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OREGON Sept. 3 Atlanta, GA W 49-3<br />
SAMFORD Sept. 10 Athens, GA W 33-0<br />
SOUTH CAROLINA Sept. 17 Columbia, SC W 48-7<br />
KENT STATE Sept. 24 Athens, GA W 39-22<br />
MISSOURI Oct. 1 Columbia, MO W 26-22<br />
AUBURN Oct. 8 Athens, GA W 42-10<br />
VANDERBILT Oct. 15 Athens, GA W 55-0<br />
OFF Oct. 22<br />
FLORIDA Oct. 29 Jacksonville, FL W 42-20<br />
TENNESSEE Nov. 5 Athens, GA 3:30pm<br />
MISSISSIPPI STATE Nov. 12 Starkville, MS TBA<br />
KENTUCKY Nov. 19 Lexington, KY TBA<br />
GEORGIA TECH Nov. 26 Athens, GA TBA<br />
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GEORGIA VS. TENNESSE<br />
BULLDAWGILLUSTRATED<br />
IN THIS ISSUE<br />
VOLUME 20 NO. 11<br />
BULLDAWG ILLUSTRATED<br />
years<br />
PHOTO BY: ROB SAYE<br />
SPORTS<br />
BULLDOGS TO WATCH | 16<br />
VOLUNTEERS TO WATCH | 18<br />
FIVE KEYS | 20<br />
DAWG BONES | 22<br />
A VIEW FROM... KNOXVILLE | 24<br />
SOCIAL<br />
GEORGIA GIRLS: CINDY ROBINETT | 28<br />
UGA VS FLORIDA GAMEDAY FAN PHOTOS | 30<br />
BULLDOGS OF THE 4TH ESTATE: REG MURPHY | 50<br />
PROUST: JOHN CATES | 52<br />
MORE SPORTS<br />
62, CHARLEY TRIPPI TRIBUTE | 54<br />
FROM THE FIELD | 58<br />
STATS THAT MATTER | 60<br />
BUTLER’S PLAYERS | 61<br />
JD’S TOP 15 | 62<br />
OUR TEAM<br />
EDITOR: Vance Leavy<br />
CREATIVE DIRECTOR: Cheri Leavy<br />
MULTIMEDIA DIRECTOR: Greg Poole<br />
CHIEF SPORTS CONTRIBUTOR: Jeff Dantzler<br />
ART DIRECTOR: Stacey Nichols<br />
SALES: Caroline Kinney<br />
SPORTS: Jeff Dantzler, Greg Poole, Coby Serina,<br />
Clay Watkins<br />
MULTIMEDIA: Hamilton Culpepper,<br />
Caroline Schlabach<br />
PHOTOGRAPHY: Greg Poole, Rob Saye,<br />
Blane Marable, Carter Horne<br />
COVER PHOTO: ©Wright Photo (Bennett, Smart,<br />
Smith), Rob Saye (Vince Dooley), Georgia Sports<br />
(Charley Trippi)<br />
COLUMNISTS: Hamilton Culpepper,<br />
Loran Smith, Caroline Champion<br />
DELIVERY: John Cook, Wright Cook, Rob<br />
Freeman, Anna French, Scarlett French, Flynn<br />
Kelly, Caroline Kinney, John Kinney, Lynn<br />
McLanahan, Eleanor Morgan, Henry Morgan,<br />
James Morgan, Jack Sawyer, Cullen Sewell,<br />
Henry Stokes, Champ Vance<br />
ISSUE 11: TENNESSEE<br />
November 2, 2022<br />
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FROM THE<br />
EDITOR<br />
<strong>Hail</strong> to the <strong>Gridiron</strong> as we celebrate a heckuva game that will be<br />
played on Saturday, while giving a proper tribute to Charley Trippi …<br />
may he and Coach Dooley rest in peace!<br />
VANCE LEAVY<br />
EDITOR IN CHIEF<br />
Like everyone who loves the Red<br />
and Black, my bride (Cheri) and I<br />
are still hollow from the loss of<br />
Vince Dooley this past Friday. He was a<br />
man of so many talents (from history to<br />
horticulture and beyond), but what made<br />
him great was his desire to share his vast expertise with anyone<br />
who was willing to learn.<br />
When I was growing up, he was the mythical, master-mind who<br />
helped shape my love of the Georgia Bulldogs in the 80s.<br />
<strong>The</strong>n when I reached adulthood, I had the honor of rekindling<br />
the Golden Isles Bulldog Club (as its president), which created the<br />
opportunity to really get to know Coach Dooley. You could learn<br />
so much from him by simply watching how he treated people. I<br />
remember the time Cheri and I helped him at a book signing at<br />
our local hospital. <strong>The</strong> lines went as far as your eye could see, but<br />
each person got his or her own special time with Coach. He was<br />
always the consummate gentleman.<br />
Always!<br />
<strong>The</strong>n Cheri and I had the idea to start Bulldawg Illustrated, so in<br />
our mid 20s we shuttled off to Athens to meet with Coach (who<br />
was AD at the time) about our idea. Basically, we were going to<br />
the Godfather with hopes of his blessing, but knowing he might<br />
balk at what we were envisioning. Well, 20 years later, this story<br />
continues because not only did Coach love our idea, he actually<br />
offered to write a column in it. So with Coach as a writer and the<br />
always generous Jack Davis providing terrific cartoons, BI was off<br />
and running.<br />
Over the last few years, from time to time, I did get the<br />
opportunity to thank Coach Dooley for his help and endorsement.<br />
He truly did give us instant credibility, so Cheri and I will forever<br />
hold a special place in our heart for him. Unfortunately, now it will<br />
have to be in our memories. What a man!!<br />
However, without a doubt, I know Coach wants everyone in<br />
the Bulldog Nation to not be somber in his passing. Instead it’s<br />
time to celebrate a terrific life combined with getting behind our<br />
stellar football team for one doozy of football game that will be<br />
played on Saturday in Athens … <strong>Hail</strong> to the <strong>Gridiron</strong> ++<br />
This issue will definitely get you ready for the Vols, but it’s also<br />
special because we are celebrating the life and athletic prowess<br />
of Charley Trippi, who the Bulldog Nation lost a few weeks back.<br />
Starting on page 54, you’re going to love what Jeff Dantzler did<br />
for the Trippi tribute. Since Mr. Trippi’s sports exploits probably<br />
aren’t known that well by the newer generations of Dawgs out<br />
there, I challenged JD (in honor of No. 62) to see if he could come<br />
up with 62 neat nuggets about Trippi’s career, which of course he<br />
passed with flying colors. By the way, the yellow blazer Mr. Trippi<br />
is wearing for our cover is because he is an inductee in the Pro<br />
Football Hall of Fame. He’s actually in several others, but I’m going<br />
to let you learn that in our feature.<br />
I do have a fun story about Mr. Trippi. We were in year one or<br />
two of doing Bulldawg Illustrated and Cheri’s cousin (Gloria Cobb)<br />
scored an interview with him for us. When we showed up to his<br />
house, we found Mr. Trippi (who was then 82) on top of his roof<br />
blowing leaves. It was priceless, but made total sense when I got<br />
to shake his monster hand once the interview started. He was<br />
built like a tree trunk. I even remember joking with some of my<br />
buddies that someone younger would be foolish to ever think<br />
about mixing up with Mr. Trippi.<br />
Enjoy our tribute … <strong>Hail</strong> to the <strong>Gridiron</strong> … Rest in Peace …<br />
Charley Trippi.<br />
We will also publish our Coach Dooley tribute in the Georgia<br />
Tech issue, which is ideal so we have enough time to do it the<br />
justice it certainly deserves.<br />
Now, it’s time for everyone to get focused for the No. 2 ranked<br />
Volunteers on Saturday. And who better to lead the charge (our<br />
cover) than Kirby Smart, Stetson Bennett and Nolan Smith. <strong>The</strong>se<br />
men of the gridiron are leaders first and foremost and their duty<br />
that lies nearest is getting everyone on their side of ball ready for<br />
Tennessee.<br />
Man, this game is going to be something … <strong>Hail</strong> to the <strong>Gridiron</strong> ++<br />
Beyond the Trippi tribute and our normal sports, the BI camera<br />
was in overdrive during the days of festivities that make the<br />
Georgia-Florida game so special. Enjoy the over 100 photos.<br />
For now, I won’t weigh-in too heavily about the discussion of<br />
the game moving to home and home, but if that happens the<br />
tradition will go with it. And being a Golden Isles native, it would<br />
be devastating not only for the fans, but also for the many<br />
businesses that benefit from Georgia fans spending sometimes<br />
an entire week on the islands for the game.<br />
Also, in this issue, enjoy getting to know Augustan, John Cates<br />
in our Proust Q&A (page 52). He’s my kind of guy since he would<br />
love to never lose to Florida again. Kirby isn’t perfect against the<br />
Gators, but my oh my, it’s been fun whipping the reptiles of late.<br />
<strong>The</strong>n on pages 28 and 29, Savannah insurance advisor Cindy<br />
Robinett is our Georgia Girls feature for this issue. I know Cheri<br />
definitely echoes Cindy on her choice of favorite books … “Where<br />
the Crawdads Sing” by Delia Owens. I may even have to check out<br />
the movie once the football season slows down. Finally, Loran<br />
Smith continues our Bulldogs of the 4th Estate with Reg Murphy<br />
(page 50). Like Coach Dooley, Reg is a renaissance man that<br />
funny enough also wrote for BI. He is the best and for sure is an<br />
honorary Bulldog, through and through.<br />
Alright Dawgs fans … let’s get ready to rumble with Smokey and<br />
the Vols. Rest in Peace Charley Trippi and Vince Dooley … <strong>Hail</strong> to<br />
the <strong>Gridiron</strong> ++ and Go Dawgs!!<br />
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‘<strong>The</strong> Scintillating Sicilian,’ Charley Trippi was<br />
amazing, was a winner, was a champion...<br />
what an athlete... what a Bulldog... what a life.<br />
JEFF DANTZLER<br />
@jeffdantzlerTV<br />
Charley Trippi is one of the most<br />
dynamic athletes the world has<br />
ever seen and a legendary alltime<br />
great Georgia Bulldog.<br />
Just two months shy of his 101st birthday,<br />
the iconic sporting superhero from the<br />
1940s and 1950s passed away on October<br />
19, 2022 here in Athens at the age of 100.<br />
Born December 14, 1921 in Pittstown,<br />
Pennsylvania, Charles Louis Trippi was<br />
destined for greatness. Emerging from the<br />
famed fertile football fields of talent-rich<br />
Pennsylvania, it was sports that kept Trippi<br />
from the rigors facing coal miners and into<br />
a life of greatness, fame and accolades.<br />
He found his way to Athens with the help<br />
of one of Georgia’s first famous gridiron<br />
standouts. Harold Ketron, who was an All-<br />
Southern standout in Athens at the turn<br />
of the century from 1901-1903, owned<br />
a Coca Cola bottling plant in nearby<br />
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. He was also<br />
a high school football official, and after<br />
witnessing Trippi’s exploits for undefeated<br />
Pittstown, Ketron got word to Wally Butts<br />
that there was a future star his alma mater<br />
badly needed.<br />
Freshmen weren’t eligible in the early<br />
1940s, but Trippi made a name for himself<br />
on the Bulldogs freshman team while<br />
Frank Sinkwich was leading Georgia’s 1941<br />
team to a 9-1-1 record and the Orange<br />
Bowl Championship.<br />
Sinkwich, who came to Georgia from<br />
Youngstown, Ohio, won the Heisman<br />
Trophy in 1942 while leading the Bulldogs<br />
to the consensus National Championship.<br />
His understudy Trippi was also bursting<br />
onto the scene, these two forming one of<br />
the most talented and successful gridiron<br />
tandems in college football history.<br />
In a 75-0 rout of Florida, Trippi accounted<br />
for four touchdowns and Georgia ascended<br />
to No. 1 in the national polls. <strong>The</strong> following<br />
week, the Bulldogs were upset by Auburn.<br />
But led by Sinkwich and Trippi, Georgia<br />
would rebound and secure two of the most<br />
significant victories in program annals.<br />
Trippi raced for an 87-yard touchdown<br />
run Between the Hedges, the big play in a<br />
34-0 victory for the fifth-ranked Bulldogs<br />
over the undefeated second ranked<br />
Yellow Jackets from the Flats. That win<br />
clinched Georgia’s first ever Southeastern<br />
Conference title and a berth in the Rose<br />
Bowl against the UCLA Bruins.<br />
With Sinkwich hobbled by an injured<br />
ankle, Trippi stepped into a leading role<br />
and had a spectacular performance on<br />
New Year’s Day in Pasadena. Over 93,000<br />
fans witnessed Trippi’s exploits and the<br />
Bulldogs 9-0 victory over UCLA. He was<br />
retroactively in 1953 named the game’s<br />
Most Valuable Player on the strength of his<br />
25-carry, 130-yard rushing performance<br />
and excellent defensive play. Georgia<br />
broke a scoreless tie in the fourth quarter<br />
when Red Boyd blocked a Bruins punt<br />
for a safety. Sinkwich would then punch<br />
in a touchdown and the Bulldogs, on the<br />
heels of the Rose Bowl triumph were the<br />
consensus national champions, voted No.<br />
1 in six different polls.<br />
Like so many American heroes, Trippi<br />
served the United States of America in the<br />
Army Air Force.<br />
Following the Allied victory and<br />
surrender of the Empire of Japan, Trippi<br />
returned to Georgia to play for the<br />
Bulldogs midway through the 1945<br />
season. Following a pair of losses, Trippi<br />
and the Bulldogs would steamroll through<br />
the second half of the season, highlighted<br />
by a 34-0 win over Florida, 35-0 blanking<br />
of Auburn and 33-0 dominating of Tech in<br />
Atlanta. Against the Gators, Trippi rushed<br />
for a school-record 239 yards, a record<br />
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that stood until Herschel Walker broke it<br />
against Vanderbilt with 283 yards in 1980.<br />
In the Oil Bowl on New Year’s Day 1946,<br />
Georgia defeated Tulsa 20-6 and Trippi was<br />
the Most Valuable Player. He threw a 64-<br />
yard touchdown pass to John Donaldson<br />
to give the Bulldogs a 14-6 lead, and then<br />
scored on a spectacular field-reversing<br />
68-yard punt return in which he ran over a<br />
pair of Tulsa players.<br />
Trippi was the No. 1 overall pick in the<br />
NFL Draft, but chose to return for one final<br />
season in Athens, and the scene was set<br />
for another season to remember.<br />
In the spring of 1946, Trippi batted an<br />
astounding.464 for the Georgia baseball<br />
team. That autumn, Trippi, voted the<br />
Bulldogs team captain, won the Maxwell<br />
Award, was Heisman Trophy runnerup<br />
to Army’s Mr. Outside Glenn Davis,<br />
unanimous first-team All-American and<br />
SEC Player of the Year.<br />
Teaming with fellow future College<br />
Football Hall of Famer Johnny Rauch, the<br />
Bulldogs capped the 1946 season with<br />
a 20-10 victory over North Carolina in<br />
the Sugar Bowl to finish a perfect 11-0,<br />
winning every game by at least 10 points.<br />
Trippi threw a Sugar Bowl record 67-yard<br />
touchdown pass - a mark that stood for a<br />
half century - to Dan Edwards to give the<br />
Bulldogs the lead for good.<br />
<strong>The</strong> SEC champion Bulldogs were voted<br />
No. 1 in the Williamson Poll. Notre Dame<br />
and Army played to a famous 0-0 tie and<br />
got a majority of the top votes.<br />
<strong>The</strong> following summer, playing for the<br />
Atlanta Crackers, Trippi led the Southern<br />
Association in batting. <strong>The</strong> New York<br />
Yankees badly wanted Trippi, seeing him<br />
as the perfect eventual successor to the<br />
Yankee Clipper, Joltin’ Joe Dimaggio. That<br />
honor would go to Mickey Mantle.<br />
Trippi’s heart was a little more in football.<br />
In 1947, he was Rookie of the Year, and<br />
led the Chicago Cardinals to the NFL<br />
Championship. In the 28-21 win over<br />
Philadelphia in the NFL Championship<br />
Game, Trippi scored the first touchdown<br />
on a 44-yard run. He gave the Cardinals a<br />
21-7 lead on a 75 yard punt return.<br />
A member of the College Football Hall of<br />
Fame and Pro Football Hall of Fame, Trippi<br />
was a league-leading, record-breaker.<br />
He chalked up a slew of yards rushing,<br />
passing and receiving - going for over<br />
1,000 in all three categories in his NFL<br />
career. Trippi scored touchdowns on runs,<br />
receptions, interception returns and punt<br />
returns and threw for TDs. He was also an<br />
excellent punter.<br />
<strong>The</strong> legendary Bulldog icon Dan Magill,<br />
who nicknamed him “<strong>The</strong> Scintillating<br />
Sicilian,” told me Trippi was every bit as<br />
great a safety as he was an offensive<br />
juggernaut. In a 14-0 win over Alabama in<br />
1946, the Crimson Tide blocked a Bulldog<br />
third down punt. Trippi would wrestle<br />
the ball back from the Tide, and Georgia<br />
retained possession. He boomed the next<br />
punt and the shutout stood.<br />
This column could be an encyclopedia<br />
rejoicing in his exploits.<br />
He was amazing.<br />
He was a winner.<br />
He was a champion.<br />
What an athlete.<br />
What a Bulldog.<br />
What a life.<br />
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GEORGIA VS TENNESSEE<br />
BY: JEFF DANTZLER<br />
Sanford Stadium is the site for a colossal Southeastern<br />
Conference showdown Saturday afternoon, as top-ranked<br />
Georgia hosts No. 3 Tennessee. Kickoff is set for just after 3:30 for<br />
one of the most ballyhooed games ever Between the Hedges.<br />
Both teams head into the game with perfect 8-0 records.<br />
Tennessee is 4-0 in Southeastern Conference play, while the<br />
reigning national champion Bulldogs are 5-0 in the league.<br />
Both teams are also heading into the game coming off<br />
impressive performances this past weekend, as Tennessee<br />
tattooed Kentucky 44-6 in Knoxville and Georgia defeated<br />
Florida 42-20 in Jacksonville.<br />
Tennessee has experienced a tremendous surge this season.<br />
In his second season, head coach Josh Heupel has the<br />
Volunteers in a stratosphere they have not enjoyed in over 20<br />
years. <strong>The</strong> hit list is impressive, highlighted by victories over<br />
Florida, LSU and Alabama. Those three SEC traditional powers<br />
have combined 11 of the past 19 national championships.<br />
<strong>The</strong> 52-49 instant classic triumph over the Crimson Tide was<br />
Tennessee’s first in the series since 2006, the year before Nick<br />
Saban took the head coaching job in Tuscaloosa.<br />
Now Tennessee tries to beat another SEC team with a 21st<br />
century national championship, last year’s in fact.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Volunteer faithful are savoring every second. <strong>The</strong>y<br />
endured a decade in the 2010s that is the least successful<br />
in the history of the proud program. Heupel’s first team last<br />
season posted a 7-6 record and the Volunteers were trending<br />
upward. But this has been an enormous jump.<br />
At the head of the class for Tennessee is quarterback<br />
Hendon Hooker, a Heisman Trophy front-runner who<br />
is having a season to date on par with the likes of SEC<br />
legends Tim Tebow, Cam Newton and Joe Burrow. He is the<br />
triggerman for the country’s most potent offense.<br />
Kirby Smart has his alma mater in the midst of a golden era<br />
of Georgia Football. Highlighted by last season’s national<br />
championship, since a loss to Florida in 2020, the Bulldogs<br />
have won 26 of their last 27 games.<br />
Over the last five seasons, Smart has led Georgia to four SEC<br />
Championship Games and guided the Bulldogs into the highest<br />
elite stratosphere in the country. Over that stretch, Georgia has<br />
also won five in a row over Tennessee. <strong>The</strong> Volunteers last beat<br />
Georgia on the <strong>Hail</strong> Mary in 2016 in Athens.<br />
When it comes to games of this magnitude, there were<br />
vital victories over the Yellow Jackets in 1942 and 1946,<br />
heartbreaking losses to Auburn in 1971 and 1983, and a<br />
memorable victory over Alabama in 1976.<br />
Tickets are hot and expensive. <strong>The</strong> excitement level is off<br />
the charts. <strong>The</strong> buildup … electric.<br />
<strong>The</strong> winner of this one has the inside track to the 2022 title<br />
tilt. <strong>The</strong> loser isn’t out of the College Football Playoff race.<br />
But there will be no margin for error, and help would likely<br />
be required.<br />
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SPORTS<br />
FOOTBALL<br />
BULLDOGS TO WATCH<br />
BY: COBY SERINA<br />
KIRBY SMART (HEAD COACH) - This will be one of the biggest<br />
regular season matchups that coach Kirby Smart has had to prepare for<br />
in his time at Georgia. It will be on him to ensure that the Dawgs remain<br />
composed against the toughest opponent they’ve faced so far. <strong>The</strong> Dawgs’<br />
performance against the Vols on Saturday will be the direct results of Smart’s<br />
preparation.<br />
DAIJUN EDWARDS (RB #30) - <strong>The</strong> Tenneesee Volunteers are one<br />
of the nation’s leaders in plays ran per game. When they have the ball they<br />
play fast, and they use that tempo to their advantage, keeping opposing<br />
teams on edge. That’s where Daijun Edwards comes in. Using the ground<br />
game, Georgia will manage tempo their own way holding onto the ball and<br />
keeping out of the hands of the volatile Volunteers offense.<br />
KIRBY SMART<br />
HEAD COACH<br />
PHOTO BY: ROB SAYE<br />
STETSON BENNETT (QB #13) - Similarly to Edwards, Stetson Bennett<br />
should be tasked with the role of game manager against Tennessee.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Volunteers will ask a lot of Bennett’s leadership. In what will be the<br />
Georgia Bulldogs most anticipated matchup of the year. It will be Bennett’s<br />
responsibility to pay close attention to the details that will make or break this<br />
game. Though the Volunteer’s Hendon Hooker has all the hype right now,<br />
many forget about Bennett’s 2022 campaign. Thus far he’s thrown for over<br />
2,000 total passing yards and should only add to that come Saturday.<br />
LADD MCCONKEY (WR #84) - Explosiveness and efficient offensive<br />
drives will be key to getting ahead of the Volunteers, and explosiveness<br />
is just what third-year wideout Ladd McConkey has to offer. Last year<br />
McConkey caught 31 passes for 447 yards, and halfway through this year,<br />
he’s already on pace to almost double that. Georgia will need to implement<br />
his speed into the game plan in order to keep up with the Volunteers.<br />
CHRISTOPHER SMITH<br />
DEFENSIVE BACK<br />
PHOTO BY: GREG POOLE<br />
JALEN CARTER (DL #88) - Jalen Carter is undoubtedly the best<br />
interior defensive lineman in the country, he just hasn’t had the opportunity<br />
to play because of injury. In his limited time against Florida last Saturday,<br />
you could see him moving people and affecting the quarterback. That<br />
type of disruption should be what you see against the Volunteers. He’s still<br />
recovering from his MCL injury, but he’s good enough to play. Another<br />
week’s worth of treatment should allow him to play a bigger role.<br />
CHRISTOPHER SMITH (DB #29) - Redshirt senior Chris Smith is<br />
playing absolutely out of his mind. At the safety position he’s made 27<br />
tackles, three pass deflections, two interceptions, and one sack. You can trust<br />
him to do almost anything on the defense. In his final year at Georgia, Smith<br />
has earned a major leadership position on the team and his play has shown<br />
he’s worthy of that.<br />
JAVON BULLARD<br />
DEFENSIVE BACK<br />
PHOTO BY: GREG POOLE<br />
JAVON BULLARD (DB #22) - Coach Smart said that one thing<br />
Tennesee does well is run the ball. Playing at STAR, Javon Bullard’s presence<br />
on the field will allow the Georgia defense to guard the speed of a receiver<br />
while maintaining enough physicality to stop the run. With the tempo at<br />
which the Volunteers play, keeping a player like Bullard on the field makes<br />
sense because of his versatility.<br />
BY JEFF DANTZLER<br />
<strong>To</strong>dd Gurley, one of the all-time, elite running backs<br />
in Georgia football history, carried 28 times for 208<br />
yards and a pair of touchdowns in the Bulldogs 35-<br />
32 win over the Vols in 2014.<br />
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history came in Knoxville in 2003, as Sean Jones<br />
returned a fumble 92 yards for a TD on the final<br />
play of the first half in a 41-14 Bulldogs win.<br />
A pair of tremendous tailbacks had huge<br />
performances against Tennessee in Georgia’s 28-17<br />
1988 season-opening victory, with Rodney Hampton<br />
running for 196 yards and Tim Worley 144.<br />
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VOLUNTEERS TO WATCH<br />
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JOSH HEUPEL (HEAD COACH) - In his second year in charge,<br />
Heupel has completely restored and revamped a program that has<br />
dealt with its fair share of controversy and issues over the past two<br />
decades. His no huddle, quick-tempo offense is reminiscent of Oregon’s<br />
offense under Chip Kelly years ago. Heupel has already proven he<br />
is capable of winning big-time games at home. Tennessee’s most<br />
competitive game was on the road against Pitt. Heupel would solidify<br />
UT’s return to glory with a road victory over the No.1 ranked Dawgs.<br />
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PHOTO BY: TENNESSEE ATHLETICS<br />
HENDON HOOKER (QB #5) - Hooker has taken the SEC by storm<br />
this year and most people view him as the Heisman favorite. <strong>The</strong> senior<br />
has thrown for 2,338 yards, 21 touchdowns, and just one interception.<br />
Hooker also poses a threat on the ground as he has rushed the ball<br />
73 times for 338 yards and four touchdowns. Hooker throws one of<br />
the best deep balls in the country and looks to stretch the field on<br />
opposing teams playing man coverage. Expect Hooker to utilize his<br />
versatility to try and keep this potent Bulldog defense guessing.<br />
JALIN HYATT (WR #11) - Hyatt is one of the fastest players in the<br />
nation and has racked up the most yards and touchdowns in the SEC.<br />
Hyatt has already reeled in 45 catches for just shy of 1000 yards. Along<br />
with that, he has a remarkable 14 touchdown catches. <strong>The</strong> speedster<br />
is averaging just over 20 yards a reception and will be a critical factor<br />
in Tennessee’s ability to throw the ball deep.<br />
HENDON HOOKER<br />
QUARTERBACK<br />
PHOTO BY: TENNESSEE ATHLETICS<br />
TREVON FLOWERS<br />
DEFENSIVE BACK<br />
PHOTO BY: ALABAMA ATHLETICS<br />
JABARI SMALL (RB #2) - Small has 110 rushes on the year<br />
for 475 yards and eight touchdowns. <strong>The</strong> junior from Memphis,<br />
Tennessee is only 5-11, but is 215 pounds, making him a very physical<br />
rusher who doesn’t fear contact. Although the passing game gets<br />
the majority of attention in this Tennessee offense, Small does a<br />
tremendous job keeping defenses honest which allows Tennessee to<br />
take those deep shots that can blow a game wide open.<br />
TREVON FLOWERS (DB #1) - Flowers is the statistical leader<br />
on the Vol’s defense. <strong>The</strong> fifth-year senior from Atlanta has amassed<br />
46 tackles this season, which leads the team. He is also tied for the<br />
team lead in interceptions with two. Flowers is stronger than his size<br />
may suggest and is not afraid to put his pads in the middle of the<br />
action. Flowers has been a vital part of this Tennessee secondary in<br />
previous years and if the Vols expect to have success on that side of<br />
the football then it will start with his play in the secondary.<br />
AARON BEASLEY (LB #24) - Beasley is second on the team<br />
in tackles with 44 on the season, just a few shy of Trevon Flowers’<br />
total. <strong>The</strong> senior from Franklin, Georgia will be critical in Tennessee’s<br />
defensive success against the Dawgs. Tennessee’s defense and<br />
especially the linebacking core was a question coming into the<br />
season, but players like Beasley have provided stability and<br />
production for the defense.<br />
BY JEFF DANTZLER<br />
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One of the most dominating players in Southeastern<br />
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One of the best teams in Tennessee history, the<br />
Volunteers of 1989 shared the SEC title with Alabama<br />
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1<br />
HINDER HOOKER - Tennessee senior signal caller Hendon Hooker is a Heisman trophy<br />
front-runner in the midst of a spectacular season. A transfer from Virginia Tech prior to<br />
last season, he didn’t even start center in 2021. But since winning the job, Hooker has<br />
performed as well as any quarterback in the country. He is an accurate passer - threads the<br />
needle - with a big arm, touch and poise. His touchdown to interception ratio is spectacular.<br />
Hooker is also a tremendous runner. Defending him and one of the nation’s best offenses is<br />
a chore no team has been able to successfully undertake thus far this season. It starts with<br />
making Hooker uncomfortable. Georgia must get pressure, while also keeping containment<br />
and not over-rushing and over pursuing. Sounds easy doesn’t it … it won’t be!<br />
MAKE PLAYS ON BALLS IN AIR - Hooker will put the ball in the air, and the<br />
Volunteers have a slew of top flight wide receivers, led by Jalin Hyatt, who caught five<br />
2touchdown passes in Tennessee’s 52-49 win over Alabama. A healthy Cedric Tillman, Bru<br />
McCoy and Ramel Keyton headline a fleet receiving corps. If there’s a chance at an interception,<br />
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cash in for the Bulldogs to pull it off Between the Hedges Saturday afternoon.<br />
3<br />
LET’S GET PHYSICAL - For all of the talent on the perimeter and at the skill positions for<br />
both of these teams, this is still the Southeastern Conference and it starts up front. Georgia<br />
MUST MUST MUST be the more physical team and win what promises to be a fierce battle at<br />
the line of scrimmage. After falling behind in Knoxville a year ago, Georgia steadily came back, took<br />
and then extended the lead in a 41-17 victory over the Vols. Tennessee is much more equipped this<br />
season. And on offense, Hooker doesn’t need much time or space to make the big play.<br />
4<br />
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SANFORD SUPREMACY - Bulldogs Head Coach Kirby Smart is asking for<br />
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Both Tennessee and Georgia run high powered, high scoring offenses,<br />
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the highest scoring offense in the country, led by a Heisman candidate<br />
quarterback in Hendon Hooker. As a team they’ve scored an average<br />
of 50 points per game and it’s heavily attributed to their passing game.<br />
Hooker so far this season has thrown for 2,338 yards and 21 touchdowns<br />
with only one interception on the season.<br />
DAWG BONES DEFENSE: GEORGIA<br />
Before the Florida game Georgia was ranked as the second best scoring<br />
defense in the nation, but that’s not even the best part. <strong>The</strong> Bulldogs<br />
are also a top-5 team in the country when it comes to passing defense<br />
too. It’ll be crucial when they face off against the ticking time bomb that<br />
it Hendon Hooker’s arm. Regardless of statistics though, the Georgia<br />
defense can do it all as long as everyone does their job, and that’s what<br />
they’ll have to do if they want to stand a chance against the Volunteer’s<br />
prolific offense.<br />
DAWG BONES SPECIAL TEAMS: GEORGIA<br />
You just can’t beat Jack Podlesny’s consistency, and there’s no reason<br />
it should drop off whilst at home. In 2022 overall Podlesny or “Pod” is<br />
kicking at a 87.5% success rate as opposed to the Volunteer’s Chase<br />
McGrath’s 76.9%. Pod also hasn’t missed a single extra point either.<br />
Tennessee cannot say the same.<br />
DAWG BONES COACHING: TIED<br />
Tennessee has been waiting for a moment like this, and they’ve only<br />
been able to capitalize on that opportunity under Josh Heupel, so he’s<br />
earned his credit. He’s an offensive-minded coach and his team is known<br />
for its offense similarly to Kirby Smart’s defensive background and his<br />
team’s defensive reputation. Tennessee beating Bama wasn’t a flash in<br />
the pan. It was the result of discipline, resiliency, and composure, all<br />
things that are preached by Smart too. Bottom line is that both of these<br />
coaching staffs are both some of the best in the country, and they’ll<br />
come into Saturday’s match-up on a fairly even playing field.<br />
DAWG BONES OVERALL: GEORGIA<br />
This call has a lot to do with the location of the game, because if this<br />
were a neutral-site or away game at Neyland Stadium, it would look<br />
different. But because this is a home game for Kirby Smart and the<br />
Georgia Bulldogs who are 14-7 against top-10 opponents, expect things<br />
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Vols. During the run that Tennessee has had this season, they had the<br />
chance to play in an environment like the one Sanford will provide come<br />
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HEUPEL, HOOKER, THIS<br />
SEASON, TAKE US THROUGH<br />
THESE HIGH TIMES FOR THE<br />
TENNESSEE FAITHFUL?<br />
It has been a heckuva ride. <strong>The</strong><br />
first test was at Pittsburgh. It was<br />
the Johnny Majors Classic. Coach<br />
Majors would have loved the game.<br />
<strong>The</strong> kicking game and plenty of<br />
great defense. Tennessee only<br />
scored three points in the 2nd half<br />
as Pitt forced overtime. Hendon<br />
Hooker teamed up with Cedric<br />
Tillman in overtime to get the win.<br />
It proved Tennessee could beat a<br />
ranked team on the road and the<br />
defense played very well. <strong>The</strong>n<br />
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holding off the Gators and then<br />
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in several positions this season.<br />
THE WIN OVER ALABAMA<br />
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SINCE THE UPSET OF<br />
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setting or quarterback battle.<br />
Hendon Hooker and Bryce Young<br />
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Alabama’s 17 penalties helped<br />
Tennessee’s cause, but in the end the<br />
Vols made more plays to beat Bama.<br />
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This has been a fun ride for the fans<br />
and the players. Fast paced offense<br />
and a much improved defense.<br />
<strong>The</strong> roster isn’t drastically different<br />
from last year, the players have just<br />
gotten better and are performing at<br />
a higher level. Bru McCoy obviously<br />
is a big addition at wideout, but Jalin<br />
Hyatt is a player, for example, who<br />
had a hard time getting on the field<br />
last year. Now he holds the school<br />
record and tied an SEC record with<br />
five touchdowns catches in a game<br />
against Alabama, no less. Hyatt is a<br />
perfect example of players on how<br />
this roster has improved.<br />
WHAT DOES TENNESSEE<br />
NEED TO DO TO BEAT<br />
GEORGIA?<br />
Continue to find ways to score. It<br />
looks to be a high scoring game.<br />
This will be the best defense<br />
overall Tennessee has faced. Can<br />
Hendon Hooker continue to find<br />
guys running wide open, but this<br />
time against the stellar Georgia<br />
secondary?<br />
WHAT IS YOUR TAKE ON THE<br />
BULLDOGS?<br />
Solid team.<strong>The</strong> play action pass and<br />
tight ends are tough to cover. This<br />
rebuilt defense is playing better<br />
than most thought it might.<br />
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO<br />
SEE THE SEC AND SCHEDULE<br />
SET UP DIVISIONS/PODS<br />
WHEN OKLAHOMA AND<br />
TEXAS JOIN THE LEAGUE?<br />
I have not given this a whole lot<br />
of thought. I might when we hear<br />
they are finally going to join the<br />
SEC. I would say that once Texas<br />
and Oklahoma do join the league,<br />
it would be nice to play them more<br />
than once a decade. I would also<br />
hate to see many of the old rivalries<br />
dissolved. However, one must<br />
remember that before the split into<br />
divisions, Tennessee and Florida<br />
weren’t rivals. <strong>The</strong>y hardly played<br />
each other between 1933 and 1991.<br />
We will all adjust somehow when<br />
the SEC figures all of this out.<br />
SO MANY CHANGES IN THESE<br />
LAST COUPLE OF YEARS,<br />
WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO<br />
SEE CHANGED?<br />
<strong>The</strong> games are getting way too<br />
long. <strong>To</strong>o many reviews that are<br />
causing too many delays. I would<br />
like to see them do away with<br />
stopping the clock after every<br />
first down to mark the ball. <strong>The</strong><br />
NFL doesn’t do this. <strong>The</strong>y put the<br />
rule years ago to slow the game<br />
down and allow teams to run more<br />
plays. Now most teams with the up<br />
tempo are running 80-100 plays per<br />
game. That’s plenty. It might save<br />
a few minutes and make the game<br />
run faster. Keep the game moving<br />
and get back closer to three hours<br />
instead of four and a half hours.<br />
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SOCIAL<br />
florida fan PHOTOS PG. 30-48<br />
Mary Ellen Shuman, Anna Lawrence, Claire Mitchell, Billy Shuman, Katie Sigg<br />
PHOTO BY: VANCE LEAVY
GEORGIA GIRLS<br />
SOCIAL<br />
3.<br />
Georgia Girls<br />
CINDY ROBINETT<br />
Cheri Leavy’s rapport with her favorite tastemakers and<br />
UGA Alumnae brings you plenty of doggone good inspiration!<br />
Foundation:<br />
NAME: Cindy Robinett<br />
FAMILY: Married to Roddie Robinett, also a<br />
UGA alum. We met in college and were UGA<br />
cheerleading partners. We have three grown<br />
children, Parker, Tyler and Mallory Robinett<br />
as well as three dogs.<br />
HOMETOWN: Savannah, Georgia<br />
CURRENT TOWN: Savannah, Georgia<br />
WHAT YEARS AT UGA: 1985-1989<br />
SCHOOL/DEGREE: Terry College of Business/<br />
Risk Management and Insurance<br />
PROFESSION: As an insurance advisor and<br />
shareholder of a large privately-owned insurance<br />
brokerage and consulting firm, I spend a great deal of my time<br />
listening and learning about my clients’ business and operations.<br />
My goal is always to earn the position of a “trusted advisor” which<br />
then allows me to work more strategically in setting goals around<br />
risk mitigation and risk finance as opposed to focusing on an<br />
insurance transaction or renewal cycle. Because there are always<br />
new or emerging risks to identify and address, my job never gets<br />
boring, and no two days are ever alike.<br />
Accolades:<br />
Named as an “Elite Women in Insurance” by Insurance Business<br />
America magazine (2015) Received an “Award for Writing<br />
2.<br />
Excellence” in 2004 from<br />
the American Society of<br />
Healthcare Risk Managers as a<br />
co-author of a publication that<br />
was featured in the Journal of<br />
Healthcare Risk Management<br />
about Risk Retention Groups.<br />
Inspo:<br />
BOOK: I love historical fiction including<br />
anything written by Kristen Harmel. However, by<br />
favorite book of all time is Where the Crawdads Sing (1) by Delia<br />
Owens because it reminds me of where I grew up.<br />
MAGAZINE: When I was younger it was Runners<br />
World, but now I’m more of a Southern Living fan.<br />
INSTAGRAM: I closely follow GSU Athletics<br />
because my daughter, Mallory is a GSU<br />
cheerleader and I love seeing posts of her and her<br />
teammates. I also follow the United Way of the<br />
Coastal Empire as I am the current chair of their<br />
annual Capital Campaign and so very proud of<br />
how they always showcase community support.<br />
As an alum, I follow the Terry College of Business<br />
1.<br />
BULLDAWGILLUSTRATED 28 ISSUE ELEVEN • TENNESSEE
HISTORICAL FIGURE: Queen Elizabeth<br />
QUOTE:<br />
In a world full of<br />
Grinches, be a Cindy<br />
Lou Who.<br />
When Online...<br />
VISIT ONE OF OUR TWO ONLINE STORES<br />
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When in Athens...<br />
TWO GREAT STORES FOR ALL<br />
YOUR BULLDOG NEEDS<br />
Athens + UGA:<br />
4.<br />
Insta as well as the UGA cheerleading site (my<br />
niece is a current UGA cheerleader.)<br />
BRAND: Corona Light<br />
FASHION DESIGNER: My sister owns a men’s<br />
and ladies clothing boutique in Savannah<br />
called J Parker Limited, so I buy a lot of<br />
my clothes from her store which features<br />
designers such as Bella Dahl, Rails or Tyler Boe.<br />
When I need a power outfit for a business<br />
meeting, I generally go for either a Trina Turk<br />
dress or a Brooks Brothers suit.<br />
INTERIOR DESIGNER: My friend, Susan<br />
Young, is my go-to when I feel the need to<br />
redecorate.<br />
CHEF: I learned to cook from my mom,<br />
Reva Parker, who goes down in history as<br />
the absolute best chef ever. She made me a<br />
cookbook of her own recipes when I left for<br />
UGA and I still use it today. I’ve also created<br />
my own cookbook that I passed down to my<br />
daughter when she left for her first year at<br />
Georgia Southern. Otherwise, if I had to select<br />
someone famous, it would probably be Ree<br />
Drummond/<strong>The</strong> Pioneer Woman. (3)<br />
BULLDAWGILLUSTRATED<br />
DESCRIBE ATHENS IN FIVE WORDS<br />
OR LESS: Best years of my life!<br />
RESTAURANTS AND BARS: Back in<br />
the day it was <strong>The</strong> Odyssey, TK Hardy’s,<br />
and Guthrie’s. <strong>To</strong>day, it’s the Last Resort<br />
and Depalma’s.<br />
SHOPS: ADD Drug and Heery’s<br />
Athens/campus landmark: Sanford<br />
Stadium.<br />
MEMORY WHILE IN SCHOOL:<br />
Cheering in Sanford Stadium for the<br />
first time. <strong>The</strong>re is no way to adequately<br />
describe that feeling.<br />
PROFESSOR/CLASS: Entering my<br />
junior year at UGA, I was still an<br />
undecided business major until I<br />
took Risk Management 101 which<br />
set the course for the rest of my life.<br />
<strong>The</strong> instructor was named Maurice<br />
and by the end of the first week,<br />
he knew every single one of his<br />
300 students by name. He would<br />
always tell us not to “drink and drive”<br />
and to call him if we needed a ride<br />
home. Sadly, he was killed shortly<br />
thereafter in an auto accident by<br />
a drunk driver. I’ll never forget the<br />
impact he made on my life.<br />
GAMEDAY RITUAL/PLAN: Saturdays<br />
in the fall revolve around UGA (and<br />
GSU) football. In fact, my husband<br />
made me schedule our wedding and<br />
the birth of our children (C-Section)<br />
around the UGA football schedule.<br />
When we are in Athens, we try to<br />
secure our tailgate spot by 7 A.M. and<br />
start celebrating at least six hours<br />
before gametime. We love to meet<br />
old friends, grill Brats, and have a<br />
cocktail or two.<br />
TAILGATE RECIPE: Susan Mason’s<br />
pickled shrimp is my absolute<br />
favorite tailgate food, but we cannot<br />
watch a UGA game without making<br />
pigs-in-a blanket (4). It’s just bad<br />
luck not to have them.<br />
29 ISSUE ELEVEN • TENNESSEE<br />
University Spirit<br />
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Athens, GA 30605<br />
706-353-2677<br />
www.universityspirit.com<br />
<strong>The</strong> Clubhouse<br />
157 College Avenue<br />
Athens, GA 30601<br />
706-369-9541 | www.ugaspirit.com<br />
Helping UGA fans look<br />
their very best since 1975
SOCIAL<br />
FAN SHOTS<br />
Victor Long, Ellis Long,<br />
Whitney Long<br />
Bill Cowsert, Amy Cowsert,<br />
Kim Barton, Jimmy Wilfong<br />
GEORGIA - 42, FLORIDA - 20<br />
Brad Lastinger, Gigi Lastinger,<br />
Suzanne, Lastinger, John Lastinger<br />
Laura Meeks,<br />
Craig Meeks<br />
Jasen Williams, Tina William,<br />
Maggie Waller, <strong>To</strong>ny Waller<br />
June Taylor,<br />
Shandra Taylor<br />
Claire Hacket, Tracy Roberts, Rusty<br />
Roberts, Chip Hacket, Jeff Ramsey<br />
Larry Sims, Lala Bush, Skinny<br />
Smith, Charmaine McWhorter<br />
When the Dawgs<br />
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BULLDAWGILLUSTRATED 30 ISSUE ELEVEN • TENNESSEE
Haley Hallford, Jarrett Broome, Anne Crawford, Kendall Champlain,<br />
Cassidy Stevenson, Sarah Kate Call<br />
Frannie Desloge, Claire Harper, Caroline O’Connor, Mary Lane,<br />
Meghan Herlitzka, Franny Pettway, Meryl Harvey, Liza Luter,<br />
Carlton Grubb<br />
Mark Carmony, Lindsay Scott, Robert Wolfe, Reagan Wolfe<br />
(front) Grace Joseph, Jocelyn<br />
Powell, Josie Leavy, Margaret<br />
Fish (back) Allie Wilson, Anna<br />
Landgraff, Catherine Benefield,<br />
Sarah Mills Bennett, Lauren Holle<br />
Lindsey King, Camilla<br />
King, Madison Simpson,<br />
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ULLA JOHNSON + HUNTER BELL<br />
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BULLDAWGILLUSTRATED<br />
31 ISSUE ELEVEN • TENNESSEE
SOCIAL<br />
FAN SHOTS<br />
Robin Lowe,<br />
Archie Lowe<br />
Patrick Callaway, Tim Stokes, Dre Zellner<br />
GEORGIA - 42, FLORIDA - 20<br />
Frances Mangan,<br />
John Mangan<br />
Mike Fitzgerald, Claire Anderson, Tammy Lindsay,<br />
Duke Lindsay<br />
Meredith Eidson,<br />
Caroline Schlabach<br />
Julia Sherwood, Abbie Sherwood, Leslie<br />
Sherwood, Katharine Courson, Kelly Shiver,<br />
Bubba Highsmith, Hammy Culpepper,<br />
Greg Hunter<br />
Whitney Williams, Daniel Mosseri<br />
Hammy Culpepper,<br />
Greer Moseley<br />
BULLDAWGILLUSTRATED 32 ISSUE ELEVEN • TENNESSEE
welcomes<br />
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Managing Director/Investments<br />
Portfolio Manager – Solutions Program<br />
(706) 247-8250<br />
dick.ferguson@stifel.com<br />
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Client Relationship Manager<br />
(706) 247-8249<br />
karen.miley@stifel.com<br />
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Fax: (706) 247-8247<br />
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SOCIAL<br />
FAN SHOTS<br />
Clement Cullins, Heard Galis,<br />
Jeff Carter<br />
Stephen Nobles, Andre Haynes<br />
GEORGIA - 42, FLORIDA - 20<br />
Kelly McGinnis, Alli Burgin<br />
Rob Matre, Marti <strong>To</strong>lleson<br />
Nicholas Holtzclaw, Daniel Mosseri, Brandon<br />
Holtzclaw, Ginny Savini, John Ellington,<br />
Shelly Harrell, John Parker<br />
Philip Saussy, Melissa<br />
Rutherford, Ryan Rutherford<br />
Duke Lindsay, Mike<br />
Fitzgerald, Keith Mitchell<br />
Carter Sumlin, Mackenzie<br />
Banta, Maddie Haines,<br />
John Cumbie<br />
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• Accounting Services<br />
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• Maintenance<br />
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• Condo Dues<br />
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BULLDAWGILLUSTRATED 34 ISSUE ELEVEN • TENNESSEE
SOCIAL<br />
FAN SHOTS<br />
Ally Hertz, Lexi Glover, Wren Durden, Reece White,<br />
Cameron Moore, Brittney Barth<br />
GEORGIA - 42, FLORIDA - 20<br />
John Ellington,<br />
Chance Lacey<br />
Corbin Nourse,<br />
Dan Nourse<br />
Elliot Stroud, Hunter Davis,<br />
Charlie Thompson<br />
Kasey Clark, Pierce Cannon, Morgan<br />
Williams, Chip Champion, Kyle Lovejoy,<br />
Ford Williams, Chase Hopkins, Bob McLoed<br />
Maddi Griffin, Emily Kinast,<br />
Mary Kathryn Lynch,<br />
Emily Cummings<br />
J.T. Johnson, Dan Lovein,<br />
<strong>To</strong>mmy Bryan<br />
Jon Marti, John Parker<br />
OPENING<br />
LATE NOVEMBER<br />
BULLDAWGILLUSTRATED 36 ISSUE ELEVEN • TENNESSEE
SOCIAL<br />
FAN SHOTS<br />
Charles Turner,<br />
Jake Manino<br />
William Chambers,<br />
Bradley Lastinger<br />
GEORGIA - 42, FLORIDA - 20<br />
Kelly Call, Sarah Kate Call, Maddie Dunbar,<br />
Haley Hallford, Cassidy Stevenson<br />
Carson Wagnon, Neally Rogers, Frances Lane,<br />
Pat Wagnon, Dean Lane<br />
Johnny Adams, Gordon Strother,<br />
Frankie Strother Dylan Spicer,Lleyton Poole Charlie Fiveash, Alex Baiser<br />
Brent Greeson,<br />
Vinny Silvestri<br />
F o o t b a l l s e a s o n i s<br />
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BULLDAWGILLUSTRATED 38 ISSUE ELEVEN • TENNESSEE
Alicia Appling Ashleigh Baker Denise Beck Maria Cardarelli Cathie Chasman Angela Clark<br />
Bonnie Dunn Barbie Eisenberg Lynn Harder Tracie Hedges patricia Huban<br />
helen London<br />
Judy Mcdonald Ross eric Vaughn Alex wall<br />
jennifer<br />
westmoreland<br />
Laura Wilfong<br />
carol williams
SOCIAL<br />
FAN SHOTS<br />
Blair Ross, Brian Ross, Lisa Ross,<br />
Grace Ross<br />
Roland Daniel, Lisa Mckenney,<br />
Allison Van der Veer,<br />
Tripp McKenny<br />
GEORGIA - 42, FLORIDA - 20<br />
Eric Smith, Christy Mommsen,<br />
Ellen Rose, Jim Sanders<br />
Shannon Lanier, Nat Lanier,<br />
Troy Lanier<br />
Spooner Phillips, David Cone, Latrelle Cone,<br />
Jacob Cone, Jameson Gaddis, Will Cain,<br />
Connor Koscevic, Tyler Jeffares<br />
Julia Goalby, Chris Carr,<br />
Joan Carr<br />
Brian Fuller, Hil Harper<br />
Patti Friedman,<br />
Diane Nix<br />
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or online at LEIGHANNBARNES.com. Use discount code<br />
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SCAN to watch Leigh Ann Barnes<br />
Clear bag in action<br />
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And many more<br />
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BULLDAWGILLUSTRATED 40 ISSUE ELEVEN • TENNESSEE
1860 Barnett Shoals Rd | 1739 S. Lumpkin St | 1180 Prince Ave<br />
NEXT PARTY<br />
ADD A LITTLE<br />
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Let us cater your<br />
next get-together!
SOCIAL<br />
FAN SHOTS<br />
Jeff Tucker,<br />
Bobby Kaufmann<br />
Tyler Dennis, Liam Holden, Reid Holden,<br />
Shawn Dennis<br />
GEORGIA - 42, FLORIDA - 20<br />
Darden Campbell, Whitney Crisp, Maddie<br />
Crisp, Madelyn Lawrence, Tracy Monk,<br />
Abby Reasor, Cathie Chandler<br />
Jason Traeye,<br />
Kenny Edmund<br />
Charlie Knox, Kimberly Knox,<br />
Dom Wyant<br />
<strong>To</strong>ny Locey,<br />
Trent Fennell<br />
Lily Fitzgerald, Abby Washburn, Grace Keller,<br />
Josie Leavy, Cheri Leavy<br />
John O. Knox, Knox Culpepper<br />
Forrest Brown, Janet Brown,<br />
Lexie Whatley, William Whatley<br />
We are proud of Coach Kirby Smart<br />
and our Georgia Bulldogs!<br />
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(706) 850-6373<br />
1738 S Lumpkin Street, Athens<br />
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1730 S. Lumpkin<br />
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APPOINTMENTS<br />
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BULLDAWGILLUSTRATED 42 ISSUE ELEVEN • TENNESSEE
FAN SHOTS<br />
SOCIAL<br />
Gretchen Taylor, <strong>To</strong>mmy Duffy,<br />
Louise Duffy, Steve Popper,<br />
Missy Budd<br />
Jessica Tripp, Brittany Standifer,<br />
Alton Standifer, Arthur Tripp<br />
Chad Cottrell, John Holmes,<br />
Morgan Waldrep, Jody Waldrep<br />
Duncan Walker IV,<br />
Duncan Walker V,<br />
Duncan Walker III<br />
Brian Satisky,<br />
Jay Satisky<br />
William Rhodes, Allison Rhodes,<br />
James Rhodes, Bart Rhodes<br />
Guy Neal, Connor Cohen<br />
Aiden Lokey, Thomas Kreger,<br />
Curry Hartman, Katherine Edwards<br />
Zach Johnson,<br />
John Cook<br />
Randy Dover, Dennis Stockton,<br />
Mark McKinnon<br />
Lisa Ellis, Hally Dement, Katherine Mosely,<br />
Greer Pope, Joe Jackson,<br />
Mercer Brockenbrough, Will Miles<br />
Cate Taylor, Ryan Taylor,<br />
Justin Fuller, Jack Fuller<br />
Ana Mercer, Jim Mercer<br />
Gus Youmans, Francesca Pigna,<br />
Mimi Whelan, Lucy Wellborn,<br />
Anna Marie Hana<br />
Lindsey Carter,<br />
Brittany Kearns<br />
Emmett Miles, Mary Elaine Allen,<br />
Julianna Lane, Luke Veal, Anna Rose<br />
Thomas, Lilly Angel<br />
Neil Quirk,<br />
Howard Young<br />
BULLDAWGILLUSTRATED 43 ISSUE ELEVEN • TENNESSEE
SOCIAL<br />
FAN SHOTS<br />
Rabun Matthews,<br />
Terry Matthews<br />
Neely Young,<br />
Saxby Chambliss<br />
GEORGIA - 42, FLORIDA - 20<br />
Brooks Stamper, Billy<br />
Shuman, Nate Cohen<br />
Mary Ellen Shuman, Kimsey,Langford, Terri Langford,<br />
Bonney Shuman<br />
Teeny Lawless, Billy Lawless<br />
Chris Jefts,<br />
Drew Prusiecki<br />
Robin Love, Dru Love,<br />
Maggie Dunn<br />
Brandon Young, Harris English,<br />
Carter Chandler, Robert Newsome<br />
Jimmy Escoe, Brenda Escoe,<br />
Skip Balcomb, Jeff Sherman, Cassy Young<br />
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BULLDAWGILLUSTRATED 44 ISSUE ELEVEN • TENNESSEE
<strong>The</strong> Rushmore has reinvented the<br />
traditional bed & breakfast with<br />
luxurious suites in the lively Five<br />
Points neighborhood.<br />
Each unique in design,<br />
all suites have a spacious<br />
bathroom en suite with bespoke<br />
linens and fine cosmetics.<br />
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Bulldawg Illustrated continues its series, featuring long-time UGA personalities of the Fourth Estate. <strong>The</strong>re are many who are published authors along with<br />
network television superstars. Our seventh installment spotlights honorary Bulldog Reg Murphy whose dynamic career began in newsrooms but led to<br />
leadership rolls with the National Geographic Society and the United States Golf Association.<br />
Reg Murphy grew up in Gainesville, the chicken capital of the<br />
world, where he became a passionate Georgia football fan. <strong>The</strong>n<br />
with a point of pride, he adds, “as far back as I can remember.”<br />
He became a distinguished writer, editor and publisher who<br />
lived only 40 miles from the UGA campus, an eight-year-old kid who<br />
enjoyed the good fortune of seeing Frank Sinkwich and Charley Trippi<br />
play Between the Hedges. How was it that he did not study journalism at<br />
the state university which was virtually within arm’s length?<br />
Graduating from high school at age 16, he was eager to enroll in<br />
college, but his mother thought UGA, even in 1949, was too big of a<br />
place for her precocious son and sent him further down the road to<br />
Mercer. Nonetheless, he has always had a high regard for Georgia football<br />
and bought season tickets until he headed west to become publisher of<br />
the San Francisco Examiner.<br />
Even today as he enjoys retirement at his home at Sea Island, he remains<br />
a devoted Bulldog fan who organizes a family texting session on Saturday<br />
afternoons when Georgia plays before network television cameras.<br />
In his pre-teen years, Sanford Stadium was not as big as it is today, but<br />
he remembers it being “very loud.” He remembers the colorful water<br />
boy, Clegg Starks, the team’s bright red jerseys and silver pants. He<br />
remembers the squatters on the railroad tracks at the east end of the<br />
Stadium having to scatter when the train came their way.<br />
When the Bulldogs played on the road, he was often glued to the radio<br />
broadcasts of Ed Thilenius and later those of Larry Munson. <strong>The</strong>re was<br />
always a lot of red in the closet. If anyone deserves to be an “honorary<br />
Dawg,” it is Reg Murphy.<br />
As a college student, he began work with the Macon Telegraph as his<br />
star began rising. He would become editor of the Atlanta Constitution<br />
at a time when Martin Luther King was touching the lives of countless<br />
Americans. “He lit a fire under a lot of people, including me,” Reg says. He<br />
saw the Supreme Court overthrow the county unit system of voting in an<br />
era when Republican presidential nominee Barry Goldwater carried the<br />
state, which shocked long time soothsayers.<br />
Editors prefer to write headlines not make them, but that is exactly what<br />
Reg did on Feb. 20, 1974, when he was kidnapped at gunpoint by a man<br />
claiming to be a member of a right-wing militia group. <strong>The</strong> kidnapper<br />
demanded a $700,000 ransom which the AJC agreed to.<br />
An interesting sidebar developed with Jim Minter, a former sportswriter,<br />
who was then the managing editor of the Atlanta Constitution. Minter agreed<br />
to deliver the ransom money wearing a short sleeve shirt. <strong>The</strong> kidnapper also<br />
stipulated that the deliverer of the money drive an open-air jeep.<br />
As directed, Minter endured bitter cold on that day in freezing<br />
temperatures from downtown Atlanta to Cumming, a distance of more<br />
than 40 miles. <strong>The</strong> good news is that the kidnapper was caught within six<br />
hours and virtually all the money was recovered.<br />
Years later when the Baltimore Sun was sold to the Times-Mirror<br />
Corporation, Reg became entitled to a multi-million dollar return for his<br />
stock which prompted Minter to write him a note: “Next time you get<br />
kidnapped, don’t call me. Write a check.”<br />
While publisher of the Examiner, he became involved with the<br />
kidnapping of Paddy Hearst, whose father, owned the newspaper. While<br />
with the Baltimore papers, where he was publisher and CEO, he saw head<br />
turning economic development in Maryland’s major market.<br />
After the sale of the Sun, he later became President and CEO of the<br />
National Geographic Society (1996-98) after serving as President of the<br />
United States Golf Association.<br />
Along the way, Reg was an editor who would tackle an unpopular<br />
issue if he thought it was the right thing to do. A very competent<br />
columnist his book on Georgian Griffin Bell, who became Attorney<br />
General in the Carter Administration, has gotten high marks:<br />
“Uncommon Sense,” says his friend Jimmy Bishop, “is one of the best<br />
books I have ever read.”<br />
<strong>To</strong>day, Reg lives a quiet life at Sea Island with his wife Diana, who also became<br />
President of the U.S. Golf Association and helped make golfing history by<br />
becoming an early female member of the Augusta National Golf Club.<br />
In his younger days, Reg was a competent golfer who often enjoyed<br />
the game in the company of the first George Bush to take up residence<br />
in the White House.<br />
One day George H. W. Bush called Reg and asked him about playing<br />
Caves Valley, a relatively new course in Owings Mill, Maryland. When the<br />
President suggested a certain date, Reg noted that he had to attend a<br />
wedding that day. When Reg told the President that the wedding was at<br />
6:00 p.m., he informed Reg that they would be finished in time for Reg to<br />
get to the wedding. So, the golf game was on.<br />
A few days later, the President called back and said, “Reg you didn’t tell<br />
me it was YOUR wedding.”<br />
When the Presidential helicopter landed at Caves Valley, the President<br />
disembarked with Griffin Bell and golfing legend Arnold Palmer.<br />
After the round, Reg asked his playing partners to sign his wedding<br />
invitation. Arnold Palmer wrote a note to Diana. “Hope Reg plays better<br />
tonight than he did today.”<br />
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about how many young men went over to Europe and lost their<br />
lives at such a critical time in history, while I was goofing off at<br />
college at that age, trying to figure out which bus to take so I<br />
wouldn’t be late for class.<br />
WHO ARE YOUR HEROES IN REAL LIFE?<br />
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QUOTE TO LIVE BY:<br />
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JOHN CATES<br />
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FAMILY: Susie (wife), Sons: Bo (8), Jack (5)<br />
HOMETOWN: Augusta, Georgia<br />
CURRENT TOWN: Augusta, Georgia<br />
WHAT YEARS AT UGA: 2003 - 2012<br />
SCHOOL/DEGREE: BA (2003), MBA from Terry (2011), JD<br />
from UGA Law School (2012).<br />
PROFESSION: President of Meybohm Real Estate.<br />
ACCOLADES: I chair the board of Apparo Academy, Augusta’s<br />
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donor list is full of UGA Alumni and it’s been wonderful to see so<br />
many Dawgs support this amazing school.<br />
WHAT LIFE LESSONS DID YOU LEARN WHILE AT UGA?<br />
<strong>To</strong> do the duty that lies nearest. <strong>The</strong>re are a lot of distractions in<br />
life and things that demand your attention, but if you focus on<br />
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WHAT PROFESSOR DID YOU MOST ADMIRE?<br />
I majored in Philosophy and found myself as a senior not really<br />
knowing what to do with it, but Frank Harrison spent so much time<br />
mentoring and helping me figure out where to go and what to<br />
do next. He passed away a few years ago and the Franklin College<br />
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WHICH HISTORICAL FIGURE DO YOU MOST<br />
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WHAT IS YOUR IDEA OF PERFECT HAPPINESS?<br />
Never losing to Florida again.<br />
WHAT DO YOU CONSIDER YOUR GREATEST<br />
ACHIEVEMENT?<br />
Definitely marrying my wife Susie. She and I started dating in<br />
high school and have been together ever since. I don’t think<br />
there’s anything better or greater than marrying your best friend.<br />
Life can be hard, but she makes it fun.<br />
WHAT IS YOUR MOST MARKED CHARACTERISTIC?<br />
A good sense of humor.<br />
WHAT DO YOU MOST VALUE IN YOUR FRIENDS?<br />
We have a group of guys who all went to UGA around the same<br />
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IF YOU COULD CHANGE ONE THING ABOUT<br />
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WHO ARE YOUR FAVORITE WRITERS?<br />
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FAVE SOCIAL MEDIA AND WHO TO FOLLOW?<br />
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STATS THAT MATTER PG. 60 | BUTLER’S PLAYERS PG. 61 | JD’S TOP 15 PG. 62<br />
62tidbits about<br />
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SUPER TRIPPI<br />
RIP 1920-2022<br />
1. A member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.<br />
2. A member of the College Football Hall of Fame.<br />
3. Jersey Number 62 retired at Georgia.<br />
4. Member of Georgia’s Circle of Honor.<br />
5. Member of the NFL’s All-Decade Team from the 1940s.<br />
6. Member of Italian American Sports Hall of Fame.<br />
7. MVP of Georgia’s 9-0 Rose Bowl win over UCLA 1/1/43.<br />
8. Ran for 130 yards on 25 carries against UCLA in the Rose Bowl.<br />
9. Bulldogs were consensus national champions in 1942.<br />
10. <strong>The</strong> 1942 SEC title was the first in Georgia history.<br />
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11. Backfield teammate with 1942 Heisman winner Frank Sinkwich.<br />
12. MVP of the Bulldogs Oil Bowl win over Tulsa 1/1/46.<br />
13. Batted a record .464 for the 1946 Bulldogs.<br />
14. En to 75-0 rout of Florida in 1942, enjoyed historic day, accounting for four touchdowns.<br />
15. Ran for two TDs, passed for a score and had 60-yard Pick-Six v Gators in ‘42.<br />
16. Chalked up a school record 239 yards rushing vs. Gators in ‘42.<br />
17. Single game rushing record stood until Herschel Walker broke it in 1980.<br />
18. Most Outstanding Player of Bulldogs 20-10 Sugar Bowl over North Carolina 1/1/47.<br />
19. Threw a record 67-yard touchdown pass to Dan Edwards in 1947 Sugar Bowl.<br />
20. Won the 1946 Maxwell Award.<br />
21. Runner up for the 1946 Heisman Trophy.<br />
22. Unanimous All-American in 1946.<br />
23. 1946 SEC Player of the Year.<br />
24. Set the Georgia record for touchdowns and scoring.<br />
25. Was a standout runner, passer, pass-catcher, safety and punter.<br />
26. Backfield teammate of College Hall of Fame Quarterback Johnny Rauch.<br />
27. Georgia was the consensus national champion in 1942.<br />
28. <strong>The</strong> Bulldogs of 1946 were voted No. 1 in the Williamson Poll.<br />
29. Trippi was Captain of the 1946 Bulldogs.<br />
30. <strong>The</strong> Bulldogs went 11-0 in 1946, winning every game by at least 10 points.<br />
31. <strong>The</strong> 1946 Bulldogs were SEC champions.<br />
32. NFL’s top overall draft choice.<br />
33. Led Southern Association in batting in Summer of 1947.<br />
34. NFL Rookie of the Year in 1947.<br />
35. Led Chicago Cardinals to 1947 NFL Championship.<br />
36. Signed a record $100,000 contract with the Chicago Cardinals.<br />
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37. Rookie year, had a game with a rushing TD and 59-yard Pick Six.<br />
38. In a 75-0 blowout of Florida in 1942, scored four touchdowns.<br />
39. Dashed for a record 87-yard touchdown in a 34-0 victory over Tech in 1942.<br />
40. Threw a 64-yard touchdown pass against Tulsa in the Oil Bowl.<br />
41. Returned a punt for a 68-yard touchdown against Tulsa in the Oil Bowl.<br />
42. Made the big play on a punt in a 14-0 victory over Alabama in 1946.<br />
43. Never lost to Florida.<br />
44. Never lost to the Yellow Jackets.<br />
45. HIs Jersey hangs from the rafters at the home of the Cardinals in Glendale, Az.<br />
46. Played in Pro Bowl as both a quarterback and halfback.<br />
47. Was oldest living NFL Hall of Fame member.<br />
48. Was oldest living NFL alumni.<br />
49. Yankees tried to sign him to succeed Joe DiMaggio in Center Field.<br />
50. Scored on 44-yard touchdown run in 1947 NFL Championship Game vs. Eagles.<br />
51. Scored on 75-yard punt return in 1947 NFL Championship Game vs. Eagles.<br />
52. Cardinals franchise didn’t win another postseason game until January of 1999.<br />
53. <strong>To</strong>taled over 1,000 career yards rushing, passing and receiving.<br />
54. Accounted for NFL touchdowns rushing, receiving, passing, punt returns and pick returns.<br />
55. Punted for a career 40-yard average in NFL.<br />
56. Considered every as great a safety as he was an offensive player.<br />
57. MVP of the 1945 College All-Star Football Game.<br />
58. In 1948, led the NFL in all-purpose yards.<br />
59. In 1948, led the NFL in yards per carry.<br />
60. In 1948, led the NFL in punt returns for touchdowns.<br />
61. Led NFL in all-purpose yards in 1949 and caught six receiving touchdowns.<br />
62. Jim Thorpe called him “the greatest football player I ever saw.”<br />
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FOOTBALL<br />
FROM THE FIELD<br />
BY GREG POOLE<br />
GEORGIA - 42, FLORIDA - 20<br />
Another win over the Gators is in the books, and a classic battle<br />
between SEC East powers is on tap for next Saturday in Athens.<br />
This kind of game is why all those highly-rated prospects signed<br />
with the Dawgs. Coach Smart invites them to come to UGA to<br />
play for championships. <strong>The</strong> first championship challenge game<br />
of 2022 will kick off at 3:30 p.m. <strong>The</strong> nation will be watching.<br />
Georgia fans turned out for the World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail<br />
Party in their usual numbers (Kirby’s teams consistently seem<br />
to outdraw the Gators in Jacksonville). <strong>The</strong> Dawgs gave them<br />
what they came to see - another notch in the win column for<br />
the historically dominant Bulldogs, who now lead the series by<br />
eleven games (55-44-2).<br />
Disregarding the score, Kirby and his team were ready for<br />
everything that Florida and first-year Florida coach Billy Napier<br />
had prepared for their upset attempt. Some defensive lapses<br />
allowed Anthony Richardson to move the ball in the third<br />
quarter. Still, Georgia’s 28-3 halftime lead was enough to<br />
have won the game, notwithstanding Florida’s third-quarter<br />
comeback, which was primarily due to Dawg turnovers and<br />
coverage errors.<br />
Turnovers kill! <strong>The</strong> easiest way to lose a football game is to give<br />
DAIJUN AND<br />
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the other team the ball, and ball security has been a problem<br />
for Georgia several times this season. <strong>The</strong> Dawgs lost the<br />
turnover battle against Kent State (3-1) and Missouri (2-0). <strong>The</strong><br />
long (77 yards) touchdown to Xzavier Henderson came just<br />
three plays after a Bennett interception. However, diving into<br />
the statistics can cause one to lose sight of the most crucial<br />
stat in any game, the score. <strong>The</strong> perfect game is a baseball<br />
event. <strong>The</strong> only stat that matters in football is the final score,<br />
which brings me back to Tennessee.<br />
<strong>The</strong> newly powerful Vols will hit Athens as this month’s<br />
favorite of the national media, and their hair-on-fire. UT will<br />
bring nine super-seniors and 16 other seniors who will have<br />
the option to return in 2023. At first glance, those senior<br />
players would indicate an extremely experienced team (and<br />
it is), but many of those seniors are transfers playing for NFL<br />
draft positions. Georgia fans should remember that Tennessee<br />
is a quarterback-driven team - much like Florida. Stop the<br />
quarterback, and the Vols are dead in their tracks. Conversely, if<br />
he is allowed time to find his receivers, it could be a long day.<br />
All of Sanford’s ghosts will be watching this Saturday. Trippi,<br />
Dooley, and all the others will look on with pride as Kirby<br />
Smart leads Georgia on another championship quest.<br />
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GEORGIA – 42<br />
FLORIDA - 20<br />
BY: CLAY WATKINS<br />
A look back at what decided the game<br />
between Georgia and Florida.<br />
2.9<br />
<strong>The</strong> Bulldogs held the Gators to just 2.9<br />
yards per carry. <strong>The</strong> Gators entered the<br />
Georgia game leading the nation in yards<br />
per carry with a 6.36 average. In Jacksonville,<br />
42-20<br />
Florida was held to 100 yards rushing on 34<br />
carries. Georgia bullied Florida along the<br />
line of scrimmage and having Jalen Carter<br />
back certainly aided that effort. Florida has<br />
talented backs in Montrell Johnson and<br />
Trevor Etienne, along with a mammoth<br />
running quarterback who is difficult to bring<br />
down. If Georgia can hold Tennessee to a<br />
similar yards-per-carry average, the Dawgs<br />
will have an excellent shot at prevailing in its<br />
epic showdown this weekend.<br />
154<br />
Brock Bowers powered Georgia’s passing<br />
game with a career-high 154 yards on five<br />
catches. <strong>The</strong> highlight was a spectacular<br />
juggling catch in route to a 72-yard<br />
touchdown. “That guy, he’s one of the best<br />
players in the country now and probably<br />
one of the best in how many years, right?”<br />
Florida coach Billy Napier said. “He’s a unique<br />
match-up player, and they do a good job,<br />
you know they got some other good ones<br />
out there too, it’s not like you can just worry<br />
154<br />
Georgia gave up its most explosive play of<br />
the year when Florida’s Xzavier Henderson<br />
caught a go route down the sidelines for a<br />
78-yard touchdown. Safety Malaki Starks –<br />
who will likely be recognized as a Freshman<br />
All-American -- uncharacteristically bit on<br />
about him.” Darnell Washington also had the underneath route, allowing Henderson<br />
a big day, hauling in three catches for 47. to get behind the defense and cruise for<br />
Washington had a few uncharacteristic a long touchdown. This stat is potentially<br />
drops, but whenever he has the ball in his concerning given the high-flying passing<br />
hands, good things usually happen. Georgia attack Tennessee brings to Athens this<br />
will look for similar production from Bowers weekend. <strong>The</strong> Vols will be looking to get<br />
and Washington against a Tennessee team behind Georgia’s safeties, which cannot<br />
that has been vulnerable against the pass. happen if the Dawgs are going to better the<br />
Vols and move toward another division title.<br />
555<br />
Georgia compiled a series-record 555 yards<br />
of offense against a Florida defense that<br />
has been less than stellar despite having<br />
some NFL talent on that side of the ball.<br />
What is more<br />
2.9<br />
remarkable about this recordsetting<br />
offensive explosion is that Georgia<br />
accomplished it despite turning the ball<br />
over three times. Both Kenny McIntosh<br />
and Stetson Bennett responded with<br />
stellar play after their respective turnovers,<br />
with McIntosh setting the tone with some<br />
punishing runs helping Georgia pull away<br />
after Florida’s third-quarter run. Georgia’s<br />
offensive output has become so prolific<br />
that its 555 yards of total offensive seemed<br />
somewhat unnoteworthy. Georgia currently<br />
ranks second in the nation with an average<br />
of 527 yards per game. Unfortunately,<br />
Tennessee comes to Athens leading the<br />
country in offensive output with 571 yards<br />
per game and a nation-leading 46 offensive<br />
touchdowns.<br />
78<br />
8.8<br />
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<strong>The</strong> number of yards per carry by Daijun<br />
Edwards. Edwards only carried the ball 12<br />
times but generated 106 yards and two TDs.<br />
This performance follows a three TD game<br />
against Auburn where Edwards also carried<br />
the ball 12 times, generating 83 yards. Kenny<br />
McIntosh added 90 yards on 16 carries and<br />
Branson Robinson pitched in for another<br />
35 yards. Robinson had a long run called<br />
back after a penalty or Georgia would have<br />
had more than its impressive 239 yards of<br />
rushing on the day.<br />
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FOOTBALL<br />
KEVIN BUTLER’S PLAYERS OF THE GAME<br />
Each week, Georgia and Chicago Bears<br />
Hall of Fame legend Kevin Butler<br />
picks his Players of the Game.<br />
A member of numerous Halls<br />
of Fame and holder of a slew<br />
of records, Butler co-hosts<br />
DawgTalk on Georgia Football<br />
Saturdays and the famous<br />
Bulldog Brunch from the Hilltop<br />
Grille on Sundays. In this issue, KB<br />
does something he has never done<br />
before by naming all freshmen. —<br />
COMPILED BY JEFF DANTZLER<br />
OFFENSIVE PLAYER<br />
Brock Bowers -As we venture back into Napa Valley,<br />
California, we know the aging process sometimes can<br />
take years to develop a finished product. Brock Bowers is<br />
certainly the exception to a fine product aging quickly. In his<br />
sophomore year, Bowers has not only taken the Dawg Nation<br />
to a new level of enthusiasm but has brought a national<br />
focus to the Georgia tight end position. Against Florida, Brock<br />
was Brock. An acrobatic catch for a 75 yard touchdown was<br />
just the start of a truly great performance and a big-time<br />
game. Five receptions for 156 yards and a touchdown proves<br />
that Brock and the tight end position will play a key role in<br />
Saturday’s super mega SEC East clash with the Tennessee<br />
Volunteers. If Georgia expects to win you gotta put Brock in -<br />
the endzone<br />
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DEFENSIVE PLAYER<br />
Javon Bullard - <strong>The</strong> sophomore from Milledgeville, Georgia stands 5-11,<br />
180-pound and can bring the hammer from the corner on every play. Javon<br />
has dealt with adversity this year and has a renewed focus and it showed<br />
against the Gators. Eight tackles and five solos along with one tackle and a<br />
half for a loss capped off a tremendous physical performance from Javon. His<br />
sure-handed tackling and speed allow him to bring support from the corner<br />
on the run game as well as being a top-notch defender of the pass. Against<br />
the Volunteers, his speed and physicality will play a key role against an elite<br />
receiving core that loves to go vertical and loves to go big. Javon is a hidden<br />
gem in a big name secondary with his name moving up each week.<br />
SPECIAL TEAM PLAYER<br />
NOT SO SPECIAL - As Georgia prepares for their biggest game of the year it<br />
is time for a snobby ex kicker to talk about the “not so special special teams.”<br />
In order for Georgia to make this tremendous run, the special teams are<br />
going to have to perform at a level that they have not reached yet. Here are<br />
three areas I believe improvement is needed this week - in an urgent manner.<br />
1. We must cover better and pursue the returner on KICKOFF COVERAGE<br />
or else we will get hurt. Florida had 48 yards and returns on Georgia<br />
which gives them a definite advantage for a very aggressive starting<br />
point. We must break down and tackle better.<br />
2. KICKOFF RETURN - It was a disaster against Florida. It is OK to take<br />
advantage of a fair catch and start at the 25 yard line. Starting inside your<br />
15 sometimes is almost as good as a turnover. Fix it.<br />
3.We need Payne Walker to get more consistent on his FIELD GOAL SNAPS<br />
and extra point snaps. We need to understand that the holder can crowd<br />
the spot and cause a slower process which will result in a missed field goal<br />
or extra point. More practice is needed by the holder and snapper. We will<br />
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JD’S TOP 15<br />
— Jeff Dantzler<br />
1. GEORGIA - <strong>The</strong> Bulldogs raced ahead, then<br />
rebounded from a Florida rally to pull away and beat<br />
the Gators 42-20 in Jacksonville. Now the stage is set for<br />
a mega-showdown, as Georgia hosts Tennessee with the winner<br />
grabbing control of the SEC East.<br />
2. TENNESSEE - College football’s most explosive<br />
offense was on point and the defense was dominant in a<br />
44-6 crushing of Kentucky. <strong>The</strong> Volunteers are having<br />
an amazing season, seeking now to add Georgia to a hit list that<br />
includes Florida, LSU and Alabama.<br />
3. OHIO STATE - Things got a little scary for the<br />
Buckeyes against Penn State in Happy Valley. But Ohio<br />
State with its big play offense pulled out a 44-31 victory<br />
over the Nittany Lions. Ohio State heads to Evanston Saturday for a<br />
nooner against Northwestern.<br />
4. CLEMSON - <strong>The</strong> Tigers were off this past Saturday<br />
following a pulse-pounding 27-21 win over Syracuse.<br />
Clemson is a perfect 8-0 and headed for Notre Dame. <strong>The</strong><br />
Tigers talented defensive line can set the tone. Clemson’s run game<br />
was strong versus the Orange.<br />
5. MICHIGAN - Jim Harbaugh’s team was able to<br />
separate in the second half for a 29-7 win over arch-rival<br />
Michigan State to make it 8-0. <strong>The</strong> Wolverines have a<br />
strong running game and the defense has been strong the last two<br />
weeks. It’s at Rutgers Saturday.<br />
6. ALABAMA - <strong>The</strong> Crimson Tide were off this past<br />
week, as was LSU, preparing for the huge battle against<br />
the Fightin’ Tigers in Baton Rouge. Nick Saban’s team<br />
has everything in front of it. A win over LSU would be a huge step<br />
towards Atlanta.<br />
7. TCU - <strong>The</strong> Horned Frogs survived an upset scare<br />
against West Virginia in Morgantown, where it’s tough<br />
to play. A 41-31 victory improves TCU to 8-0. It’s an old<br />
in-state Southwest Conference battle in Cowtown this<br />
week, as the Frogs host Texas Tech.<br />
8. OREGON - <strong>The</strong> Ducks are 7-1, winners of seven<br />
straight since falling to Georgia in the season-opener.<br />
Oregon took care of Cal in Berkeley 42-24 to stay<br />
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We head into the first week of November with some enormous games<br />
on the docket. At the top of the list are a pair of Southeastern Conference<br />
showdowns. Georgia hosts Tennessee and Alabama takes on LSU in Baton<br />
Rouge. <strong>The</strong>re’s a great race in the PAC-12, where, ala the Big XII, the two top<br />
records square off in the conference title game.<br />
alone atop the PAC-12 North. Oregon ventures to struggling<br />
Colorado Saturday.<br />
9. SOUTHERN CAL - <strong>The</strong> Trojans beat Arizona<br />
45-37 in a nice bounce back after a tough loss to Utah<br />
and then the open date. Next up is Cal in the Coliseum.<br />
<strong>The</strong>re are four excellent teams in the PAC-12 and the Trojans are<br />
right in the thick of it.<br />
10. OLE MISS - Lane Kiffin was all smiles following a<br />
31-28 win over Texas A&M in College Station, which<br />
pushed the Rebels record to 8-1. This is Ole Miss’s best<br />
start since going 10-0 in 1962. <strong>The</strong> Rebels are off this<br />
week and then host the Crimson Tide.<br />
11. UCLA - <strong>The</strong> Bruins are 7-1 after a 38-13 win over<br />
Stanford this past Saturday night. UCLA has some juice<br />
offensively, led by QB Dorian Thompson-Robinson. Now<br />
it’s off to Arizona State, which is having a tough season,<br />
including an in-season coaching change.<br />
12. LSU - Like the Crimson Tide, LSU was off this<br />
past Saturday to get ready for the showdown at Tiger<br />
Stadium. <strong>The</strong> Bayou Bengals have found their sea legs<br />
offensively and Brian Kelly knows it will take a lot of<br />
points to knock off Alabama.<br />
13. UTAH - Kyle Whittingham once again has one of<br />
the best teams in the PAC-12. <strong>The</strong> Utes pulled off a 21-<br />
17 win at Washington State on Thursday night. That’s<br />
now a couple of extra days to get ready for Arizona in<br />
Salt Lake City.<br />
14. ILLINOIS - <strong>The</strong> Fighting Illini are a robust 7-1 after<br />
a<br />
26-9 win over Nebraska and head into November at the<br />
top of the Big Ten West. Now Michigan State heads to<br />
Champagne. <strong>The</strong> Spartans are struggling. Bret Bielema<br />
has the Illinois faithful excited.<br />
15. KANSAS STATE - What in the world<br />
happened to the then-ninth ranked Cowboys, as<br />
Kansas State pounded Oklahoma State 48-0? It was a<br />
great bounceback from the loss at TCU. <strong>The</strong> Wildcats<br />
host Texas Saturday, squarely in the thick of the Big XII race.<br />
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