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Best and Worst of Saturday

BEST OF SATURDAY  Best team in the SEC: LSU, who dominated Georgia in the 34-13 win Saturday night. The Tigers were better than the Bulldogs on offense, defense and special teams.  Best individual performance: Justin Vincent, who refused to be tackled by the Georgia defense en route to 202 rushing yards, which included [...]

Bulldogs to play in Capital One Bowl

After the bowl picture shook itself out Sunday, Georgia got a measure of good news — no trip back to Atlanta. The Bulldogs are going to the Capital One Bowl (formerly called the Citrus Bowl) in Orlando to face Purdue — not the Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl for a rematch with Clemson, as many had feared. [...]

Tiger win, Sooner loss messes up BCS

By the time LSU’s fans began chanting their desire to play USC in the Sugar Bowl, their football team had finished making its case on the FieldTurf of the Georgia Dome. The Tigers dismantled Georgia Saturday and proved exactly what needed to be proven — that LSU was a better team. Not just a little [...]

Sports editor picks Dogs, bids Georgia adieu

Today is a sad day for me. I never wanted this day to come, but inevitably, I knew it would. This is my last column for The Red & Black. I’m graduating in a couple of weeks, and I will soon set foot on that long, gray line of full-time career employment — hopefully. So [...]

Dogs, Tigers fight again in Atlanta

Georgia will get a rare shot at revenge Saturday night against LSU in an SEC championship game of utmost importance. The game will have significant implications, as Saturday’s loser will be knocked out of the Bowl Championship Series’ top five. The third-ranked Tigers beat the No. 5 Bulldogs 17-10 Sept. 20 in Baton Rouge, but [...]

BCS rankings put importance on SEC title game

Although Georgia stayed at No. 7 in the Bowl Championship Series rankings, a win over third-ranked LSU Saturday night would likely jump the Bulldogs to No. 4 heading into the bowl games. Assuming second-ranked Southern California beats Oregon State Saturday, a Georgia win would jump the Dogs over No. 6 Texas and No. 5 Ohio [...]

SEC game offers chance for Dogs’ redemption

Well, everything worked out for Georgia in the end. The Dogs (10-2) expectedly handled Georgia Tech, Tennessee expectedly beat Kentucky (but had an unexpectedly hard time doing so) and Florida State got a little officiating help and beat Florida. There still may technically be a three-way tie atop the SEC East, but Georgia is clearly [...]

Best and Worst of Saturday

BEST OF SATURDAY  Best red zone performance of the year: Georgia’s offense went 5-of-6 in the red zone Saturday. Most importantly, however, the Bulldogs scored four touchdowns.  Best true freshman playing Saturday in Atlanta: Kregg Lumpkin, who outshined former high school teammate and Georgia Tech quarterback Reggie Ball. Lumpkin ran for one touchdown, [...]

Bulldogs may still have shot at BCS

Although Georgia dropped a spot in the latest Bowl Championship Series rankings to No. 7, the Bulldogs’ bowl game possibilities still are quite strong. BCS RANKINGS 1. Oklahoma 1.90 2. USC 6.89 3. LSU 9.04 4. Michigan 10.25 5. Ohio State 14.57 6. Texas 14.98 7. Georgia 15.06 8. Tennessee 17.97 9. Florida State 21.76 [...]

Old rivals tangle yet again

In the spirit of Thanksgiving, please allow me to share just a few things I’m thankful for. I’m thankful for college football, any football on natural grass, autumn in Athens, turkey, big-screen televisions, the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show, finding the hat I lost at Georgia-Florida, not being a student at Florida (or anywhere else, for [...]

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