If Georgia coach Mark Richt is upset about the two timeouts called by Florida in the final minute of last year’s 49-10 loss, he’s not admitting it.

Call the silence avoiding bulletin board fodder or just a facade in place of true feelings, but Richt isn’t caving in.

“I don’t know about the guys individually,” he said. “There may be some guys who are more worried about that. I’m more concerned about this game, this plan, this team. I’ve been focusing on the preparation for this game.”

Many labeled the unnecessary timeouts called by Gator’s coach Urban Meyer as revenge for Georgia’s well documented mass celebration after a touchdown two years ago.

With the back-and-forth unsportsmanlike gimmicks adding to an already seething rivalry, Richt denied any lingering thoughts about years past.

“I think every season has its own issues,” Richt said. “We certainly have ours and they don’t have many. Any issues they have, they’ve been able to solve with victories. I think we are most concerned about what it’s going to take to win the ballgame more than anything else.”

Richt said he doesn’t see the need for “extra motivation” in a game against Florida. Contrast that sentiment to Meyer’s reaction in ’07. He used Georgia’s celebration in the offseason to fuel a national championship run.

“That wasn’t right,” Meyer wrote in his book published after the ’07 season. “It was a bad deal. And it will forever be in the mind of Urban Meyer and in the mind of our football team.”

Meyer, in the third person, used the word forever.

Richt, at least on the record, says, “I just don’t think we

need that,” when asked about extra motivation a second time.

But Georgia players say they remember how it felt, down by 39 and subjected to the clock stopping twice.

The stoppage left more time to stand in humiliation, watching Gator chomps, Florida quarterback Tim Tebow waving towels and pondering what-ifs.

“I mean it’s going to motivate you,” said Georgia linebacker Rennie Curran. “You don’t want to let it happen again. They used our celebration to create fire in the offseason, and we’ve done the same thing this offseason.”

Richt is staying diplomatic, but his players couldn’t hold the grudge in.

“It is a big motivating factor,” said safety Bryan Evans. “We have it hanging up in the locker room and every time we see his hands in that time out position it reminds us of what happened last year and hopefully that can drive us as a team. We will never forget that image, and that is something that we don’t want to experience again.”

When the Dogs’ face No. 1

Florida is ranked No. 1 heading into the weekend formerly known as the “World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party” for the third time in series history.

The Bulldogs’ upset the top-ranked Gators in 1985 but were steamrolled in ’96 as Florida went on to a national championship.

This season the Gators were preseason No. 1 and have held the top spot.

“They are No. 1 in the nation with a 17-game winning streak,” Richt said. “No one’s had a lot of success versus Florida lately.”

Georgia is 1-2 all time against No. 1 ranked opponents.

Staying familiar on the offensive line

There was speculation there could be a shakeup along the Bulldogs’ offensive line during the byweek, after a subpar first half of the season.

Richt dispelled the notion Tuesday.

“We really don’t have a lot of choices, so I don’t see a lot of change there,” he said.

“The guys that have been playing will continue to play. We may move them around a little bit, but I’m not even sure of that. But the same guys will play that are playing-the two Davises (Josh and Chris), Cordy (Glenn), (Vince) Vance, (Clint) Boling, Ben Jones and (Justin Anderson). They will all play.”