College Gameday Comin' To Our City - Go Dawgs And Hotty Toddy - Let's Go

FROM THE
EDITOR
VANCE LEAVY
EDITOR IN CHIEF
You name it, this weekend has it when two terrific fan bases and football
teams collide … Comin’ to your city … Go Dawgs … Hotty Toddy … Let’s Go!!!
Well sports fans it doesn’t get any better than what is
about to go down in the Classic City this weekend.
Without question, the University of Georgia and
the University of Mississippi have some of the
most passionate fan bases in all of college football. And most
importantly for southern universities, both Dawg Nation and
Rebel Nation have the market cornered on having a hellavua
good time following their Dawgs and Rebels.
Comin’ to your city … Go Dawgs … Hotty Toddy … Let’s Go!!!
While the fans will have things covered in the restaurants, bars
and shops leading up to the game, the two teams that will take
Dooley Field in Sanford Stadium are sure to give all watchers a
barnburner battle.
I knew this Georgia-Ole Miss game was going to be special,
but man oh me this sucker has shaped up to crazy levels. ESPN’s
College GameDay will be on hand to see if Lane Kiffin and his
Rebels have what it takes to take down a Georgia team that
continues to show their resiliency each and every week. Oh yeah
and the game is going to be played under the lights of Sanford
Stadium and it is Military Appreciation and Senior Day. My
goodness, Athens is going to be exciting!
Comin’ to your city … Go Dawgs … Hotty Toddy … Let’s Go!!!
For this cover, I had already chosen the photo of Javon Bullard
and Jamon Dumas-Johnson before the Missouri game because
they have been the backbone of the Georgia defense for so long.
And with Lane Kiffin’s high-octane offense, it is paramount that
Georgia’s D plays stellar. Unfortunately, Dumas-Johnson (or Pops
as he his known by on the team) was all but lost for the season
with a broken arm in the third quarter versus Mizzou. However,
after talking it over with Jeff Dantzler, we both agreed that JDJ
had earned this cover appearance. Not to mention, like Nolan
Smith last year, JDJ still has tons he can lend to his teammates
despite not being on the field.
Javon Bullard being on this cover was a must. I call him The
Enforcer because beyond his love of blowing up plays with his
awesome tackling, his process for always finding the football is
second to none. Keep doing your thing, No. 22. You my friend are
a Damn Good Dawg.
Comin’ to your city … Go Dawgs … Hotty Toddy … Let’s Go!!!
Enjoy this issue of Bulldawg Illustrated. We have so many fan
photos that I had to lend some space on this page to fit as many
in as possible. And please don’t miss Loran Smith’s Grand Georgia
Couples featuring Rachel and Joe Decosimo (page 61). Loran
calls their story the greatest University of Georgia love story ever.
How’s that for a powerful statement? And you can’t beat when
the The Open’s reigning champion Brian Harman is our MIXTAPE
feature (page 42) this issue. Enjoy Harm’s choices of hooks! Finally,
don’t miss our other social coverage (plus our sports) to get you
ready for Saturday night’s slugfest. See you at College GameDay
on Saturday morning and in Sanford that night. Go Dawgs!!
Denise Clark, Brian Clark
Holly Reese, Michelle Bartlett
Jake Valdez, Ron Valdez
Jere Morehead, D.J. Shockley,
Josh Brooks
Jake Gower
Anderson Gower
Brian Friedman, Krista Friedman,
Brian Satisky, Jeff Wolff
Kevin Butler,
Mary Pat
Dunwody,
Jason Brady
Michael Cavan, Brian Harman,
Mike Cavan, Kevin Kisner
Willam Mote, Brook Whitmire,
Will Snellings
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