I was forced to watch Top Gun earliar tonight. It's a great movie. Who doesn't like a sweaty Tom Cruise? Oh, that's right, I don't. My 4 year old cousin would bitch slap that dude. I once knew somebody that believed in scientology, he talked about it all the time and he loved it. Too bad for Oklahoma City Ted Kazinski was also crazy.
Great news for everyone else, watching Top Gun gave me a great idea. Who actually enjoys the song "Highway to the Danger Zone?" Nobody, that's who. Where are you going with this? You ask. This is where. Best new drinking game of 2K8. Watch Top Gun and every time the song comes on, take a shot. You won't be able to walk after the movie.
Believe me, Biff told me.
Saturday, September 6, 2008
Friday, September 5, 2008
Is it just me...
Or does new Republican Vice Presidential Candidate Sarah Palin strongly resemble West Canaan Coyote's sex ed teacher Miss Davis
This week our #2 ranked Dawgs take on the fighting Chippewa's of Central Michigan. Is it just me or does saying Chippewa make you want to punch Tim McGraw in the neck? Learn to sing a song, Indian Outlaw.
Big matchup for us as far as the defensive back 7 is concerned. CMU brings in Dan LeFevour, which of course is Spanish for "the Fever," and his 5,000 all-purpose yards and 50+ TD's from a year ago. Is it just me or didn't the Dawgs donkey punch the last QB we played with similar stats? (yes, that means you Tebow). Rennie Curran will hit LeFevour so hard he won't be able to do the rain dance at their next tribal meeting.
The Chippewa (watch it McGraw) starting defensive front averages a weight that comes in just under that of Manute Bol. They should offer Rosie O'Donnell, that is the only way to beef them up. Their OLB's weigh 190. Is it just me or did we just take a ride in the Delorean back to 1955? Fire up the Flux Capacitor, 1980 here we come (foreshadowing included).
The Dawgs will put on a performance that is worthy of a Mythical National Championship contender. Bombs away from Stafford as we continue to look for a consistent receiving threat and excellence from the D as we look to establish a dominant pass rusher. Late game vagumic pounding by our OL will once again give future Heisman winner Caleb King nice stats. The Fever puts some points on the board a la Georgia Southern in mop up duty but this game will be over by the 4th, which makes this years edition of the Dawgs different than year's past.
DawgsOnTop 45-17.
Believe me, Biff told me.
Yes Elliot, boner is good.
I'm a new contributor here at DawgsOnTop and I want to start out be letting it be known that at no time will my blogs be laced with either truth or fact. I would advise you to avoid believing everything that I post. Unless of course some of it is true, then you should definitely believe it. Following that gorilla math, believe everything I say, you don't want to be left in the dark.
This week our #2 ranked Dawgs take on the fighting Chippewa's of Central Michigan. Is it just me or does saying Chippewa make you want to punch Tim McGraw in the neck? Learn to sing a song, Indian Outlaw.
Big matchup for us as far as the defensive back 7 is concerned. CMU brings in Dan LeFevour, which of course is Spanish for "the Fever," and his 5,000 all-purpose yards and 50+ TD's from a year ago. Is it just me or didn't the Dawgs donkey punch the last QB we played with similar stats? (yes, that means you Tebow). Rennie Curran will hit LeFevour so hard he won't be able to do the rain dance at their next tribal meeting.
The Chippewa (watch it McGraw) starting defensive front averages a weight that comes in just under that of Manute Bol. They should offer Rosie O'Donnell, that is the only way to beef them up. Their OLB's weigh 190. Is it just me or did we just take a ride in the Delorean back to 1955? Fire up the Flux Capacitor, 1980 here we come (foreshadowing included).
The Dawgs will put on a performance that is worthy of a Mythical National Championship contender. Bombs away from Stafford as we continue to look for a consistent receiving threat and excellence from the D as we look to establish a dominant pass rusher. Late game vagumic pounding by our OL will once again give future Heisman winner Caleb King nice stats. The Fever puts some points on the board a la Georgia Southern in mop up duty but this game will be over by the 4th, which makes this years edition of the Dawgs different than year's past.
DawgsOnTop 45-17.
Believe me, Biff told me.
The Coverdores strike again...
Well they didn't strike again because they've never really "struck" since before the Great Depression. But it was great to see the 'Ol Ballcoach lose for the second year in a row to a recently overacheiving Vanderbilt team.
The Dawgs rode the back of Knowshon Moreno and the leg of Brandon Coutu to squeak by with a victory in Nashville last season and it looked like South Carolina was going to pull off the same sort of win last night.
With two minutes left I was certain that Carolina would find a way to come back. I was mad at Spurrier and felt horrible for Vandy fans because it would be yet another loss they pulled from the jaws of victory.
Needless to say, the "Coverdores" hung on for the win and are a surprising 2-0 on the year (is there such a thing as a surprise 2-0?). The Gamecocks, however, will stumble back to that dump known as Columbia. They will have to deal with that oh so annoying fan base and the evil temptations of Stephen Garcia following the first of what may be many embarrassing losses this year.
You don't show you belong in the SEC East by losing to its bottom feeder Mr. Spurrier...because you, then, become the bottom feeder and everyone knows that bottom feeders don't "belong" with the big guns.
Go Dawgs and the heck with the Poor Man's Tim Tebow.
The Dawgs rode the back of Knowshon Moreno and the leg of Brandon Coutu to squeak by with a victory in Nashville last season and it looked like South Carolina was going to pull off the same sort of win last night.
With two minutes left I was certain that Carolina would find a way to come back. I was mad at Spurrier and felt horrible for Vandy fans because it would be yet another loss they pulled from the jaws of victory.
Needless to say, the "Coverdores" hung on for the win and are a surprising 2-0 on the year (is there such a thing as a surprise 2-0?). The Gamecocks, however, will stumble back to that dump known as Columbia. They will have to deal with that oh so annoying fan base and the evil temptations of Stephen Garcia following the first of what may be many embarrassing losses this year.
You don't show you belong in the SEC East by losing to its bottom feeder Mr. Spurrier...because you, then, become the bottom feeder and everyone knows that bottom feeders don't "belong" with the big guns.
Go Dawgs and the heck with the Poor Man's Tim Tebow.
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
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There's nothing more to say than that I'm sick of Mark May and Lou Holtz after the first episode.
Dear ESPN,
You do not have to sell college football. It sells itself--especially when you pick two people who can speak about college football without obvious bias and can convey valid arguments. You can afford to find the best college football analysts. We deserve them.
-Fans
Monday, August 25, 2008
Week 1.
I can almost smell college football: the greatest of all sports seasons. I can almost feel the excitement that will fill the air when I turn on my TV Thursday night to watch two teams I rarely root for.
The NCSU/USC game will have more meaning though this year as a fellow graduate of my high school will start at quarterback for the Wolfpack--giving him a 50% chance of taking the first college football snap I see as a college graduate. I hope he does very well, of course, and I hope he wins because I hate Steve Spurrier...ok, not only because I hate Steve Spurrier.
Because of Thursday's game, Saturday will come quicker. I will wake up hungover. There is no denying this fact. I will wake up hungover and I will wake up early (I'm one of those weird males who wakes up early on fall Saturdays the same way children wake up early on Christmas morning). I'll force down some sort of breakfast and I will start the festivities.
College Gameday, girls in their gameday attire and friends drinking liquor way too early in the day have become staples of college football when I'm in Athens. This year has added something different though. When the tailgates are put on hold as kickoff approaches, fans will enter Sanford Stadium. They will walk in the same entrances and sit on the same metal bleachers. There is something different though and I am going to be there because it isn't something one should take for granted.
The Silver Britches will leave the tunnel for the first time in a long time as the undisputed #1 team in the land. It might last a few hours, a few weeks, or a few months if we're lucky. Either way, seeing the Bulldogs as the #1 team will be added to my list of personal UGA football "I-was-there's".
All I can say is that this is a wonderful time to be a Bulldog fan. The stellar end to last year left the entire University with a sweet but slightly bitter taste in its mouth. We were better than we could have been but we could have been better than we were. Maybe every year gives us that taste in our mouths...
Unless this truly is the year the drill is finished...
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And another thing...
ESPN.com's Chris Low released his preseason all-SEC team today and only running back Knowshon Moreno made the team. I'm not going to say anything because he's a professional but I'd love to see Stafford, MoMass, Tripp Chandler, Geno, JO, Dannell, Rennie, Asher, Reshad or anyone else step up and prove some of media guys wrong. Or you know what. Even better, I hope a few rings and a crystal football fills the void left by a Chris Low snub.
Monday, August 11, 2008
How I Feel About this #1 "Mess"
I'll start by saying that I completely agree with PWD at Georgia Sports Blog.
Plain and simple, an undefeated season is pretty much ruled improbable. It's the SEC, and especially in this day and age, anything can happen. We saw it last year with App State. They shocked the world. Georgia could shock the world just as much by going undefeated.
I say that because our schedule just plain sucks. Just when you thought playing Florida, Tennessee, Steve Spurrier, and Georgia Tech every year wasn't enough, you've got to slap on a trip out to Arizona State, a meeting with a revamped Alabama, a trip to the Plains, and a descent onto Bourbon Rouge. Tack on a Central Michigan squad, led by a poor-man's Tim Tebow in a Dan LeFevour, and you've got arguably the hardest schedule in the country.
He ain't Superman, but the dude can play.
Plain and simple, an undefeated season is pretty much ruled improbable. It's the SEC, and especially in this day and age, anything can happen. We saw it last year with App State. They shocked the world. Georgia could shock the world just as much by going undefeated.
I say that because our schedule just plain sucks. Just when you thought playing Florida, Tennessee, Steve Spurrier, and Georgia Tech every year wasn't enough, you've got to slap on a trip out to Arizona State, a meeting with a revamped Alabama, a trip to the Plains, and a descent onto Bourbon Rouge. Tack on a Central Michigan squad, led by a poor-man's Tim Tebow in a Dan LeFevour, and you've got arguably the hardest schedule in the country.
He ain't Superman, but the dude can play.
All doubts aside, this team has the potential to do it. If Stafford can respond to all the hype, if Knowshon and Caleb can form a thunder-and-lightning type tandem, if the receivers can respond to all the doubt, if A.J. Green and/or Tavarres King make an impact beyond expectations, if the defense continues to grow with a great combination of speed, athleticism, and power, and Richt leads the team like we all know and believe he can, it can work. It can happen. From here on out, however, all those aforementioned scenarios have to play out to perfection. The question has moved from the potential to the will of this team. We know the talent is there. It just has to blend together methodically and thoroughly. Mohamed Massaquoi, Matthew Stafford, and Asher Allen are three guys among a handfull that I have faith in for leadership both on and off the field.
13-0 sounds mighty nice, almost too mighty. If this team can finish 12-1, it shouldn't have any problems getting a spot in Miami. I'm optimistic for 12-1. I'd be disappointed with 11-2 or 10-2, so there is a fine line where my expectations are drawn. I don't see a repeat of LSU happening for Georgia, especially with the influence of media darlings these days, which I feel we are not a part of.
It's time for the boys to let their play do the talking. Give 'em hell, you sons of bitches.
Go Dawgs!
13-0 sounds mighty nice, almost too mighty. If this team can finish 12-1, it shouldn't have any problems getting a spot in Miami. I'm optimistic for 12-1. I'd be disappointed with 11-2 or 10-2, so there is a fine line where my expectations are drawn. I don't see a repeat of LSU happening for Georgia, especially with the influence of media darlings these days, which I feel we are not a part of.
It's time for the boys to let their play do the talking. Give 'em hell, you sons of bitches.
Go Dawgs!
Saturday, August 9, 2008
What We Really Don't Want to See in 2008
With the high temperatures of August come the wonders of a new season of college football. And with those wonders come expectations of what to see, which we have already previewed, and what not to see.
These lists can be extensive. They can be demeaning. They can be very biased. Here at DawgsOnTop, we frankly don't even care what you think.
So, to follow up our What to See, here is our list of Top 10 What Not to See in 2008...:
10) An empty seat in Sanford Stadium
We are preseason #1. Unless there is a death in your family or someone offers you $2,000 for your ticket, your seat better not be empty. I take that back... your seat better be empty, but the area immediately in front of it better be occupied by a loud, rambunctious, drunk, and standing Dawg fan. Yes, Mr. Adams, drunk. Noise people, noise.
9) More Big-10 love
Yes, I saw that OMGZ!#@ Michigan totally beat Florida n their bowl game!!! Ohio State was in da 'Ship!!
I don't care. Florida wasn't that good, especially their defense. Ohio State got waxed for the second straight year. It seemed like all of last season, the "experts" believed the Big-10 was a challenging foe for the SEC, maybe even better. But we all know true football isn't played up north.
8) A healthy season for Percy Harvin
He hasn't had one yet, and he is more important to his team than ever. He is that type of guy that can change the game in a matter of seconds, and we can only expect more in his third year. Hopefully those expectations will fall short... That being said, we don't want to see an unhealthy season for any of the Dawgs. (Note: this is all in good fun. Kind of.)
7) Any more arrests
I swear, the whole team should be locked away in the states if one more athlete gets arrested for having a BAC of .183. All jokes aside, the team does need to stay out of trouble and the media's spotlight.
6) Mark May
"With my top 5, I have Georgia at #4 and as my team that is most at risk for a disappointing season. On the outside looking in, I see Pittsburgh making a strong push for a Top 25 spot and in contention for the Big East."
Anything else, Mr. May?
5) A loss to an overwhelmingly under underdog.
As much as I love a great upset, I hate them. Especially when my team is on the receiving end. App State's victory over Michigan was priceless. Losing to Vandy again at home is not.
4) A "darkhorse" Heisman Trophy candidate
There are darkhorses, and there are "darkhorses." Noel Devine, Jeremy Maclin, A.J. Green... those are darkhorses. I don't care if DeSean Jackson returned 2 punts for touchdowns. I really don't care how many touchdowns Colt Brennan threw in OT to beat Louisiana Tech or San Diego State. And I know this shouln't be a factor, but I do care that Tim Tebow only won 9 games. Just a thought...
3) A deserving team shut out of the BCS National Championship game
I hate to say it, but the '07 Dawgs team was a South Carolina game away from the title game. Did we deserve it? No, probably not. Did we deserve a shot? Maybe. Fool on you, BCS. But no one wants to see a repeat of 2003.
2) Tim Tebow accepting a second Heisman Trophy
True, he may be damn near Superman for Florida's offense, but he only won 9 games last year. True, his numbers are hard to ignore. But a repeat year is far-fetched, as is an East title. Tennessee has the Gators at home looking for revenge, Auburn would love another bite of Gator tail at home, and, of course, the #1 Dawgs meet them in Jacksonville. Look for a few more tears out of Timmy, either in his Crocs or cleats.
1) A two-week campaign party thrown by ESPN endorsing a single (or multiple) candidate(s) for a seat in Miami
Anything else need to be said about that?
Once again, I would like to add that here at DawgsOnTop, we love to joke around about these sorts of things, even if we are completely serious and mean everything we say.
Go Dawgs!
These lists can be extensive. They can be demeaning. They can be very biased. Here at DawgsOnTop, we frankly don't even care what you think.
So, to follow up our What to See, here is our list of Top 10 What Not to See in 2008...:
10) An empty seat in Sanford Stadium
We are preseason #1. Unless there is a death in your family or someone offers you $2,000 for your ticket, your seat better not be empty. I take that back... your seat better be empty, but the area immediately in front of it better be occupied by a loud, rambunctious, drunk, and standing Dawg fan. Yes, Mr. Adams, drunk. Noise people, noise.
9) More Big-10 love
Yes, I saw that OMGZ!#@ Michigan totally beat Florida n their bowl game!!! Ohio State was in da 'Ship!!
I don't care. Florida wasn't that good, especially their defense. Ohio State got waxed for the second straight year. It seemed like all of last season, the "experts" believed the Big-10 was a challenging foe for the SEC, maybe even better. But we all know true football isn't played up north.
8) A healthy season for Percy Harvin
He hasn't had one yet, and he is more important to his team than ever. He is that type of guy that can change the game in a matter of seconds, and we can only expect more in his third year. Hopefully those expectations will fall short... That being said, we don't want to see an unhealthy season for any of the Dawgs. (Note: this is all in good fun. Kind of.)
7) Any more arrests
I swear, the whole team should be locked away in the states if one more athlete gets arrested for having a BAC of .183. All jokes aside, the team does need to stay out of trouble and the media's spotlight.
6) Mark May
"With my top 5, I have Georgia at #4 and as my team that is most at risk for a disappointing season. On the outside looking in, I see Pittsburgh making a strong push for a Top 25 spot and in contention for the Big East."
Anything else, Mr. May?
5) A loss to an overwhelmingly under underdog.
As much as I love a great upset, I hate them. Especially when my team is on the receiving end. App State's victory over Michigan was priceless. Losing to Vandy again at home is not.
4) A "darkhorse" Heisman Trophy candidate
There are darkhorses, and there are "darkhorses." Noel Devine, Jeremy Maclin, A.J. Green... those are darkhorses. I don't care if DeSean Jackson returned 2 punts for touchdowns. I really don't care how many touchdowns Colt Brennan threw in OT to beat Louisiana Tech or San Diego State. And I know this shouln't be a factor, but I do care that Tim Tebow only won 9 games. Just a thought...
3) A deserving team shut out of the BCS National Championship game
I hate to say it, but the '07 Dawgs team was a South Carolina game away from the title game. Did we deserve it? No, probably not. Did we deserve a shot? Maybe. Fool on you, BCS. But no one wants to see a repeat of 2003.
2) Tim Tebow accepting a second Heisman Trophy
True, he may be damn near Superman for Florida's offense, but he only won 9 games last year. True, his numbers are hard to ignore. But a repeat year is far-fetched, as is an East title. Tennessee has the Gators at home looking for revenge, Auburn would love another bite of Gator tail at home, and, of course, the #1 Dawgs meet them in Jacksonville. Look for a few more tears out of Timmy, either in his Crocs or cleats.
1) A two-week campaign party thrown by ESPN endorsing a single (or multiple) candidate(s) for a seat in Miami
Anything else need to be said about that?
Once again, I would like to add that here at DawgsOnTop, we love to joke around about these sorts of things, even if we are completely serious and mean everything we say.
Go Dawgs!
Thursday, July 31, 2008
Here we go again...
So I was sitting in the Richmond International Airport enjoying a few brews by my lonesome while I waited for my delayed flight to take off and I realized that August was only hours away. So clearly I decided it was time for me and my colleagues to fire up the engine on the old blog again.
We've suffered like you have suffered. We've endured like you've endured. We continue to anticipate like...well, you get the picture.
Anyways, I've resorted--like many college football fans--to searches of youtube and scrolls through sports channels in search of anything college football to quench my obsessive thirst until I can watch a live game in a few weeks.
As we know you're in need of some action much like we are at DawgsOnTop, we're going to provide a series of lists for you to read, analyze and respond to over the next few lists in order to distract you from your withdrawals for even a few moments.
Today we offer up a list of 10 things we can't wait to see this fall...:
10) A perfectly executed option...it's not only for the video games.
Even if it is Georgia Tech... but a Logan Gray-Knowshon hook-up to change the pace of a game would be nice. Super nice.
Even if it is Georgia Tech... but a Logan Gray-Knowshon hook-up to change the pace of a game would be nice. Super nice.
9) Notre Dame's first loss...anyone else think it will be early?
Watch closely to the ClausenGate... if he gets a suspension, the Irish's luck will be sorely affected.
Watch closely to the ClausenGate... if he gets a suspension, the Irish's luck will be sorely affected.
8) College GameDay...never is a daytime television show more welcomed.
Now lets hope Mark May chills out his hate... but thats unlikely.
Now lets hope Mark May chills out his hate... but thats unlikely.
7) A Knowshon Moreno cutback and/or spin move...
Pick up your jock? or your TV remote for those at home?
Pick up your jock? or your TV remote for those at home?
6) The first meaningful Thursday night game...helps tide us over until the real game(s) on Saturday.
Anyone else find it interesting that a traditional SEC school like Auburn has elected to play a few days early?
Anyone else find it interesting that a traditional SEC school like Auburn has elected to play a few days early?
5) Rivalries. They define college football.
Army-Navy. Notre Dame-USC. Oklahoma-Texas. Ohio State-Michigan. Get the idea?
4) Alabama v. Clemson...love them or hate them these teams meet early in the year and are both programs full of big names, pride and tradition.
Some other great out of conference match-ups include Ohio State v. Southern Cal, Auburn v. West Virginia, Oklahoma v. Washington, and of course Georgia v. Arizona State.
Army-Navy. Notre Dame-USC. Oklahoma-Texas. Ohio State-Michigan. Get the idea?
4) Alabama v. Clemson...love them or hate them these teams meet early in the year and are both programs full of big names, pride and tradition.
Some other great out of conference match-ups include Ohio State v. Southern Cal, Auburn v. West Virginia, Oklahoma v. Washington, and of course Georgia v. Arizona State.
3) Heisman darkhorses
Noel Devine, anyone?
Noel Devine, anyone?
2) Uga VII...a tradition continues.
VII should be as fierce and feisty as ever.
VII should be as fierce and feisty as ever.
1) The Battle Hymn solo in Sanford Stadium. If you don't know about it, learn.
Just thinking about it sends chills.
Man who else is ready?
Just thinking about it sends chills.
Man who else is ready?
Sunday, July 20, 2008
Not The Time To Be a Sports Fan.
The ESPYs are on TV. The Braves are losing the the Washington Nationals what seems like daily. Pool and Poker are dominating my ESPNs. This is miserable.
The only relief I find is in the occasional college football replay on TV and the thought of First Friday and the Dawgs leaving the tunnel for the first time this fall.
Dawgs On Top has been slacking recently but so has the sports world. Let's face it, we're all chomping at the bit for fall Saturdays to return.
They can't come soon enough.
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Tech's Summer Blues Continue
This time, it's not news of another transfer, but it may turn out to be one...
Redshirt freshman cornerback Jerrard Tarrant of
Tarrant was in contention for not just time on the field as a special teamer, but a starting position on defense. Obviously this is a blow to the Tech program, but in light of recent events, its just the next incident of the week.
What's next for the Techies? A loss to Perriloux and the 'Cocks of Jacksonville State? I’ll bet something happens before that.
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