Welcome To The Red and Black

Before I begin blogging about all that is Georgia Football I thought that I would create a welcome letter of sort for the future readers of this blog. The title is after The Red and Black which I borrowed from the university's campus newspaper. This is not a newspaper. This is a blog about the red and black that storms the plains of Sanford Stadium every weekend. It is about the continuing pride and tradition that is bestowed to the most loyal fans in all of college football. You may like what I say or hate it, but it's my blog. I am one of the most loyal fans of the Georgia Bulldogs...I am passionate and will always write form the heart. Enjoy.

As I begin this blog our beloved dawgs are at a pivotal point in the season. We are in familiar territory as we travel to Vanderbilt with a 3-3 record. If you recall, we were in a similiar position in 2007 after a disappointing 35-14 loss in Tennessee. At 4-2 we rallied together to win 6 straight games including a 42-30 upset of #9 Florida and thrashing the #18 Auburn Tigers 45-20 in the infamous "Blackout" game. #22 Kentucky also fell victim between the hedges 24-13. Although the dawgs were left out of the national championship game, they capped off a six game winning streak with a dominating 41-10 victory over #10 Hawaii in the Sugar Bowl. In that game, the dawgs picked off heisman hopeful Colt Brennan four times and set a bowl record with a ridiculous seven sacks.

Earlier this week the team had a players only meeting to discuss the season and where they go from here. Many seniors spoke including wide receiver Khris Durham and defensive tackle Jeff Owens. Among the juniors who spoke were strong saftey Reshad Jones and linebacker Rennie Curran. A similiar meeting was held by the team following the loss to Tennesse in 2007.

Can the Dawgs make a run like they did in 2007? We will see how they respond this Saturday when they travel to Vanderbilt. Many predict the Commodors to keep it close with a stingy defense ranked #22 in the country. Vanderbilt is coming off a disappointing loss to Army where two touchdowns were called back on penalties and the Commodors were held four straight downs in the redzone during overtime.

I believe the dawgs can win decisively if they eliminate the turnovers and find their identity on offense. True freshamn Washaun Ealy showed flashes of athleticism as he saw the field for the first time last week against Tennessee. He broke the Georgia state record with 46 touchdowns and finished his senior season wit 2,828 yards. Richt commented that Ealy would get some more touches this weekend.

With #1 Florida lurking in a few weeks, this is the perfect opportunity for the bulldogs to fix some issues on both sides of the ball and create some momentum against a struggling Vanderblt football team. Then, it is a much needed bye week to rest up before traveling to Jacksonville to fame the #1 team in the country...so let us not give up on the dawgs yet, we've been here before. Welcome to the Red and Black and GO DAWGS!!