{"id":3801,"date":"2011-12-30T08:34:17","date_gmt":"2011-12-30T12:34:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.calvertgames.com\/cgblog\/?p=3801"},"modified":"2011-12-30T08:34:17","modified_gmt":"2011-12-30T12:34:17","slug":"texas-hooks-turnovers-into-holiday-celebration-uga-escapes-bama-in-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.calvertgames.com\/cgblog\/2011\/12\/30\/texas-hooks-turnovers-into-holiday-celebration-uga-escapes-bama-in-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas hooks turnovers into Holiday celebration. UGA Escapes Bama in 2012."},"content":{"rendered":"

That was a nice 21-10 win for Texas Wednesday night over Cal in the Holiday Bowl. By nice I mean, at least Texas won. Unlike the pathetic showing by the Falcons on Monday Night Football \u2026<\/p>\n

Yes the Saints are good, but 45-16 is disgraceful<\/a>. I don\u2019t have the numbers in front of me, but I suspect that the Falcons\u2019 win percentage is sub 0 when Ryan has to chunk the ball 50+ teims.<\/p>\n

Bitch and Moan Session: How can ATL\u2019s D not even bother to show up on third down? Special teams (kickoff and punt return coverage) also completely sucked. Roddy cannot hold onto the freaking rock. Untimely penalties (as if there is every a good time to rack up 7). Last, but certainly not least, the offense still cannot convert a solitary yard on 4th f\u2019ing down.<\/p>\n

I digress, back to Texas<\/a> \u2026<\/p>\n

And as Mack Brown said, \u201cThere is a huge difference between 8-5 and 7-6.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Agree. 8 is higher than 7. Hopefully Texas will recruit a Championship caliber QB. I saw screw it; throw \u2018em in as a true freshman because I doubt that David Ash (or even Case McCoy) will make some major off season improvements.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re not throwing Gatorade,\u201d he said. \u201cWe\u2019re not jumping up and down and screaming.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut hopefully this is a step forward.\u201d<\/p>\n

To illustrate his point, Brown pointed to 2003 and \u201907. Texas played in the Holiday Bowl both years. In 2004, Texas was in the Rose Bowl. In 2005, it was in the national title game. The progression was the same in 2008 and \u201909. [Source: Same as previous]<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The difference was that those teams had a decent QB situation, unlike this current squad. I still say Hook \u2018em, but Good Lord, without a decent QB, Coach Brown is going to have a long 2012 campaign.<\/p>\n

UGA Skips Out On Bamma \u2026<\/strong>
\nAnd LSU, and Arkansas, and anything else worth a lick in the SEC West. If you are a Dwags fan, you have to like the way the 2012 schedule<\/a> falls.<\/p>\n

Back to the here and now. I skipped out on Bowl predictions this year, but I expect UGA to win, covering the 3.5. Love this article from the AJC<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Georgia has had a good week. There has been no news of academic suspensions \u2014 fill in name of oft-speculated freshman running back \u2014 and I think the Dogs already have clinched the 2012 SEC East title, given Alabama has been dropped from the Hostess-wrapped schedule.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a nice consolation prize for having their limbs ripped off by LSU: sunshine (Outback Bowl) and Michigan State (good defense but No. 60 offense). And to think, 12 months ago, Georgia was losing to Central Florida in the Liberty Bowl.<\/p>\n

A season completed in the alternate universe: Dogs cover 3\u00bd.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Funny. Any week where players are not suspended is a good week in my book. It\u2019s bad when it comes to keeping score of which players\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0toke on lefty wacky weed, which ones didn\u2019t get an unnecessary traffic violation, which ones didn\u2019t get a night in the county jail for underage drinking and bar fighting, and so on and so forth.<\/p>\n

Go Dawgs!<\/p>\n

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