DawgsOnline
Since 1995 - Insightful commentary on the Georgia Bulldogs

Post Thanksgiving weekend leftovers

Monday December 1, 2008
  • Waiting for us in the mailbox Saturday evening was the Hartman Fund renewal envelope. Talk about perfect timing. Somehow I don’t see 10,000+ points as the cutoff for new season tickets next year.
  • Aside from Massaquoi’s afternoon, the one good memory I’ll take away from the game was the block that Chapas threw to spring Moreno around the end for his touchdown run. It was Tony-Milton-2002-Kentucky good.
  • Speaking of Chapas, his contribution this year was a bright spot. He answered the call and really set himself up as the next Georgia fullback. But what ever happened to Southerland? Was his conditioning just shot after the injury kept him off his feet for so long? Southerland played and contributed where he could – even at tight end in certain packages – but surely this isn’t the way most of us thought and hoped it would end for him.
  • Either Lane Kiffin stole HeismanPundit’s girlfriend once, or Tennessee will be looking for another new coach in a few years. HP first warned athletic directors back in September and has continued to beat the drum since. No punches pulled there.
  • Clemson’s new coach also fails to impress. It comes off like a cross between Bill Stewart and Ray Goff. He’s regarded as a recruiter, young, liked by his players, and has embraced his school’s traditions, but the win over South Carolina sure seems a lot like Stewart’s win over Oklahoma last year. I look at it this way – if Swinney were in the same assistant position at, say, his alma mater Alabama, would he even register on a Clemson coaching search?
  • If Georgia has a kindred spirit this year, it’s Missouri. The Tigers started the season around the top 5, didn’t have to play Texas Tech or Oklahoma in the regular season, and still finished 9-3 giving up 40 points to a 7-5 team in their last game and loss. Yet they’re playing for a conference title this weekend.

Comments Comments

Comments (2)

2 Responses to 'Thanksgiving weekend leftovers'

Subscribe to comments with RSS

  • brad

    December 2nd, 2008
    11:22 am

     

    I was wondering the same thing about Southerland. I don’t know if he still isn’t 100% physically or his conditioning has suffered. Chapas gives me great hope for the future at fullback, though. And you are right, his block was awesome.

  • Ally

    December 2nd, 2008
    4:37 pm

     

    At least Swinney learned from the mistakes that got Bowden fired – he just canned Vic Koennig.

    That makes him smarter than Bowden – and possibly Richt.