After an awesome trip and victory at Mizzou, the Dawgs return to Athens to host the FAU Owls ... game breakdown, fan photos from Missouri, spotlight on Swann Seiler and tons more
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From the editor : vance leavyWell last week I ended my editor’s note by saying, “Let’s blow the
doors off that sucker” in reference to Memorial Stadium in Columbia, Mo.And thankfully I am able to report that’s exactly what our guys in red andblack and their beloved fans did.
Wow, what an incredible away game. And a lot of the good timescame because of the exceptional hospitality given by everyone in the Miz-zou Nation. These folks couldn’t have been any nicer. In fact just beforekickoff I began kidding them saying that I was onto them trying to lure usBulldawgs in for the kill once we got into the stadium.
Lucky for Cheri and me and the group withus, I happened to meet the owner of a Columbiamagazine (Inside Columbia) at a convention inNashville back in February. I swapped cards withFred Parry not knowing that it would end up gain-ing me the keys to his hometown upon my arrival.From entertaining us at a Thursday cooking classevent at his business to picking us up for a Fridayevening cocktail party to landing us a parking passright next to the stadium, Fred was without ques-tion the host with the most. Oh yeah, he also gaveus a ride back downtown after the game.
For those of you that weren’t able to make thetrip, my suggestion is that you go ahead and startplanning to do so two years from now. Everyonein Columbia was just as giving as our friend, Fred.They are thrilled to be in the SEC and wanted tomake sure we were having a great time through-out our stay. And by the way, Columbia is very likeAthens in how its beautiful campus flows into alively downtown scene. And boy, everyone in theBulldog Nation soaked it up … and how.
We all know Bulldawgs have the market cornered as far as having agood time, but taking care of business on the field is always the cherry ontop. The game versus Missouri wasn’t a thing of beauty, but it was so en-couraging to see how our team responded to adversity. It took all fourquarters, but in the end the better team took home the prize.
Where shall I begin on how awesome Jarvis Jones is? He absolutelywreaked havoc on the Tigers with an interception,a fumble caused/return that should have been atouchdown and a slew of tackles. What a treat to bein the stands to see such greatness at work.
However Jarvis is all about the team, so I knowhe will appreciate me giving huge kudos to everysingle player on the defense that has contributed tothese last two victories. Yes, it hurts to have so manybig time players side-lined with suspensions, butour gritty replacements have done their part to keep
the dream of a magical season alive. On the other side of the ball, I spoke last week about how great our
receiving unit is and boy they made me look like a genius with their effortagainst Missouri. Leading the way this go round was Marlon Brown, whohad a huge night. And he is so deserving as he has kept his head up overthe last few years when things weren’t going his way.
And finally props go to Aaron Murray, who recovered from a slowstart that included an interception to end the night throwing three touch-downs.
However let’s not get too giddy. The win wasgreat, but there is tons of room for improvement.
12 penalties are ridiculous. And unfortunately,Richt and company digressed back to taking a slewof unnecessary timeouts. We’ve seen this happen overand over again throughout the years. Stuff like thisisn’t going to cut it for a team trying to navigate thebest football conference in the country. Still a win isa win and this one was sweet.
Now, we turn the page and get ready for FloridaAtlantic. Yes, this one is supposed to be easy on paper,but just ask Arkansas what can happen if you letDavid hang around. Louisiana Monroe 34, Hogs 31.Ouch, that Pig Sooie stinks.
Don’t let it happen Dawgs. Let Saturday night’sgame be a great opportunity to improve your weak-nesses and expand your strengths. There’s still a tonof football to be played and a lack of focus in anygame can be the difference in accomplishing the loftygoals you seek.
And for everyone in the Bulldog Nation, pleasedon’t let up either. Our boys need you. Also, don’t
forget that Saturday’s night will also include the enshrinement of Russ asUga IX. He’s a great dog and has his eyes set on drinking fruity drinks inMiami in January, like the rest of us.
Everyone here at Bulldawg Illustrated salutes the Seiler family fortheir ongoing commitment to making our mascot the best on the planet.Speaking of the Seilers, be sure to read Murray’s story on Swann Seiler onpage 5. It shouldn’t come as a surprise to our readers to learn Swann’scommitment to Georgia goes well beyond “the dog.”
Please enjoy everything else in this issue. We had a blast capturing somany incredible Dawg fans out in Missouri. And the photo on this pagecertainly proves how much fun everyone had with “Old Man football …Old man football.” But you have to give credit to the Missouri player whoafter the game apologized to Coach Richt for his slip of the tongue. Goodstuff indeed.
Let’s keep this sucker rolling, Bulldawgs. See you in Sanford on Sat-urday night!
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Georgia got on the right side of his-tory this past Saturday night, scoring thefinal 24 points of the game in the con-test’s last 16 minutes to deflate Missouri’sSoutheastern Conference debut. Afterbeing the signature win victim of far toomany school’s with lesser traditions andrecruiting bases, Georgia burst Mis-souri’s balloon and avoided the fate be-fallen the Bulldogs against OklahomaState, Arkansas, Mississippi State, Col-orado, Central Florida, Boise State andMichigan State.
Things were far from cozy. Missouriled five different times – 3-0, 10-3, 10-9, 17-9 and 20-17. But the Bulldogskept fighting and got hot at the righttime, scoring in the final minute of thethird quarter and then out-gunning theTigers 17-0 in the fourth quarter.
Missouri’s faithful were dubbing itthe biggest game in school history. Theatmosphere was raucous – par for thecourse in the toughest league in theland. Georgia struggled out of the gateand for much of the game wasn’t fully insync. But the Bulldogs truly made it a60 minute game and were downrightdominant down the stretch.
Jarvis Jones had a spectacular per-formance, with the knockdown blow in-terception return to the one and thecaused fumble that led to the knockoutblow. He had eight tackles and a sackand was clearly the best player on thefield. A year ago, Jones had five sacks inthe Bulldogs 24-20 win over Florida inJacksonville. When you talk about thegreat individual defensive performancesin Georgia annals, by the greatest playersin school history – Bill Stanfill vs.Florida in ‘66, Jake Scott at Kentucky in‘68, Scott Woerner vs. Clemson in ‘80,Terry Hoage vs. Vanderbilt in ‘82,Champ Bailey at Auburn in ‘98, DavidPollack at South Carolina in ‘02 andThomas Davis against Alabama in ‘03 –Jones now has two of the most stellarshowings in red and black lore. Andthough he has just started his secondyear playing for the Bulldogs, is well onhis way towards etching his name nextto the aforementioned All-Americansamongst the best to ever don the silverbritches.
Richard Samuel had one of thebiggest plays of the night, shedding apair of blockers and making the stop onMissouri’s fake punt with the Bulldogsleading 24-20 in the fourth quarter. TheGeorgia faithful are far too aware of justhow many times the Dogs have beenburned on fake punts in recent years, somaking that stop gave the Dogs a hugejolt. Plus it was great for Samuel, whohas been the model player in the face ofinjury and position changes. Like Jones,Samuel had a memorable performancein the Dogs win in Jacksonville last year.Now he has another unforgettable playto add to his resume.
Marshall Morgan’s second fieldgoal, following Samuel’s stop, was enor-mous. It put Georgia up by seven pointsat 27-20, and showed excellent mentaltoughness following a missed extra pointand a banked in PAT.
Hitting the two-point conversionto tie the game at 17-17 was enormous.The Bulldogs didn’t have to chase thatmissed conversion. Georgia’s offense wasimpressive, keeping its composure afterthe touchdown, realizing that there wasstill work to be done.
Todd Gurley’s long run, with Geor-gia leading 27-20, swung the field positionGeorgia’s way. Adam Erickson and ColinBarber have both done a good job punt-ing. After Erickson pinned the Tigersdeep, Jones came up with the play of thenight.
With Malcolm Mitchell playing de-fense, Georgia needed more punch at re-ceiver. Marlon Brown came through withan awesome performance, showing tough-ness in traffic, cracking the century markand going for over 100 yards. If Mitchellmoves back to offense primarily, the Bull-dogs will boast an even more explosive of-fense.
What really stood out for Georgia isthe way the Bulldogs finished and capital-ized on their momentum. You have to getas much as you can, while you can. TheDogs did just that.
With the victory over the Tigers, all ofGeorgia’s goals remain within reach. Geor-gia still has a long way to go, but gettingback those defensive standouts shouldgive the Bulldogs a huge boost, and withthe players who stepped into those start-ing roles getting huge snaps, Georgiashould be a much deeper team as well.
You’ve got to have talent, depth, luckand circumstance to survive the gauntletof the toughest league in the land. That’sone of the things that will hit Missouri andTexas A&M. It’s not just Georgia orFlorida or LSU or Alabama. It’s a trip toStarkville. It’s Vanderbilt. It’s the cumula-tive effect of not having any Saturday inleague play when you can take a breather.
Arkansas will attest to any Saturdayagainst anybody. Despite major injuries inthe game, losing to Louisiana – Monroe,with a 28-14 fourth quarter lead – is oneof the most crushing any premier SECteam has had. Ever. Now Alabama comesto town.
That Arkansas loss to Louisiana-Mon-roe will certainly make it much easier forMark Richt – and any other coach of a pre-mier program – to get his message acrossthat anything can happen on any Saturday,so you’d better be ready. Every Saturday.
That certainly includes Florida At-lantic Saturday. Yes Georgia would winthis 999 out of 1000 times, but it is im-portant to continue what the Bulldogs fin-ished this past Saturday, start strong, playcrisp and get the suspended returnees intothe fold and flow.
Georgia lived through Buffalo andMissouri without being at full strength.The players who made mistakes and did-n’t take part in the first two games canbreathe a sigh of relief. The team’s mottofor this season: “Our time. Our team. Noregrets.” - is still in play.
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Swann Seiler caretaker of world’s greatest mascot
Most folks in the Bulldog Nation knowwho Swann Seiler is … a member of the fa-mous Seiler family of Savannah which in-cludes her dad Sonny, mom Cecelia andbrother Charles and has produced therenowned lineage of Georgia mascot “Ugas”down through the years.
But Swann Seiler does much more thanhelp her parents and brother with the han-dling and caring of all those lovable solidwhite English bulldogs that have led theGeorgia football team onto the field ever since1956. She has also served on a number ofcommittees at UGA that have made for thebetterment of the university, including hertwo-term role on the Board of Directors of theGeorgia Athletic Association since 2005.
Raised in Savannah, Seiler attended highschool at Calvary Day School before then en-rolling at the University of Georgia where shemajored in journalism. “I majored in publicrelations and minored in speech,” said Seiler.“After I graduated in 1978 I moved to Mor-ristown, New Jersey where I worked for twoyears for Foster Wheeler Energy Corporationand then I worked for Lytton Industries inpublic relations. I lived up there almost fouryears and then I moved back to Savannah towork on a friend’s congressional campaign,to do publicity and communications for that.Unfortunately,” mused Swann, “we lost in arunoff. Then I was asked by the new presi-dent of Savannah Electric to come to workfor him and so that was 30 years ago with Sa-vannah Electric. And then Savannah Electricmerged under the Southern Company andthen emerged into Georgia Power and, that’sthat … 30 years.”
Seiler said her family helping breed,nourish and raise the Uga mascots that havepatrolled the Georgia sidelines through theyears has truly been a labor of love.
“My family had Uga before they hadme,” Swann laughed. “No doubt about it, it’sbeen a joy and it’s been a privilege and it’ssomething we take very seriously. It’s hum-bling at times and we’re very proud to do itand we feel it’s a part of our commitment tothe university. I personally feel I owe the uni-versity my livelihood and it’s the least I cando. Along with contributing to the annualfund and being a donor to the university, thework we do with Uga is part of the joy thatwe give back.”
You are aware by now that Georgia’s cur-rent mascot, Russ, who has served two termsas interim mascot for the Bulldogs, has re-ceived a “battlefield promotion” and will as-sume the title of “Uga IX,” according to arecent announcement by UGA Director ofAthletics Greg McGarity. Official ceremonieswill be conducted prior to this coming Sat-urday’s Georgia-Florida Atlantic game in San-ford Stadium. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. andwill be carried live on CSS.
“Russ is Uga VII’s half brother so he ispart of the family,” said Swann. “He lives withmy brother Charles and his wife Wendy andtheir little boy, Cecil. He’s a very sweet dog,very lovable and loves to be petted. He’s notoverly thrilled with great big, loud noises sohe’s had to become acclimated to the RedcoatBand. He does like Hairy Dog,” she pointedout, noting some of the Ugas of the pastweren’t exactly enamored with the costumedhuman mascot. “Uga VI thought that HairyDog was his nemesis so it’s nice to see Russnot mind Hairy Dog at all. Russ is now eight.He started substituting for Uga in 2009,”Seiler added.
In the following question-and-answersession with Bulldawg Illustrated, SwannSeiler talks more about her background andher role on the Georgia athletic board.
What is your occupation?I’m manager of corporate support and
external relations for Georgia Power in thecoastal region.
How many years have you servedon the UGA athletic board?
It’s been since 2005. This is my secondterm on the executive committee so I’ve beenon there quite a while.
Where did you grow up and whatmade it special?
I grew up of course in Savannah and it’sjust a captivating city, it’s beautiful. We havethe best of everything. I live in the historic
district in a house that was built in the 1870s.We’re just a few minutes from the beach – Igrew up on the water. I consider myself a his-torian in the fact that I love Georgia history soit was just a wonderful place to grow up.
What has been the most excitingpart for you serving on UGA’s athleticboard?
Without a doubt, in the last several yearswe have seen such significant improvementin growth to our facilities. It’s been so excit-ing, from the Butts-Mehre expansion, thatwas sorely needed and we had been planningfor so long, to what we’ve done on the northside of Sanford Stadium to just the smallthings that our students and fans might notsee but are improvements that Greg McGar-ity and his athletic staff strive to work onevery day. It is a very hard-working staff andtheir goal is to make our athletic facilities thetop in the nation and they are always work-ing to improve it. It’s so gratifying and re-warding to sit in those meetings and knowwhat is being planned and how carefully theresources are being used to that effect.
What has been the most excitingaspect of your career?
Without a doubt as far as my profes-sional career goes, it would be to have beena part of a company merger … SavannahElectric’s merger, a small company into a largecompany and knowing the benefits of Geor-gia Power and what it’s done for our infra-structure, our transmission and distributioninfrastructure in the Savannah area and to theelectric system, that’s been very exciting forme.
What do you think are the biggestchallenges for Georgia athletics in thenear future?
Academics will always be a challenge forus because we are going to strive to attractthe best and the brightest athletes, and ath-letics are going to continue to guide us and sowe want athletes that want to succeed notonly on the playing field but want to succeedin the classroom. And we have to competefor those because other schools want them,too.
How has the knowledge from youroccupation helped in the betterment ofUGA athletics?
Well, I can certainly read a financialsheet (laughing). I think I have a very goodbusiness understanding and I have served ona number of boards both in my professionaland personal life and I think I bring a highdegree of ‘boardsmanship’ to that board. Iserve on other boards at UGA too and ampresently serving on the search committee forthe new dean of the journalism school. I alsowas on the search committee that hired GregMcGarity and he’s done a wonderful job thusfar. I think I also bring to the athletic board abroad understanding and appreciation ofmany sports.
Your favorite UGA sports moment?Well, there’s no doubt … “Lindsay Scott,
Lindsay Scott!” (His winning touchdown inGeorgia’s historic 1980 victory over Florida).And how many people say that? It was cer-tainly a unique moment in Bulldogs’ history.
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t’s been a long time since a Georgia team has gone on the roadagainst a tough team and laid the lumber like this past weekend.And boy, was it satisfying or what? The Dawgs have always beentaught to “Finish the Drill,” but it’s been a long time since a team has
actually done it. But this team had the pride and skill set to do it; outscor-ing the Tigers 17-0 in the fourth quarter. While there were certainly flashesof brilliance this past weekend, there were also clear parts of the game theDawgs need to work on. Good news though, Florida Atlantic is in town thisweekend and provides the perfect opportunity to work out a few kinks be-fore a tough, three game SEC stretch.
Get Healthy!The game against Missouri was what you would expect out of any SEC
game; a rough and tumbler which resulted in a lot of guys getting knickedup. If the Dawgs were in the heart of the schedule with a lot of SEC gamesin a row, this may have been a cause for concern. Uniquely though, theDawgs have a break this week with the Florida Atlantic Owls and it is the per-fect time to let those guys who are ailing take the weekend off. John Jenkins, Kwame Geathersand John Theus are just a few of the guys that are banged up. These key cogs to the success ofthe team should do their best to get healthy this week so they can be at full force when Vandyrolls into town in a couple of weeks. Perhaps the most important person in this group is Theus.He struggled a good bit this past weekend with several false starts and getting beat off the linea good bit. Most of that can probably be attributed to the bum ankle he was playing on for thewhole game. The offense needed him out there against Missouri and he gave it his best shot. Butnow, it’s time to rest. The Dawgs have plenty of capable guys who can block whatever FloridaAtlantic throws at them. Theus is much more important to the overall scheme of things than thegame this weekend. Georgia also had John Jenkins go down late in the fourth quarter due to anapparent ankle injury. After the game, Coach Richt said he was fine but it wouldn’t be a shockerfor the team doctors to ere on the side of caution with him as well and let him heal that giantankle of his up.
Guess who’s back? Back again...Well, one thing is for sure, Sanders Commings and Chase Vassar will be back. Based on his
twitter postings last night, Commings has been anxiously awaiting this day for a long, long time.Aside from how long Rambo and Ogletree are suspended for, one question remains. And that’swhat position Sanders Commings will play. Remember that Commings has bounced back andforth between safety and corner in his time at Georgia. With Rambo and Shawn “Sly” Williamshaving locked down the safety spots, it appeared Commings had settled in on one of the start-ing corner spots. However, with the question marks surrounding Rambo and his availabilityfor the next couple of weeks, don’t be surprised to see #19 back at safety. All due respect to Con-nor Norman, he knows the system as good as anyone and plays sound football, but Commingsis leaps and bounds a better athlete. But again, this is all contingent on if Rambo is unavailableand at this point, nobody really knows what’s going on with him or Ogletree.
Hoot HootLet’s do a quick breakdown of the Florida Atlantic Owls. This game, like Buffalo, ought to
get out of hand pretty quickly and see Georgia onto their third win of the season so they can im-mediately shift focus to Vandy. The Owls are 1-1 this year with a 7-3 win over Wagner and a17-31 loss against Middle Tennessee. To this point, their offense has been extremely stale hav-ing only scored a total of 24 point in those two contests. They can’t figure out who their start-ing quarterback is just yet but they seem to have a couple of quality receivers. Byron Hankersonhas averaged a little over 70 yards a game early in the Owl’s season and already has two TD re-ceptions. Being honest, Florida Atlantic is put on the schedule for two reasons. One, an easy winfor Georgia and to allow a little break before a big run of SEC games. Two, to give Florida At-lantic a fat paycheck. That’s why they’re traveling to Athens. Plus, it’s great for their kids to ex-perience the bright lights of big time college football.
IntangiblesMomentum is a curious thing. Many people would argue that it’s the most important in-
gredient in creating a championship season. Perhaps this is why Georgia’s schedule was con-structed like this, to keep momentum going. And it certainly should. The Dawgs are beamingwith confidence right now and that can only translate into good plays on the field. Here’s thebugaboo with this game though, just like the Buffalo game, Georgia will be looking ahead andprepping a bit for Vanderbilt this week. If Florida Atlantic pulls out some trick play that nobodyhas seen before and it works, don’t think the world is coming to an end. And yes, Georgia willhave some players out due to suspensions and injuries but again, this is only temporary and isall part of the plan to get those guys ready for the Commodores. It’s the first night game in San-ford Stadium of 2012, so get to campus early and get ready for another old fashioned, old manbeat down by the Dawgs.
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9.28.12 Back In Time (Beach/soul/60s & 70s)
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11.16.12 The Big Payback (James Brown Tribute)
Those cats (funk/soul) 11.17.12 The Other Brothers Band (Tribute to the Allman Brothers)
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Place a medium to large pot with a lid over medium heat. Once hot, add the olive oil, then the leeks. Sauté until just translucent, about 3 minutes, and add the tomatoes, celery, garlic, and thyme. Sauté for 3 more minutes and add the
stock, potatoes, corn and, sausage. Cook for 5 minutes and add the Old Bay and season with a 1/2 teaspoon of salt. Season the shrimp with a 1/2 teaspoon of salt. Add the shrimp to a large pot, cover with a lid and cook for 5 minutes, until the shrimp are cooked through and turn shiny white. Add the aru-gula and butter. Stir into the shrimp stew. Add the parsley and lemon and season with the remaining 1/2 teaspoon of salt. Ladle the stew into four bowls and garnish with a slice grilled bread for sopping up the broth.
Mix up the 3 ingredients. Bake at 350 for 35 minutes. Serve with Frito Scoops.
Gena Knox’s Georgia Caprese Salad
Southern My Way: Simple Recipes, Fresh Flavors.
DressingJuice and zest of 1 lime1 tablespoon champagne or white wine vinegar1 tablespoon water1 tablespoon honey½ teaspoon salt1/4 cup olive oil2 tablespoons chopped fresh mint2 (4-ounce) balls fresh, water-packed mozzarella4 ripe peaches, unpeeled, each cut into 8 wedges½ cup fresh basil leaves
To prepare dressing, combine lime juice, zest, vinegar, wa-ter, honey, and salt. Slowly whisk in olive oil and set aside. Cut cheese into 1-inch pieces and gently toss with peaches and basil leaves. Whisk mint into dressing and toss about 2 tablespoons (or more to taste) with salad. Season with freshly cracked pepper and serve.
Jamie Deen’s Salted Caramel Pecan Pie
Home for Dinner with Jamie Deen
1 deep-dish frozen piecrust1 cup packed dark brown sugar1 cup light corn syrup6 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into pieces
3 large eggs, lightly beaten2 cups chopped pecans
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Place the piecrust on a baking sheet, prick with a fork and bake for 15 minutes.
Add the brown sugar, corn syrup, butter and salt to a medium saucepan. Place over medium heat and stir while the mixture melts. Bring to a boil. Remove from the heat and cool. Whisk in the eggs and the pecans. Add to the pie shell on the baking sheet and bake for 50 minutes. Cool completely before serving.
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1. Offensive Line Power – This is an opportunity for Georgia’s offensive line to flexits muscles and push Florida Atlantic’s defensive front around. If the O-Line can controlthe trenches, then the Dogs figure to have a big night and put up a lot of points. Withnew faces and position changes up front, building continuity up front is very importantfor the Bulldogs. So is building depth. If Georgia can get off to a hot start, Saturday nightshould give ample opportunity for reserve linemen to get a lot of snaps.
2. Live up to Defensive Hype – In the season-opener against Buffalo, the Bull-dogs gave up long touchdown drives – including a 94-yard march – and surrendered over100 yards rushing to tailback Branden Oliver. Like the opener, this is a game that Geor-gia should win without too many headaches. To do that, the Bulldogs defense must showits teeth. As Georgia gets close to 100 percent on defense, Saturday night is a primeopportunity to get salty and reach the potential of being one of America’s premier stopunits.
3. Play LeMay–Aaron Murray will start, and if Georgia gets off to a big lead, there’sno reason not to get a lot of snaps for back-up quarterback Christian LeMay. If Murraystays healthy, or has to come out for a play or a series, the plan appears to be to red-shirt Hutson Mason. That puts LeMay in that No. 2 role. And he needs to be as gameready as possible. LeMay got some fourth quarter action against Buffalo and had a nicescamper to highlight a 36-yard rushing performance.
4. Sound Kicking Game – This is something Georgia needs every week. If this isgoing to be a championship season for the Bulldogs, vast strides in the kicking game needto be made. Georgia is looking for explosion in the return game. Brandon Boykin cer-tainly leaves big shoes to fill. It was great to see Chris Conley block a punt in the firstgame against Buffalo. Having a high caliber wide receiver make a big play in the kick-ing game bodes well for improved special teams.
5. Where does Malcolm Play? – With Sanders Commings returning to the start-ing line-up, the Bulldogs must now decide where Malcolm Mitchell will play primarily. Willit be corner or wide receiver? He is clearly Georgia’s most explosive and dynamic re-ceiver. He’s a threat defenses have to account for. Mitchell is also an extremely talentedcorner. The Dogs want to have him set headed into the Vanderbilt game and right intothe teeth of SEC play. My vote is offense primarily and then play defense in third andlong passing situations. Mitchell in centerfield could translate into a pick six or two.
Five keys for a Bulldog victory
By Jeff Dantzler
By Jeff Dantzler
By Murray Poole
Location: Boca Raton, FL
Conference: Sun Belt
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Owls in a thumbnail: Under HowardSchnellenberger Florida Atlantic struggledto a 1-11 overall record and a 1-8 mark inthe Sun Belt Conference last season andpromptly brought in a new head coach inCarl Pelini, who served as defensive coor-dinator for his brother Bo Pelini at Ne-braska. The Owls returned sevenoffensive starters and eight defensive reg-ulars from their 2011 squad and in theirfirst two outings this season, trimmedWagner College 7-3 before falling at Mid-dle Tennessee this past Saturday night, by31-17.
A look at the Florida Atlantic offense:Senior quarterback Graham Wilbert, whoat 6-6, 225 has NFL quarterback size, isback to lead the Owls’ attack after expe-riencing a tough junior campaign when hepassed for seven touchdowns whilethrowing 15 interceptions. And Wilbert,who passed for 126 yards and led afourth-quarter comeback in the Owls’opening win over Wagner, will have tostep up his game considerably sinceFlorida Atlantic lost Alfred Morris, who ranfor 1,186 yards and was a sixth-roundpick by the Washington Redskins thisyear. In the loss to Middle Tennessee Sat-urday, Wilbert was 25 of 32 for 260 yardsand two touchdowns.
A look at the Florida Atlantic de-fense: The Owls are also hoping to bemuch better defensively this season asthey return standout linebackers DavidHinds (110 tackles and two sacks lastyear) and Randell Johnson (92 tackles,five sacks and 14.5 tackles-for-loss).Hinds recorded 10 tackles in the seasonopener against Wagner while junior safetyJeremy McKnight notched nine stops.
Game Prediction: After the huge winover the Missouri Tigers, the 2-0 Bulldogscould experience the natural letdownagainst the Owls, what with Vanderbilt,Tennessee and the South Carolina Game-cocks looming on the immediate horizon.Still, this game should pan out just as Ipredicted in the preseason forecast, withGeorgia de-feathering the outmannedOwls by 51-7.
#11 David Hinds, LB6-2, 234 Sr.Miami, Florida (Edison H.S.)
One of the top defensive players in the SunBelt Conference, Hinds started his seniorseason a banner performance in a 7-3 winover Wagner. It was a game dominated bydefense, and Hinds starred for the stop unitwith 10 tackles. As a junior, Hinds had amagnificent season with 110 tackles to topthe team and rank amongst the Sun Belt’selite performers, ranking second in theleague in stops. Hinds had a sack and brokeup a pass against Auburn in 2011. He had acareer best 13 tackles at Michigan State andhad three straight games a year ago withseven solo stops.
#5 Martese Jackson, RB5-6, 165 Jr. Ashville, N.C. (Erwin H.S., Fort Scott C.C.)
Getting the season off to an excellent start,Jackson ran for 99 yards on 21 carries, av-eraging 4.7 per pop, in a 7-3 win over Wag-ner. As a junior college standout at FortScott, Jackson ran for 1,100 yard and fivetouchdowns in just eight games. As a sen-ior at Erwin High School, Jackson led hisconference, topping the 2,000-yardplateau. In Georgia’s season openeragainst Buffalo, the Bulls standout tailbackBranden Oliver ran for 111 yards on 30 car-ries. Georgia could face a similar chal-lenge with Jackson, who is not real big, butis an elusive, quick back.
#14 Graham Wilbert, QB6-6, 225 Sr. Valencia, CA (Valencia H.S.)
One of Florida Atlantic’s leaders, the fifthyear senior led the Owls comeback drivein a 7-3 season-opening win over Wagner.With Florida Atlantic trailing 3-0 in thefourth quarter, Wilbert hit Byron Hanker-son for a 39-yard touchdown that was thedifference-maker. Accurate to start hissenior season, Wilbert was 10 of 13 for126 yards against Wagner. As a junior,Wilbert started all but one game for theOwls, connecting on 154 of 294 passesfor 1,459 yards and seven touchdowns.One of those scoring tosses came againstAuburn.
Scouting the OwlsFlorida Atlantic University Stars
Ken LaVicka, voice of the Florida Atlantic Owls, took some timeto help us preview this Saturday night’s game in Athens.
How big was it to get that close season-opening win?Coming off of a one-win season, and especially with a whole newcoaching staff and a very different roster, it was just important foreveryone to put together a successful 60 minutes. Was it pretty?No. I guarantee you Carl Pelini won't apologize for that, however.When you're installing an entirely new culture, you find Ws wher-ever you can get them.
What has it meant to the offense to bring in an impact tailbackin Martese Jackson?He's definitely an intriguing piece to the Owls offense. Sure he'sunder-sized, but his speed is tantalizing. It's assumed he's one ofthose multi-purpose guys that you put into specific situations,but he can also be used as a feature back, as he was againstWagner. He racked up the most rushing yards in an FAU debut inthe program's history. Not bad considering FAU's last featureback, Alfred Morris, is on pace to start for the Washington Red-skins. In this spread, Jackson can be a prolific weapon, but a bigpart of that is because the position is deep, whether you're talk-ing about him, Travis Jones, Damien Fortner, or Jonathan Wallace.Fresh legs and different looks can make the Jackson, and theback-field, dangerous as the season rolls on.
What are FAU’s strengths this season?If you're talking a specific side of the ball, the defense will beleaned-on at the open of this season. There are a number of vet-erans on the defensive line and in the linebacking group. Thesecondary is young, but has experience. The Owls like to runthings out of the nickel, and the nickelback, Keith Reaser, is an im-pact player. With the Owls going back to a 4-3 just two yearsafter ditching it for the 3-4, there's already an inherit under-standing of the basic elements of the scheme. The offense is justtoo new from a system and personnel standpoint to be consid-ered stronger than the defense.
What are some of your favorite stadiums and game-day atmos-pheres you have been to?I promise that this isn't meant to suck up to Coach Pelini, but Ilove Nebraska. Actually, when I called the FAU-Huskers opener in2009, that was my first ever D1 football broadcast. What a placeto start! The fans lined up along the street and gave our teambuses a standing ovation as we arrived and left. The sea of redis intimidating and loud. The stands go straight up instead of out,so it feels like they're right on top of you. It's just awesome. Ifirmly believe "The Swamp" is the the loudest stadium in Amer-
ica, and I enjoyed the deep south feel of Auburn, but I cannotwait to get into Athens and see what Bulldog fans are all about.I'm still a young guy, late 20s, so I can still certianly appreciatean awesome tailgate, drinking games, and then getting after itcome kickoff.
What are FAU’s goals this year?This is difficult to answer just because I don't know if anyone onthe coaching staff has a true "expectation" for the team in 2012.With so many new pieces and a brand new philosophy, I thinkthey'd just take simple improvement from game-to-game. Thatsaid, I get the feeling there would be some disappointment ifthere weren't 2, maybe 3 conference wins this year. The Sun Beltis not exactly in powerhouse-mode this year, and there are W'sto be had. This team is confident they can compete in every con-ference game, and should grab a couple. I think a few SBC winswould be the goal if you were going to press me on it.
What is your take on Georgia?So much talent, so much speed. I mean, say what you will aboutRicht (and I know Georgia fans have a lot to say about him), theguy is just a flat-out recruiting stud. I like the Bulldogs, but I havethe same question about them this year that I have in the lastseveral: are they finally going to get over the hump? I mean,with this stockpile of ability, when will Georgia stop getting trippedup and truly compete for a national title? I mean, that's the ex-pectation in Athens. It has to be. You know the feeling you getwhen you watch something and you know that it just makes youfeel good? That's how I feel when I watch Aaron Murray throw.I just like what he does under center. UGA always has targets, sothat helps, but that kid is just flat-out good. The defense wantsto beat you up. They'll out-run you, then bruise you. I love that.
That said, I don't know why it never feels like Georgia just can putthings together for a whole season. There is always that trip-up.This is the year. The SEC East should go through Athens. I amconcerned about the seemingly non-stop suspension parade, butif that stuff gets worked out, I really like Georgia.
What does FAU need to do to pick up a win in Athens?A strain of bubonic plague being released in the Georgia lockerroom. Just kidding. This is a tough question just because it's al-ways awkward to try to list reasons why an FAU can march intoAthens and upset the Bulldogs when no one is really going totake you seriously. I'll put it this way: if the Owls can get imme-diate production from the vets on defense and keep the gamecompetitive for a quarter or two, the Owls offense, with big-playability, could at least cause some nail-biting. FAU won't quit,though, even if things start getting away from them. Pelini andthe staff won't allow it. It will be a learning process.
Being relatively new in Division 1-A, in a great place like BocaRaton, what are the long term goals of the program? In just 11 years FAU has a conference championship and twobowl wins. Incredible. The ultimate goal was always the on-cam-pus stadium, and Howard Schnellenberger saw that through. It'smagnificent. It's just gorgeous and such a source of pride. Thatwas the goal. Now that it has been completed, there are less tan-gible, equally as important long-term marks to hit. The Owls can'tbe in the Sun Belt forever. With the way conference re-shufflingis changing the face of college football, FAU must get out aheadof this before it's too late. Rival FIU is off to Conference USA,which makes FAU's situation a little more urgent. C-USA is theobvious ascension-point, but Schnellenberger has always main-tained FAU belongs in the Big East. Some have sort of brushedhim off for comments like that, but it's not some crazy gibber-ish...it's just something to keep in mind. New AD Pat Chun hascome in from Ohio State to help put FAU on better financial-foot-ing, and there are just some must-have things that need to bedone before FAU gets the attention of the big conferences. Chunwants an improved student-athlete academic center. He's beenvocal about that. FAU also needs improvements to several of itsathletic facilities and needs a stronger fundraising base. There isplenty of work to do. FAU can be a winner, however. South Floridais the most talent-rich football area in the country, and all it takesare a few eyebrow-raising wins, both on the field and in recruit-ing, and all of a sudden a region that is hard to impress starts tocome out and support the program. In a conference like the SunBelt, it's not insane to think FAU can compete for league crownssooner rather than later. It's all of the other stuff that will takesome time.
A view from Florida Atlantic UniversityBy Jeff Dantzler
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COLUMBIA, Mo. – Just when SEC newcomer Missouri seemedabout to show the seventh-ranked Georgia Bulldogs that theirnew-fangled, high-octane spread offense was going to trumpGeorgia’s “old-man football,” the visitors from Athens awakenedin the second half and put an end to such nonsense with a 41-20 pasting of the Tigers here Saturday night.After trailing 10-9 over the first two quarters, the now 2-0 Bull-dogs (1-0 SEC) proceeded to outscore the Tigers 32-10 in the sec-ond half but until All-America outside linebacker Jarvis Jonesmade two gigantic plays in the final quarter, the game’s outcomewas still in doubt. First Jones picked off a James Franklin passdeep in Missouri territory and rambled 21 yards down to theTigers’ one to set up a Todd Gurley touchdown that finally gavethe Bulldogs some breathing room at 34-20. Minutes later, Jonesthen barreled in on Franklin’s blind sack and separated the Mis-souri quarterback from the ball, enabling freshman Jordan Jenk-ins to recover at the Tigers’ 5 and set up Georgia’s final score ofthe game, a 6-yard run by Ken Malcome.“We came out here and it was a big win,” said Jones, who in ad-dition to his interception and sack, recorded eight tackles for aBulldogs’ defense that limited the Tigers to just 102 yards on theground. “A lot of people thought we were going to come outhere and get upset, but the guys stayed confident, the coacheskept us pumped, and Bulldog Nation came out and supportedus. Mizzou had some big plays, they threw their punches, butyou have to play the whole game. We stayed in our game, andwe executed,” added Jones.“Jarvis is an All-American,” said Georgia head coach Mark Richt.“Heck, he may be the best defensive player in the country. I wasproud of the boys and the job they did. You know, 21 points wasreally not indicative of how close the game was. We just madesome plays at the end there that got some quick scores for us. Itwas definitely a great challenge for our football team. There weretimes when I was just starting to wonder what was going to hap-pen. And then our guys started to come through with some bigplays on both sides of the ball.”Both teams squandered scoring opportunities in the first quarteras the Bulldogs couldn’t cash in from the Tigers’ 37 after gettinggood field position following a high punt snap and Missouri failedto score from the Georgia 14 after losing a fumble.But after the two teams then matched field goals in the secondperiod, with Bulldog freshman Marshall Morgan erasing theTigers’ 3-0 lead with a 52-yard kick, both offenses would sud-denly explode in the final two minutes prior to halftime. Mis-souri zipped into a 10-3 lead via Franklin’s 41-yard strike downthe middle to Marcus Lucas with 1:31 to play only to see theBulldogs surge right back by going 71 yards in just 58 seconds.
A 24-yard Aaron Murray pass to Marlon Brown advanced theball to the Tiger 36 and then Murray came back with an insidescreen throw to Tavarres King, who rumbled all the way to theMissouri 2-yard line. Two plays later, Murray passed to Brown inthe right end zone corner for the score. But with now 30 sec-onds before intermission, Morgan’s PAT kick was off to the rightand the Tigers thus clung to a slim 10-9 advantage at halftime. The big plays continued in the third period as the Tigers went up17-9 on a 69-yard bomb from Franklin to a wide-open L’DamianWashington, but the Bulldogs then proceeded to snap back andtie the game at 17 on Murray’s 7-yard scoring pass to King andthen a subsequent two-point PAT pass to Michael Bennett. Geor-gia wheeled 75 yards on 12 plays on the scoring drive with a key9-yard run to the Tigers’ 12 by Malcome on third down keepingthe march alive.After the Tigers responded again by driving inside the Georgia 10,the Bulldogs’ defense rose up and made Missouri settle for a 25-yard field goal to send the Tigers up by 20-17. Georgia thenquickly went the distance once again, zipping 72 yards on fiveplays. Murray had throws of 40 yards to Brown and 22 to Ben-nett on the drive and then came back from the Tiger 11 to threadthe ball in to Brown for the touchdown. Morgan’s kick hit thebar but went through and the Bulldogs now led for the first timeof the night, by 24-20 with only 51 seconds left in the third.The Bulldogs then got a huge break to increase their lead whenTiger coach Gary Pinkel surprisingly called for a fake punt on hisown 35-yard line only to see Georgia’s Richard Samuel stop TreyBarrow’s run shy of the first down. The Bulldogs couldn’t cash atouchdown this time but did get a 41-yard field goal from Mor-gan to up their lead to 27-20 with 11:17 remaining.And then came the big play the Bulldogs had been longing for.Backed up at their own 19, the Tigers saw Franklin’s pass attemptpicked off by Jones, who made a spinning, 21-yard run down tothe Missouri one, almost scoring when he twisted his body atthe goal line. On the next play, Gurley bulled in for the score andwith Morgan’s kick, the board blinked to 34-20 with 7:33 to go.The Bulldogs then added insult to injury when that man Jonesparted Franklin from the ball again inside the Missouri 10 andfreshman Jordan Jenkins pounced on the bouncing ball at theTigers’ 5. Malcome then carried three straight times, running inuntouched from the 6 on his last carry. And with Morgan’s kick,Georgia had put the Tigers away for good at 41-20 with 5:16 re-maining. That’s when all those Mizzou fans decked out in goldand black began making a mass exodus to the exits while, at thesame time, the ecstatic Bulldog fans in the corners of the stadiumbegan chanting “Old man football, old man football.”
Game rewind: Dawgs 41, Mizzou 20By Murray Poole
Kevin Butler, former University of Georgia legendary kicker and amember of the Georgia radio broadcast team, will each week dur-ing the 2012 football season select his offensive, defensive andspecial teams players of the week for Bulldawg Illustrated. Hereare Butler’s selections and reasons why for the Bulldogs’ 41-20win over Missouri in Columbia Saturday night.
OFFENSE – Senior wide receiver Marlon Brown, whocaught a career-high eight passes for 106 yards includingtwo touchdown receptions from quarterback Aaron Mur-ray.“A heralded receiver out of Tennessee, Marlon enabled Georgia tobreak open the game Saturday night,” said Butler. “With Marlon,we have a strong, intimidating receiver who has the grace to godeep and the brawn to catch the tough passes over the middle,like his second touchdown against Missouri. He will give Aaron agreat weapon and I think you’ll see Aaron start going to Marlon alot more now.”
DEFENSE – Junior outside linebacker Jarvis Jones who wasall over the field against the Tigers, recording eight tack-les, his first career interception when he returned the ball21 yards to the Missouri one to set up Todd Gurley’s touch-down that gave the Bulldogs some breathing room, a sackand, finally, a caused fumble against Tiger quarterbackJames Franklin that set up Georgia’s last touchdown.“It could be one of the best defensive games by any one playerall year long in college football,” said Butler. “Jarvis’s dominanceagainst the run, his relentless pressure against the passer and hisflat out playmaking ability single-handedly swung the game inGeorgia’s favor. Eight tackles, one interception, one caused fum-ble, he is certainly the frontrunner for all season awards and Geor-gia is certainly lucky that he came back to be a leader.”
SPECIAL TEAMS – Senior Richard Samuel, who while play-ing on the punt return team against Missouri, made aclutch stop on Tiger punter Trey Barrow when Missouri at-tempted a fake punt try deep in their own territory.Samuel’s tackle of Barrow short of the first down markerled to a Georgia field goal to turn the game’s momentumand prompted coach Mark Richt to say it excited him morethan any other play in the game.“Richard is the ultimate Georgia football player,” said Butler. “He’sa good student, a great football player and most importantly, he’sunselfish when it comes to team. He has played offense, he hasplayed defense and he has always been a leader for the team.And with his play on specialty teams recognizing the fake puntand making a stop started the turnaround for the Bulldogs againstMissouri. It gave him the sense he belongs on the field and cancontribute to the success of the Georgia offense this year.”
Kevin Butler’sPlayers of the Game
The shocking upset of the night, was Louisiana-Monroe’s stunning victory over Arkansas in Little Rock. The PAC-12 had a very im-pressive night, despite Washington getting drummed at LSU. And in the SEC, the two newcomers, Texas A&M and Missouri, went downto Florida and Georgia. Alabama and LSU again look like the two best teams in the country.
1. Alabama – Nick Saban lectured local reporters about not giving West-ern Kentucky enough respect. Then the Crimson Tide rolled to victory. Nowcomes a trip to Arkansas, which suffered was upset in overtime by Louisiana-Monroe after major injuries.
2. LSU – Power running game. Awesome defense. Strong special teams.LSU has it all, including an awesome offensive line. Just like Alabama. TheFightin’ Tigers flat out hammered Washington and just reloaded all the greattalent they lost. Just like Alabama.
3. Southern Cal – The Trojans went cross country and took on a gameSyracuse squad in New York City. Matt Barkley was 23-of-30 with six touch-down passes. That six scoring tosses and seven incompletions. Syracuse’s 29points are cause for concern.
4. South Carolina – Dylan Thompson looked great throwing the footballfor South Carolina with Connor Shaw sitting due to the injured shoulder.Marcus Lattimore is some kind of special and the South Carolina defense istough.
5. Oregon – It was no problem for the Ducks and their high flying of-fense in a runaway victory over Fresno State. There is a good chance thatOregon and Southern Cal could both be undefeated when they meet andthen rematch in the PAC-12 Championship Game.
6. Oklahoma – After a lackluster win over Texas-El Paso, the Soonerscranked up the offense against Division 1-AA foe Florida A&M. Bob Stoopshas another excellent team that figures to contend for the Big XII title.
7. West Virginia – The Mountaineers get the chicken scheduling awardfor backing out of a showdown with Florida State. The Seminoles last secondscheduled Savannah State and West Virginia had the week off. West Virginiafigures to factor in the Big XII race, led by quarterback Geno Smith.
8. Clemson – The Tigers could have one of the country’s best offenses.With Tajh Boyd at quarterback, Andre Ellington at tailback and now SammyWatkins leading the receivers, Clemson has tremendous explosion. The topof the ACC is the best its been since expansion. The Tigers host Furman thengo to Tallahassee.
9. Florida State – Since West Virginia backed out, Florida State got Sa-vanah State on the schedule. That huge game with Clemson is looming inTallahassee on September 22. FSU’s defense should be very good this season.
10. Michigan State – Coming off that impressive victory over BoiseState, the Spartans did a number on the road against Central Michigan. Nowcomes the big one with the Fighting Irish, and Michigan State can really makea jump.
11. Kansas State – The Wildcats got off to an explosive start againstMiami. And it is a big deal for the program getting the Hurricanes to come to“the little apple.” Bill Snyder’s team should be right in the thick of the Big XIIrace.
12. Georgia – Jarvis Jones had a spectacular performance, leading theBulldogs to a 41-20 victory at Missouri. The Bulldogs trailed 20-17 late in thethird quarter and exploded for 24 unanswered points. There shouldn’t betoo much of a sweat broken with Florida Atlantic then comes a brutal SECstretch starting with tough Vanderbilt.
13. Texas – Kind of quietly, the Longhorns have put together a couple of nicewins. Texas has to get the defense back up to championship standards. The Long-horns could have their best running game in years.
14. Virginia Tech – It was a quick turnaround for the Hokies after that LaborDay night thrilling overtime victory over the Yellow Jackets. Logan Thomas is somekind of physical quarterback and the Hokies have a typically tough defense.
15. Tennessee – Coming off the big win over N.C. State, Vols fans got to enjoya rout of Bill Curry. I’m sure Derek Dooley got an extra grin downing Yellow JacketBill Curry. Now comes the Gators and if Tennessee can pull it off, it will be the pro-gram’s biggest win in years. And Dooley’s most significant to date.
16. Mississippi State – For the first time in the 2000’s, Mississippi State won itsSEC opener, rolling past Auburn 28-10. The Tigers are reeling. MSU is flying high.This was a huge win for Dan Mullen’s program, and a much needed triumph overan SEC West foe other than Ole Miss. State has a tough defense and nice balance onoffense.
17. Florida – What a monster win for the Gators at Texas A&M. Florida tailed17-7 in the first half, but rallied back to win 20-17. The defense was superb in thesecond half. Now comes a huge showdown with Tennessee in Knoxville. Both teamsare 2-0 and jacked up. The winner has a great shot at the SEC East.
18. Arizona – What a great night for the Wildcats. Bear Down. Arizona didindeed, taking down Oklahoma State. Rich Rodriguez may be a really good fit inTuscon. Oklahoma State finished third nationally a year ago and scored 84 pointslast week, so picking them off was huge.
19. Ohio State – Urban Meyer was not happy with a couple of miscues in thefirst half against Central Florida in a 31-16 win. These are two programs ineligiblefor the postseason. It was 10-10 late in the first half, and the Buckeyes faithful cer-tainly weren’t expecting that. Ohio State hosts Cal Saturday and the Golden Bearsfigure to test the Buckeye secondary.
20. Tech – It was a heart-breaking loss for Tech at Virginia Tech on Labor Daynight. The Yellow Jackets took care of Presbyterian College in an easy bounce backwin. If Tech can keep its focus, they can climb back in that ACC race.
21. Oregon State – What a nice upset win for the Beavers at home againstWisconsin. The Oregon State defense was outstanding, just shutting the Badgersdown. Oregon State could be Oregon’s biggest challenger in the PAC-12 North.
22. Notre Dame – We’ll see on the Fighting Irish. They took care of Navy andPurdue, and that has been far from a given for Notre Dame. Things get jacked upa whole bunch now, as the Irish take on very tough Michigan State.
23. TCU – Gary Patterson’s Horned Frogs have picked up a couple of easywins as they head into Big XII play. That drug arrest scandal stained the program,but TCU has had great success in the Patterson era. It has to feel great for their fansto be back in the newer version of the old Southwest Conference.
24. UCLA – The Bruins got a signature victory over Nebraska in the Rose Bowl.Jim Mora Jr. has UCLA off to an impressive 2-0 start. It looks like the boys fromWestwood, Arizona and Arizona State will be Southern Cal’s primary challengers inthe PAC-12 South.
25. Arizona State – The Sun Devils are off to a fine 2-0 start, and looked goodin a 38-14 pounding of Illinois. Todd Graham has burned several bridges in his ca-reer, but has Arizona State off to an excellent start.
