What else did you expect?

Ok, it has been a while since I've written. Actually, it's been a very long time. But spring finals, two Spanish classes in the summer, an internship, a job, and starting the fall with classes and an internship will do that do you. So I'm going to try to get back into the groove of things and make this blog something decent.

A lot of people are upset over the South Carolina game (I'm not calling them USC. They aren't USC, plus the name "USC" is copyrighted by Southern Cal. For the same reasons, they aren't Carolina to me. "Carolina" is trademarked by North Carolina. Plus, those two schools have had success. What has South Carolina done? Exactly.)

As I have learned studying history and living life, those who don't learn from history are doomed to repeat it. The South Carolina matchup is always a tough one for Georgia. South Carolina (I'm not calling them the Cocks either) really gets up for this game each year, and even more so now with S.O.S. at the helm.

Many will cry that UGA is the #2 team in the country, that they should beat South Carolina easily. Well, such is not the case, and anyone who expected otherwise, as one wise fan put, "still has the price tag on their UGA shirt." First, they are South Carolina, and that will make it an absolute fist fight. Second, it is a SEC game. Each and every game, especially this year, will be an all out assault. Look at the early season success of Ole Miss and Vanderbilt for evidence. Granted, we don't really know how good some of these teams are until the competition steps up (i.e. Kentucky). Nor do we know how bad some teams are (i.e. Mississippi State, Arkansas). Auburn will find out exactly how far along that spread offense is this weekend as the Fightin' Tigers from LSU come calling to The Jungle at Jordan-Hare. Auburn's defense is unbelievable, but the offense has been sluggish at best. This will be a defensive battle at its best.

Georgia made enough mistakes on Saturday to keep South Carolina in the game. Most of those mistakes are simple, mental mistakes that should be easily corrected. Gamecock quarterback Chris Smelley played a whale of a game. He was the South Carolina offense as Mike Davis was smothered by the UGA run defense. We'll see how much has been improved upon Saturday when the Dawgs head west to defend the honor of the SEC against Pac-10 heavyweight Arizona State. Was the loss to UNLV simply ASU looking ahead to Georgia, or is it a sign of things to come? Was ASU maybe just a bit overrated in this offseason? All will bear fruit on Saturday evening in the desert.

That's all for now. I plan to get back to this again soon.

ChiliDawg