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The Transfer of John Dewberry
In 1981, Milton High School's senior quarterback John Dewberry signed up to play for Vince Dooley's Georgia Bulldogs. Dewberry had enjoyed a fairly competitive recruitment between Dooley and Bill Curry but decided to go the Dog route "handing the ball off to Herschel". Dewberry's first season in...
Kentucky Football: Which Running Backs Will Hit the Gaps for the 'Cats in 2011?
This is the third in a series of posts breaking down the Kentucky Wildcat football team, position by position. For the first two installments go here: quarterback, wide receiver. Joker Phillips has many challenges facing him as he enters his second season as the man in charge of the Kentucky...
It's Time to Take the Georgia Bulldogs 2011 College Football Preseason Quiz!
We are within a month of the 2011 college football season, and, frankly, we’re not yet in preseason form. No, I’m not referring to the Georgia Bulldogs; they seem to be doing fine so far, but we in the blogosphere need to step it up a notch in order to be prepared for the fall campaign. Inasmuch as...
Georgia Bulldogs 2011 Season Preview: The Georgia Tech Game
(Author’s Note: Before you begin reading this posting, please make sure your sense of humor has been placed in the "on" position. There will be humor in this posting. This will be your final warning before the humor begins. Dawg Sports is not responsible for your inability to take a joke. Please...
Thursday Night Dawg Bites: "Practice? We're Talkin' 'Bout Practice!" Edition
The Georgia Bulldogs are back on the practice field, the season opener is 30 days away, and I, for one, am ready for some football. Here is this evening’s rundown, to get you up to speed on events of note in Bulldog Nation: All right, you’re jacked about it, so let’s go ahead and start with the...
Georgia Tech vs. Air Force Re-visiting The 1979 Game
The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets have played the Air Force Academy Falcons three times overall before the upcoming Independence Bowl held in Shreveport, Louisiana. All three games came during the Pepper Rodgers era, specifcally 1977, 1978, and 1979. The Jackets played Air Force in a 2-for-1 special....
SEC Power Poll (Week Twelve): Nothing in These Rankings Will Make Georgia Bulldogs Fans Feel Thankful
It was an exciting yet ultimately uneventful Saturday in the Southeastern Conference, as a couple of upsets almost happened but didn’t. Accordingly, the SEC Power Poll looks much the same as it looked last week. Here, from first to worst, are the twelve teams of the SEC: 1. Auburn Tigers (11-0):...
Don't Bet On It!: Week Twelve College Football Forecasts Around the SEC
Because this recurring bit has been somewhat sporadic lately, I should begin by stating that, yes, "Don’t Bet On It!" remains a regular segment around this parts, a proposition I plan to prove by predicting the outcomes of this week’s slate of Southeastern Conference contests. As was reported the...
From Bryant to Saban: Alabama's 25 Years in the Wilderness
In the wake of Alabama's victory over the Texas Longhorns in the BCS National Championship Game last January, the comparisons between Paul W. Bryant and Nick Saban have been pretty much constant. While there are certainly similarities between the two men's approach to the profession, it seems...
Ranking The Last 100 Years of Alabama Football
In 1958 Paul W. Bryant returned to the University of Alabama to begin rebuilding the football program he once played for. He was 45 years old and had been a head coach at three different schools leading them all to new heights of success. But the National Championship had eluded him. He started...
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