1 down .... 4 big games to go.

Man, I was nervous Saturday. In fact, I did not watch the first quarter of the game. I chose to put mulch on parts of the landscaping in my backyard and listen to Munson.

I decided to watch a visual after Southerland's touchdown to make it 7-0.

My thoughts on the game ...

1. Our defense from top to bottom is doing an incredible job. If you can find a single complaint with our defense it is the yardage we have given up in the passing game. More on that later.

2. Our offensive line owned the vaunted Vol front four. If there was one area of the game where the Dawgs off-week vs. UT 3 games in 14 days was most apparent - it was here. The Hawaiin can of whup-ass was a factor and will be a great player in the NFL, but the rest of the Vol line appeared to wear down and become non-factors as the game went on.

3. CMR has supreme confidence in DJ Shockley. Shock has reinforced that confidence with his play after a mistake.


Now the real fun starts ....

Peace

Its great to be a Bulldog on Saturday Night!

Watched the entire 2nd half of the UGA/MSU game tonight on a Cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean. Nice win for the Dawgs.

Quick thoughts ...

Shockley looked good throwing the ball. Aside from 2 dangerous throws, he played really well.

We had a spotty running game. Not punching it in inside the five and then Southerland's fumble are some causes for concern. Lumpkin looked pretty good - and I think he will be the back who finally breaks the long one. Hopefully in Knoxville!

Defense was solid once again. The MSU touchdown late was part letdown, part nice improvisation on the part of Croom's bunch. Tra' Battle appears to be just a step slow and that could be a problem against teams like UT, UF, Auburn, and Tech.

The SEC East title runs through NASH-VEGAS!

Peace.

John Brice is quite possibly the DUMBEST sports writer in America. UT is the one being inconvenienced?

I will grant the moving the UT/LSU game from Saturday night to Monday was probably not the first choice of Phil Fulmer and his team, but come on - the LSU faithful have lived through TWO major hurricanes in less than a month.

If moving the game to the end of the year was not an option, then you deal with it and move on. Given everything that the fine folks in Louisiana have gone through, the Vol Nation should bite their tongue and play on Monday.

But we are not dealing with normal individuals ... this is the VOL Nation. A finer group of complainers, consipiracy theorists, and idiots are only found in Tuscaloosa!

http://www.thedailytimes.com/sited/story/html/218252%5Dwww.thedailytimes.com/sited/story/html/218252

Peace.

If you are a fan of the Bulldogs then this item below from Profootballtalk.com (if true) cannot be considered a good thing.

On the other hand, if some how ensares UT ...


MONEY FLOWS IN TENNESSEE, GEORGIA

We're hearing troubling rumors from Knoxville and Athens of a guy giving money to Tennessee and Georgia players on behalf of an NFL agent.

Though we won't name names on this issue because, you know, we don't want to get sued, the dude handing out the dough is the relative of a current NFL player who is represented by the agent in question.

So wake up, NCAA, and get to work on stopping the flow of cash into the pockets of these players.

Of course, it's likely wishful thinking for us to believe that either the NCAA or the NFLPA will do anything to restrict such activities, since things like this have gone on for years without effective oversight or prevention efforts.

The disturbing thing is that Pro Football Talk's information is often very reliable and the content is usually way ahead of the major media coverage of sports. So we will keep our eyes on it and see if the Georgia or UT beat writers or the national college football media begin to look into it.

If you enjoy reading insider-ish info about the NFL, then you should definitely check out

http://www.profootballtalk.com/rumormill.htm

Peace