. Ask your butcher for the tenderloin with the most marbling. I have found that the little difference in price is well worth it.

With Myrna and Loran Smith’s new cookbook ‘Let the Big Dawg Eat...Again!’ hot off the press, it was a real treat to hang out in the kitchen with Myrna and her team this past weekend as they got ready to host their home game Friday night festivities. She and Loran found a treasure named Joe Barnett from Washington, GA to share his culinary talents with fellow bulldogs. His personality is as delicious as his food. Visit guide2athens website to see more of the photo shoot, more of Joe Barnett’s recipes and “how to” for creating an incredible Myrna and Loran Smith tailgate party. Bon appetit- Cheri Leavy

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With Laurens County just a frac-tion more that two hours in drivingtime to Clarke County, there are manytimes when Kathy and Mike Sweat havea “hankering to drive up to Athens.”

More often than not there will be aBulldog sports event taking place, butthey find it refreshing to motor to theClassic City and visit friends and theirfavorite restaurants. “We just feel goodwhen we are in Athens,” says Kathywho is often dropping off somethingfrom her kitchen to a friend in Athens.

Kathy’s daddy, Fillmore Beall, wasa 1940 graduate of the University o fGeorgia, and her uncle Curtis was acheerleader on the Rose Bowl team of1942, but the draft and World War IIinterrupted his college education. Anoutstanding basketball player, Curtisspent time playing for Duke during hisWWII training. He returned to Athensafter the war to complete degree re-quirements and has written a bookabout his UGA and cheerleading days.

If you know Curtis and knew hislate brother, Fillmore, Kathy’s father,you would understand why Kathy andMike take off to visit friends. There hasnever been anybody to practice thegood neighbor policy more than theBealls and the Sweats. Their love of theUniversity has been passed on to chil-dren, grandchildren and cousins. Thereare 40 UGA graduates in the Beall fam-ily.

Mike and Kathy were educators.Mike is a Georgia Southern graduate,but if it is possible, he may be a biggerDawg fan than Kathy, who is a ’69 grad-uate of Georgia with a degree in educa-tion. They were a husband-wife teamin public schools for over 30 years.Mike also added coaching and admin-istrative assignments to his routine.

My daddy and Uncle Coot (Curtis)were always devoted graduates of theUniversity of Georgia,” Kathy explains.“They took great pride in their degreesand were always spreading the goodword about the ‘Dogs. They always en-joyed trips to Athens and they went forvisits when there was not a footballgame going on. I think they are the rea-sons why the rest of us in the family arealways trying to find reasons to go toAthens.”

With retirement, the Sweats admitthat their getting to Athens more oftenis enhanced by having a lot of downtime in their lives for the first time.However, anybody who knows them,knows that they are such loyal fans thatthey want to be where the Bulldog ac-tion is as often as possible. They havehad season tickets in football for years.They try to book as many basketballgames as possible, and you will findthem on campus for gymnastics andbaseball. “We really love baseball in the

spring,” Kathy says.There are those March weekends

when the Sweats come for a triple-header—gymnastics, basketball andbaseball. “Those are the special week-ends when we can work in all thoseevents,” Kathy smiles.

Spring also means the Sweats gar-den begins to produce which meansthere will be garden produce for theirfriends—the good neighbor policy is al-ways in effect with the Sweats. Theylive on a farm about eight miles fromDublin, enjoying country living andcountry cooking to the fullest. Whenyou tailgate with Mike and Kathy at afootball game, you become aware oftheir garden influence.

The Sweats, like all passionate Bull-dog fans, have especially enjoyed thechampionship years. Philmore andCurtis Beall were there for the heydayof Wallace Butts in the forties, includ-ing, as aforementioned, the Rose Bowl.Coach Butts with five bowl invitationsin the forties was known as the “BowlMaster.” After a down turn in thefifties, finished strong with a third Or-ange Bowl appearance in 1959. ThenVince Dooley became the Bulldog coachand bowl games were an annual eventfor Georgia fans. Nobody was more ap-preciative than the Bealls and theSweats who particularly enjoyed Her-schel Walker’s dominating influence oncollege football in the eighties. “Wewere very close to Herschel’s family. Hismother, Christine, worked for us on oc-casion, and we watched Herschel growup.”

Kathy’s mother, Jane, was a publichealth nurse and gave shots to Herscheland his family. Kathy enjoys telling thestory of driving to her mother’s houseone day during a heavy rain. A big SUVwas parked in the yard and had blockedthe entrance to the garage. Kathy wasgrumbling out loud since she couldn’tget inside without getting wet. Finallywhen she made it inside, she foundHerschel sitting and talking with hermother.

“We always knew Herschel was aspecial athlete, but he was a special per-son, too. Dropping by to see mymother is a reflection of what a niceyoung man he always was. My motherreally appreciated his visit,” Kathy says.

When the Sweat’s son, Matt, was alittle boy, he saw Herschel one daywhen he was home and asked if Her-schel would come home with him for aphoto. Matt told Herschel, “I want youto come sit on my bed for a picture so Ican prove to everybody you have beento my house.” Herschel was happy tooblige.

After all, the Sweats were as specialto Herschel and his family as the Walk-ers were to the Sweats.

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one on oneBy Rob Sherrell

You have a Swedish supermodel for a wife, two good-look-ing children, and you drive a Ferrari. So what's next? Well let'sput it this way. I do have a beautiful wife, I do have to beautifulkids, but the Ferrari is long gone. Yep, I'm driving a Volvo thesedays.

Speaking of these days, what are you up to? I was told youand Mats Wilander owned an international clothing company.Can you elaborate on that and anything else you are involvedwith? Well, it's a company we founded in 1994 and we starteddoing baseball caps based on different countries' flags. While that'sstill part of it, we now do more embroidery work on companyclothing. Also, I just got the distribution in Florida for DonnayTennis Rackets. I just started that with a friend of mine from Swe-den about a year ago. Then I keep on playing as much as I can. Ido a lot of corporate outings, charity events, and still play a littlecompetitive tennis.

Now to get into some of your UGA history. In 1985, thenight before the team finals, UCLA's top player Michael Kuresgave an interview stating how satifying it was going to be forhim to beat UGA and all their redneck fans on their home turf.If he had that interview to do over again, do you think he wouldhave possibly toned it down some considering you beat him 6-1, 6-0 in about 40 minutes? A match many consider to be one ofthe quickest oustings in a 1 vs 1 finals ever. Well, I think you justhave to realize you don't say anything like that in Athens whenyou have to go out in front of that crowd the day after. I meanyou have to cover yourself a little bit better than that. He hadn'tsaid that before so it surprised me a little bit that he thought hecould take advantage of the situation and say something like thatknowing he was going to have to whole crown against him plusgo against someone who didn't have a tendency to lose too muchon that court. You just might what to think about saying that inthe local paper because you don't want to dig yourself a whole be-fore you even start playing.

Obviously the UGA crowd can get under people's skin.Case in point is when Rick Leach jumped on top a car in theparking lot and beat it senseless with his tennis racket after a de-moralizing loss. But I heard Clemson went so far as to send aSwedish soccer player of theirs to a match one day to try andheckle you in your native tounge. Well actually what happenedwas this, and this was before anyone knew I could actually playbecause it was one of the first matches I played after arriving atUGA. Anyway, I found out there was a soccer player at Clemsonfrom Sweden and I was actually kind of looking forward to meet-ing him. As it turned out, that guy was actually at the match. Hehad taught many of the tennis fans there a bunch of Swedishwords that they were yelling at me. Pretty much no one thereknew what they were saying, but they were quite abusive andquite loud.

While you did amazing things at UGA, it's amazing youended up here. Can you chart your path from Sweden, to Semi-nole Junior College to UGA? It's a situation where I tell people allthe time it's really too good to be true. To make a really long storyshort, I wanted to go to Old Dominion. I had a friend from Swe-den that went to high school in Virginia Beach and he had an offerfrom ODU. But he had to go back to Sweden. So it was one ofthose things where I thought I could come over and take his spot.But ODU, since I didn't really have any results in Sweden, theyweren't ready to take a chance on me. So they hinted to the jun-ior college in Fla. You know, the one thing I tell people, the per-son I really need to think most for my career is the coach at ODU,Ken Rand. If he would have told me to come to Old Dominion,I don't think there's any way I would have ever reached what I didreach in my career. So, I'm always thankful for Ken Rand not giv-ing me a scholarship. So I got to go to Seminole and the qualityof tennis I played and the quality of players there made me a goodenough player to play D1 tennis and two years at UGA made meget up a couple more levels. And that made me good enoughwhere I could play in the pros. Without college tennis, I would benothing .

One of your 1985 teammates wanted me to ask you howyou even got a scholarship to UGA when a 50 year-old-manbeat you in the first match you ever played on campus? Well,that's another story that probably should be told. Maybe thestatute of limitations has run out. I came up to UGA on a recruit-ing trip and Mr. Ola Malmquist took me out the first night. Heshowed me what Athens was all about. The next day, because Iwasn't allowed to practice with the team due to NCAA rules, theyasked me to just go practice with Joe Frierson, Sr. I hadn't broughtany equipment, so Ola gave me some clothes and an old Prince110 graphite racket that I had never played with. Now I'm not tak-ing anything away from Joe Frierson, Sr. because he was a goodplayer, but I think I could've beaten him with my stuff and notbeing as hungover as I was.

I know how much you love UGA, but there's probably noth-ing in this world that means more to you except maybe familythan Coach Magill. Can you speak a little at your relationshipwith Coach? I think I appreciate him more now than when Iplayed. I think the one thing I admire the most about Coach Mag-ill is probably what he's done now that my career is over. BeforeI went to Georgia, I thought it was a situation where I'd go thereand they would forget me, I'd forget them them, I'd go back toSweden, and that'd be it. That was after two years at JUCO wherethere was no tradition, no football, no big crowds of students com-ing out for games....But I realized fairly quickly coming to Geor-gia that there was no question I would be a Georgia Bulldog forthe rest of my life. That will never go away. I think the fact thatCoach Magill keeps up with most all his players and keeps intouch with them, and the respect he shows all his players afterthey've left school just shows what a great man he is. He amaz-ing. He really is.

You left UGA with a carrer record of something like 146-9,all my research was done drinking with your teammates so that'sabout as close as we could nail it down. However, we all knowyou NEVER lost a match in the NCAA Tournament. How doesit feel to be included in any discussion about the greatest collegetennis player of all time? If I would have played at a D1 schoolfor four years my record would look different. Also, I think if wewouldn't have played the NCAA Tournament at UGA for twoyears the results might look different. If the Falcons would'vedrafted Joe Montana, so would he. Well, the second year at UGAit probably wouldn't have mattered where the tournament wasplayed because of the way I was playing, but my first year at UGAmight have been different. I just can't say. I mean it's got to be dif-ficult for me to argue for someone else. But I also know I waslucky to play the right tournaments on our home courts.....But I'mvery happy with my career and would probably argue I was oneof the better players in the history in that sense.

Well, let's touch on your pro career and some of the instantsuccess. I think you were at one time the fastest guy to ever reacha Grand Slam Final out of college when you faced Lendl in the1986 French Open. That may still be a record, once again myreasearch is not extensive. But I do know in that French Openyou beat Edberg, Becker, and Leconte and two of the matcheswere amazing comebacks. What was it like to enjoy so muchinstant success? The problem I have some times is I have a reallybad memory. I mean it's difficult for me to remember feelings andhow the week was. I can't really remeber the matches either. Youknow I've seen some of them afterwards and I kind of rememberthings, but I'm really bad at remembering point and stuff that hap-pened in that sense. I mean I had had a good career going into theFrench. I was ranked 27 in the world. I had beaten some goodplayers, I had beaten Edberg before. I was very close to beatingBecker. So, I knew that I could play. Not that I thought I was goingto end up in the finals. It was really a situation where I really did-n't care who I was playing against, I just went out and felt likewhatever they hit at me, I was going to hit it back to them. I alsosort of had a good draw because even though some of the hadbeen in Open Finals before, they weren't clay court specialists.They were also the type players I wanted to play against.

You just spoke about how close you had gotten to beat-ing Becker. If memory serves, it was shortly after he had justwon Wimbledon I believe. You got up on him, and he cameback and beat you late. What's the story behind the t-shirt youhad printed?Well, I played him in Indianapolis is '85. I was serv-ing for the match and had 40-0 on my own serve. And then I hadtwo more match points in the same game. So I had a t-shirt madeup the next day that said "I had five match points against BorisBecker" on the front. On the back it said "but I choked!". You'vegot to learn how to lose. You've got to get pissed off about losing,but you’ve got to drop it. You've got to let it go.

Going back to the French Open, do you ever roll Ivan Lendl'shouse since he beat you in the French Open Finals and he's nowyour next door neighbor? I actually practice with him some. He'splaying a little bit of tennis and he's trying to get back in shape. Ieither go over to his place or he comes down here and we hit a lit-tle bit. We always talk about playing a little golf, but that neverhappens. But we have some really good practices.

How does it feel to be the first player to ever get John McEn-roe ejected from a match for unsportsmanship? Well that was aninteresting day. It all happened because of the rule change. Insteadof there being four levels, so to speak, before you got defaulted,they changed the rules for that year to where there were only three.I really didn't even know what was going on when it happened. Ithink he felt like he had one more opportunity because he waslosing in the fourth set and he felt like he could blow off somemore steam. I think he was not aware of the situation because nomatter how upset he got, he always knew where he was standingin a sense of how close he was to getting thrown out.

Back to your college career, your roommate, teammate, and1985 NCAA Tennis Finals Competitor, Gorgeous GeorgeBezecny, said the match was rigged and that's the only reason youwon. Is there anything to that?Well I'm not sure I should say this,but since he brought it up....I kind of psyched him out to a certainextent because he wouldn't stay in the condo that night before. Ihad this pair of light blue Adidas socks that I played with, I think,three times that year. And all three times it was singles finals againsthim. So he knew if I brought out the light blue socks he wouldhave no chance, and I knew that. So I decided to do him a favorand wear white socks. So I think that he had been preparing sohard for going out there and beating someone with blue socks on,that I think I totally threw him off when I came out with whitesocks.

Bezecny also said you guys moved into one of the nicest con-dos in Athens and all you brought to the table was a mattressand a Swedish flag. Is that true? Nothing wrong with that. Thatwas more than I brought to my room down at Seminole Com-munity College. I didn't have the Swedish flag then. I didn't spendanytime there......(Sound of a Swedish super model wife in back-ground). Actually I went to practice and then went home and didmy homework and went to bed.

You played an event at Kenny Rogers' ranch one time andWoody Harrellson was there. You and him had a big time inAthens that night and it landed you a cameo in Cheers. Can youfill in the details on that? It was after I was out of school and oneyear Woody was there. We had a good time together and decidedto go out in Athens. I was fairly well known then, but it wasn't likeanything tumultous going on when I walked in a frat house. Butwhen he walked in, it was unbelievable. It was like the biggest rockstar in the world walking in. It was a lot of fun. But then I went outto LA to play in a tournament. Since I was a big fan of the show Icalled him up. I said I have my coach here and we'd love to comeby and watch you film Cheers if you could get some tickets. He saidthat's not a problem. Then a couple of days later he called me upand said "Why don't you just sit at the bar while we're taping". SoI'm just sitting there. And I think it took like three hours while theytaped. So if you look through this episode and don't know I'm inthere, you probably won't see me. But if you know I'm in there, itmay be like two times you can see my face for like two seconds.

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ne of the premiere events staged by the University of Georgia Alumni Association is theBulldog 100, held each January to recognize the fastest growing businesses that areowned or operated by UGA alumni.

Meredith Carr, Associate Director of Alumni Relations at the university, says theBulldog 100 event has grown bigger and better every year, in the three years of its ex-

istence thus far.“This one coming up in January will be our third Bulldog 100,” she said. “The nominations

for the Bulldog 100 are open from January to June. Once all the nominations are collected, we giveall the applications to an Atlanta-based CPA firm, Gifford, Hillegass and Ingwersen. They collect thegross revenue for each nominated company for the past three years and then they calculate the com-pounded annual growth rate for those years. And that’s how they give us the Bulldog 100, basedon all the companies with the highest growth rate.”

Carr said the 100 companies that eventually make the list don’t find out how they rank untilthe evening of the event.

“Ten UGA students unveil the rankings, one by one, and it’s really an exciting, fantastic event,”she said. “There’s usually up to 500 attendees there and they start unveiling the rankings from 100all the way down to No. 1. This past year, Evoshield was the big winner.”

The businesses that comprise the Bulldog 100 range from small to large, and there’s a widerange of industries on the list, Carr noted.

“It’s just a wonderful program,” she said. “It’s just a great recognition program that celebratesall the great things our alumni are doing.”

Evoshield, LLC was this past year’s winner in the Bulldog 100event, which is staged each year in January by the University ofGeorgia Alumni Association and recognizes the 100 fastest grow-ing businesses owned or operated by UGA alumni. Here, in thisquestion and answer with Bulldawg Illustrated, Evoshield CEOBob Pinckney discusses his company’s finishing in the No. 1 spot.

How was your business nominated for the Bulldog 100?Companies that have been in business for five years or more

are eligible to submit their applications for the Bulldog 100, andone of the guys involved on the alumni board suggested to thefour founders of Evoshield that we might want to apply for this pro-gram and see how we do. Our four founders all graduated fromUGA and, as CEO, I’m also a Georgia graduate. We certainly hadno idea we would do as well as we did. We came in second placethe first year it was held and then were first last year.

What does your business involve?We make high performance protective apparel for athletes.

We’re protecting athletes from eight years to 80. Every major leagueteam has athletes wearing Evoshield and about half of the NFLteams wear Evoshield. And we’re on over 250 college programs …baseball, football, lacrosse, hockey, soccer and softball teams. Wesell to high schools and recreations teams primarily through retailsales.

When were you notified that you made the Bulldog 100?I think they notify you around November but you really don’t

know where you’re ranked until they announce your name at thebanquet. It’s sort of unfair (laughing).

As the alumni association and Georgia students counteddown from 100 to the top business, how anxious were you andat what point did you think you might have a chance to be selectedas the overall winner?

Well, the first year we really had no idea so we were pretty ex-cited to see the names go down and then finish in the No. 2 spot.And then this year when we ended up No. 1, we thought we’d be

in pretty good position based on where we ended up the year be-fore, but we really had no idea we’d be the fastest growing business.

How thrilled were you to receive the award and what doyou think about the University of Georgia Alumni Associationstaging this event each year for UGA graduates and their busi-nesses?

We were absolutely thrilled and excited. It was a fantasticrecognition by the university of what some of its graduates aredoing. It was a testament to the creativity of the four founders thatstarted Evoshield and a testament to the hard work of the rest ofthe team at Evoshield to keep it growing strong and to makeEvoshield a major player in the sporting world. Being in this busi-ness is dealing with celebrities because you’re dealing with some ofthe top athletes in the country that wear Evoshield.

It’s fantastic what the alumni council has put together to rec-ognize businesses run or started by UGA graduates. It’s great for theschool, the region, the state and the country.

UGA Alumni Association’s Bulldog 100Annual event recognizes best businesses owned by Georgia grads

Evoshield CEO Bob Pinckney is extremely proud of his company being recognized as last year’s top business

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Last year’s Bulldog 100 winner was Evoshield LLC. Pictured from left are Bob Pinckney (EvoshieldCE0), UGA Alumni Association executive director, Deborah Dietzler and Vic Sullivan

Greeks Give BackBy Janell Niederriter, Ashley Hanna and Pierce Persons

Bulldawg Illustrated interns share their favorite philanthropic events at the University of Georgia. More at www.bulldawgillustrated.com

Each spring Kappa Kappa Gamma puts on the annual Crawfish Boil. Everyone is invited to come to the lawn of Kappa for endless amounts of food, good music, and socializing. Benji Davis Projects played two years ago, and last year Mama’s Love played for the event. Ali Pleiman, the Philanthro-py Chair did a wonderful job of planning a suc-cessful night. With the help of sending letters out to request donations and the support of familyand friends that attended the even, Kappa Kappa Gamma was able to raise around $54,000 to donate to St. Jude’s Children Research Hospital. Being able to help the children, who at such a young age are battling cancer, is a cause that Kap-pa Kappa Gamma is passionate about. Although the cause is a bit sad, the actual Crawfish boil isfilled with fun, entertainment, and great memo-ries. Everyone should come out and support Kappa Kappa Gamma this coming April.

Kappa Alpha Theta held its first annual CASA Carnival this fall. All proceeds benefitted Athens-Oconee Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA), which gives a voice to abused and neglected children caught up in the legal system. Theta served hamburgers and hotdogs, as well as traditional carnival snacks including popcorn, cotton candy and snow cones. They also had live music playing by Jukebox, a dunking booth and face painting.

Now maybe there is a slight bias because I am a Chi Omega, but Dawgs for a Cause is one of my favorite events of the year. We grill out hot dogs and hamburgers on our front lawn and this year local band, Chromazone, performed as well. We held our annual fall philanthropy event in an honor of a member of the Athens community this past September. All proceeds from the evening were donated to Shelley Olin, who was injured earlier in the year when a drunk driver reversed into her car. Chapter President Loftin Johnson said, “It was exciting to see how many people came out to support us and more importantly, to help Shelley Olin. It’s nice to be a part of a com-munity that is so willing to help its members and I’m extremely proud of our chapter for helping even in a small way.” I think this event was defi-nitely a great way to give back to a place that has given all of us so much over the years and it was nice to see our contribution helping one of our fellow community members when they needed it most.

Kappa Kappa Gamma’s - Pierce Persons

Kappa Alpha Theta’s CASA Carnival - Janell Niederriter

Chi Omega’s Dawgs for a Cause - Ashley Hanna


On a day when the offense was as flat as the Sanford Bridgeat the west end of the stadium, the Georgia Bulldogs rode anothervaliant defensive effort and Blair Walsh’s four field goals Saturday totopple upset-minded Kentucky 19-10 and capture their first SECEastern Division championship since 2005.

The win was the Bulldogs’ ninth straight (longest streak since unbeaten1982 regular season), lifted Georgia to 9-2 on the year and a final 7-1 in theconference and sent Mark Richt’s team on to the SEC Championship game onDec. 3 against the Western Division winner … either LSU, Alabama orArkansas.

First for the Dogs, of course, is the state championship game against theGeorgia Tech Yellow Jackets, which arrives at high noon Saturday at BobbyDodd Stadium.

The offense that blew Auburn out of the stadium the previous Saturdaysimply couldn’t capture any consistency against a Wildcat defensive unit thatwould surrender only one touchdown to the Bulldogs, a seven-yard pass fromAaron Murray to Marlon Brown on the first play of the fourth quarter. Thatscore, at long last, finally gave Georgia a bit of breathing room at 19-10 and withTodd Grantham’s fourth rated-in-the-nation defense shutting Kentucky (4-7,1-6) out in the second half, the nine-point margin would stand up until thegame’s end.

Prior to the Murray-to-Brown hookup, which came after Johnny-on-the-spot Jarvis Jones separated Wildcats quarterback Maxwell Smith from the ballat the Kentucky 10 and linebacker Christian Robinson recovered, Georgia’sonly points were provided by Walsh as the senior booted field goals of 39, 39.25 and 39 yards again, the last one coming with just 48 seconds left in the firsthalf and handing the Bulldogs a shaky 12-10 lead at intermission.

Head coach Richt, who did a belly-flop slide in the locker room celebra-tion after earlier getting the traditional Power-Ade dousing on the sidelines,was just thankful and relieved the Bulldogs finished the game with more pointsthan the Wildcats.

“It’s just hard to win nine games in a row, period, and I’m thankful thatwe did,” said Richt. “After we lost the South Carolina game (after opening set-back against Boise State) I left the game encouraged. You don’t want to be en-couraged when you lose but I was encouraged that as we moved forward, wecould win,” he said. “I knew we had good players and good coaches. Everygame was like a playoff game and we needed every single one of them to getback to the Dome. I’m just proud of everybody. We could have easily quit, wecould have pointed fingers and found a way to fall apart but this team nevergave up on the coaches and the coaches never gave up on the players. Now, toget a chance to go back to that building and redeem ourselves for the way weplayed the last time (against Boise), well, it’s just a blessing.”

Richt was especially proud of the defense and special teams play.“It was a team victory, everybody had to do their part,” he said. “I thought

the special teams did a great job. (Drew) Butler had a great game with his puntsand Walsh was perfect on his field goals. And our defense again played great.The defense stoned them in the second half, they finished with just 23 netyards and that’s fantastic. They (Cats) didn’t throw the ball well, either. We hadtwo picks and other than their one touchdown, our guys played fantastic,”Richt reiterated.

“Our offense struggled holding on to the ball, just sloppy things that canget you beat. Our offense made some plays but, certainly, it was not a cleangame on that side of the ball. Brandon Harton had to come through for us(after Isaiah Crowell again left the game after the opening series with an ankleinjury) and even though the ball came out a couple of times, he got over 100

yards rushing (career-high 101 on 23 carries), and Ken Malcome also got inthere and ran hard,” added Richt.

What WorkedDefense, defense and more defense. Without this again brilliant showing

by Grantham’s gladiators, South Carolina, rather than the Bulldogs, is todaygoing back to the SEC title game. As Richt noted, the Georgia defense limitedthe Wildcats to just the 23 yards net rushing and only 142 passing. The But-ler-Walsh kicking duo was also superb under great pressure heaped on theirheads.

What Didn’t WorkAfter its stellar performance in the rout of Auburn, the Georgia offensive

line simply couldn’t handle the Kentucky defensive front. But after a very shakyfirst half, the Dogs up front did create a little more room in the second half forHarton and Malcome. And Murray, after being on fire with nine TD passesagainst New Mexico State and Auburn, struggled mightily without a consis-tent running game with many of his throws sailing high over his receivers’heads. Harton and Malcome also fumbled the ball away four times, losing threeof them. In no form or fashion can the Georgia offense play like this againstGeorgia Tech and in the SEC title game, that is, and come away with a victory.

Top PerformersSophomore linebacker Alec Ogletree led the sterling defensive effort with

eight tackles including one sack, while Jarvis Jones, Shawn Williams and BacarriRambo followed closely with seven stops each. Jones ran his season sack totalto 12.5 (third in nation entering game) with 2.5 sacks against the Cats. MichaelGilliard also notched a sack while Cornelius Washington recorded a half sackas the Bulldogs got to UK quarterback Smith five times total. Branden Smithreturned a pass interception 53 yards to set up one of Walsh’s field goals andBrandon Boykin also had a pick. There was Walsh with his four field goals andButler, with his 47.5 yards average on four punts, one which was downed atthe UK one-yard line by Blake Sailors. Freshman Quintavius Harrow alsocaused a Wildcat fumble on the kickoff that kicker Brandon Bogotay recovered.

Offensively, the Bulldogs were checked to 155 yards rushing and 162passing by Murray (16-29, 1 TD, 1Int.). Freshman Malcolm Mitchell led thereceivers with four catches for 26 yards while Orson Charles and Tavarres Kinghad three receptions each, Charles for 40 yards and King for 24.

“It’s a victory,” said Murray. “We didn’t play great, but it’s great to get backto Atlanta. We’re excited. We have our game at Georgia Tech first, but we’re def-initely blessed (to be back in the SEC Championship game) this year. It’s a greatfeeling.”

Game rewind: Dawgs 19, Kentucky 10By Murray Poole

Kevin Butler, former University of Georgia legendarykicker and a member of the Georgia radio broadcastteam, will each week during the 2011 football seasonselect his offensive, defensive and special teams play-ers of the week for Bulldawg Illustrated. Here are But-ler’s selections and reasons why for the Bulldogs’ 19-10win over Kentucky.

OFFENSE – Redshirt sophomore tailback Bran-don Harton, who filled in for injured starter Isa-iah Crowell and rushed for 101 yards on 23carries in the hard-fought win over the Wildcats.“Brandon stepped up for a second game in a seasonwhere the tailback position is undefined because of in-juries,” said Butler. “He ran hard, gaining 101 yards,and however we can get that 101 yards it’s importantfor a Mark Richt-coached team because Georgia is abetter team at that point. Brandon put the ball on theground a couple of times but it was something weovercame as an offense. (Aaron) Murray was not assuccessful as he has been and Brandon provided thespark for the offense we needed badly.”

DEFENSE – Sophomore inside linebacker AlecOgletree, who led the Bulldogs in tackles witheight and had a sack as the Georgia defense lim-ited Kentucky to the 10 points, 23 yards rush-ing and 142 passing.“Alec just brings a dynamic for us and an air of confi-dence to our linebacking corps,” said Butler. “He’s a verystrong tackler, he gets up the field very quickly andmeets the running back at the line of scrimmage. Hisplay has been a key factor in our defense being rankedfourth in the country. Alec’s play in the linebacker corpswill determine the outcome of the Georgia-GeorgiaTech game this weekend.”

SPECIAL TEAMS – Senior placekicker BlairWalsh, who was a perfect 4-for-4 on field goalattempts including kicks of 39, 39, 25 and 39yards.“Blair was one of the premier kickers in the NCAA com-ing into this season,” said Butler. “He has certainly dealtwith his adversity this year of multiple misses and hasbattled back through competition in practice and in thegames. His four field goals against Kentucky was thedifference in the game and it renewed confidence inBlair from his own standpoint as well as built confi-dence back in his coaches and his teammates. Thenext three games, Blair will play a vital part in theteam’s offensive success and it’s good to have himback.”

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What looked like a ho-hum weekend, with everyone fattening up for the Thanksgiving extravaganzas, turned out to be a good one.There were major upsets in the Big XII, an escape or two from big boys, and SEC muscle flexing. It’s tough to argue right now againstLSU, Alabama and Arkansas being the three best teams in the country. What a weekend it is going to be, so many major rivalries and ti-tles on the line. And 2011 proves yet again that it takes forever for football to get here, and then it just flies right on by.

1. LSU – The Tigers have won three national championships in their history,two over the last decade. But if this team can run the table, the Fightin’ Tigers of2011 will go down as the best in school history. LSU has been awesome againstan insanely tough schedule. Now comes another awfully tough test with Arkansasin Baton Rouge. Through the years, this has annually been one of the SEC’s best bat-tles.

2. Alabama – The Crimson Tide took care of Division I-AA power GeorgiaSouthern and now the attention turns to the Iron Bowl – as if attention isn’t paidto this one 365 days a year. After suffering one of the most heart-breaking lossesin school history to their hated rival last year, Nick Saban will have the Crimson Tidesquarely focused and ready to put up a big number.

3. Arkansas – It sets up as one of the biggest games in Razorbacks history.If Arkansas wins, the Hogs share the SEC West Championship. With some breaks,who knows? This game has been a classic for years, but LSU has been awesome allyear.

4. Stanford – Andrew Luck had another fine performance, and the Cardi-nal pulled out a victory in the Big Game after losing one of the biggest games inschool history. When Stanford has the running game going, the Cardinal is verytough to slow down.

5. Oklahoma State – Stricken again by tragedy, the people of OklahomaState have been shaken and the world of college athletics grieves for them. Withtheir hearts broken, Oklahoma State’s excellent football team fell for the first time,as Iowa State pulled off one of its biggest wins in their school history.

6. Houston – The perfect season continues for the Cougars, as does the as-sault on the NCAA record book. Case Keenum now holds the record for the mostcareer completions in college football history.

7. Virginia Tech – The Hokies survived a scare from North Carolina, butpulled it out and improved to 10-1. Surprising Virginia is on deck and then comesan ACC Championship Game rematch with Clemson in Charlotte.

8. Boise State – Kellen Moore and the Broncos had another big offensivenight, downing San Diego State 52-35. With everything that happened, that crip-pling loss to TCU just may have cost Boise State a once in a lifetime shot at thewhole thing.

9. South Carolina – The Gamecocks can cap off one of their greatest regu-lar seasons ever against Clemson Saturday. Despite losing the magnificent MarcusLattimore to injury, the ‘Cocks have fought and hung tough. 10-2 and two straightyears of wins over Georgia, Florida and Tennessee is something special in Colum-bia.

10. Southern Cal – Matt Barkley and Robert Woods are one of college foot-ball’s top passing combo’s. The Trojans got beaten badly by Arizona State, but theonly other loss is the heart-breaker to Southern Cal. Beating Oregon is a mighty bigaccomplishment for USC.

11. Oregon – A wayward field goal cost the Ducks overtime and a shot at acomeback victory they had no business getting. Southern Cal dominated. Han-dling success is not easy, and Oregon was sky high after that beat-down of Stanford.

12. Oklahoma – Robert Griffin III put on a show and the Sooners had no an-swer. What was looking like the biggest Oklahoma – Oklahoma State game everis still big, but it doesn’t have the national title implications.

13. Kansas State – The Wildcats impressive season continued with a bigwin over Texas. Kansas State, like most of the Big XII has a very impressiveoffense. The Bill Snyder story is pretty amazing.

14. Georgia – After blasting Auburn 45-7 the week prior, the Bulldogs re-ally struggled in a 19-10 win over Kentucky, the SEC’s second worst team.But its nine straight wins and now Tech in the biggest game of all. Georgia’sdefense has played great for the last month.

15. Clemson – Clemson had its Clemson game. With South Carolina ondeck and then the ACC Championship Game, the Tigers went out and playedjust awful against North Carolina State. It was an embarrassing loss.

16. Penn State – Winning in Columbus is a big deal. Especially whenyou consider the decade of dominance the Buckeyes enjoyed under Jim Tres-sel. Now comes one of Penn State’s biggest games since joining the Big Ten– Wisconsin in Madison. A win, and Penn State plays for the Big Ten cham-pionship.

17. Michigan State – Last season, Michigan State went 11-1 and sharedthe Big Ten title before getting blown out by Alabama in the Capital OneBowl. The Spartans have come back strong at 9-2, with a shot at 10 and thenthe Big Ten Championship Game.

18. Wisconsin – After dropping a pair of heart-breakers, Wisconsin hasgotten back in the Big Ten race. It all comes down to Saturday. If the Badg-ers beat Penn State in Madison, then its on to the first ever Big Ten champi-onship game for a rematch with Michigan State.

19. TCU – Gary Patterson has done great things in Cow Town, and TCUis enjoying another outstanding season – well on its way to 10-plus winsagain. That victory over Boise State is huge for the history books.

20. Ga. Tech – The Yellow Jackets offense got cooking in a 38-31bounce-back win over Duke. Tech will put it all on the line Saturday after-noon on the flats, as Georgia comes to town. The Jackets would love to spoilthe Bulldogs season and put up a billboard with the final score for all of theGeorgia people to see the following week and month.

21. Baylor – What a night it was for the Bears, who beat Oklahoma ina 45-38 shootout. Robert Griffin III is just amazing. If he played for a tra-ditional powerhouse, he’d be the Heisman frontrunner.

22. Michigan – The Wolverines have been awfully tough in the bighouse this season. Brady Hoke has Michigan playing inspired football.Granted it’s not the mid-90’s, but anytime a program blows out Nebraska, it’sa big deal.

23. Virginia – Those Wahoos are sitting at 8-3, arguably the surpriseteam in the country. A 14-13 upset victory over Florida State was huge Sat-urday night, and they’d love a cherry on top with the Hokies this weekend.

24. Auburn – The Tigers will be aiming for a major upset in the IronBowl to derail Bama’s re-match, big picture championship hopes. But it’sgoing to be tough. Auburn’s road schedule this season was just brutal.

25. Notre Dame – As usual, Boston College played the Fighting Irishvery tough. They’ve beaten Notre Dame a bunch through the years. But theIrish have pushed it to 8-3 and now they have a shot at a signature win overStanford.

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What is it going to be?

Gruff & GrumpBy Chad White and Al Hickson

Five Things to Love About the Dawgs

1. Playing in the Dome with a chance for some hardware

2. #1 should count twice. So, again, playing in the dome with a chancefor some hardware

3. Jarvis Jones. As we have said before, he is the most talented line-backer in the Mark Richt era. He should be a runaway winner for SEC De-fensive Player of the Year. If this guy cooks, he does everything. Kudos toyou Jarvis Jones. You are an animal.

4. The defense is playing well. We are not ready to sign off as a domi-nant defense yet. We need to see what we can do when a good offensecomes back around. But, against the teams that we have played since weektwo, we have looked very good.

5. The rebound kids. When all seemed wrong, they have reboundedwith a nine game winning streak. That is the longest in the Mark Richt era.Granted, this has been an easy stretch of schedule without a really good teamon it. But, as we have now seen around the country, those types of gamesdo not guarantee victory.

Five Things the Dawgs Must Do Better to Win Out

1. Protect the football.

2. Show up each week as an entire team ready to play football.

3. Play more consistently on offense. There may be a game our defensecan not hold the other team to under two touchdowns. The offense will haveto score points and get more consistent play from its stars.

4. Get tougher and become more reliable at the running back position.A player can not be great from the bench, regardless the reason.

5. Play disciplined and determined football. The nerds are coming andif we do this, we will whip them. If we do not, that offense they have can beatteams a heap more talented than they are. Whoever the representative fromthe West is will have weapons and coaches that will make us pay if we aresloppy and not ready.

What is it gonna be boys? As always, we are behind you.

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