The 2024 edition of Clean Old Fashioned Hate was a heart-pounding thrill ride.
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Another great synopsis of the most peculiar Dawg victory in history. This has indeed been a most taxing season for all of us older UGA fans. "Schizo" well described this team-chaotic, predictably unpredictable, rarely showing any of the brilliance one expects from a potential national champion. How much of this is due to a peculiar chemistry of a team that often plays like a group of perimenopausal ladies having too much wine and discussing the inadequacies of their mates I don't know. That said, I hope this team is ready to face the sobering reality of the remaining games ahead. The only "analytic" I saw in this game is that as long as Brent Key is the Yellow Jackets' coach, CO-FH is back! Hats off to him and their QB.
Thank you Bill, I always look forward to your posts. Since the opening game vs Clemson, this season has felt like an uphill climb like no other I can remember (back to 1980), and this painful win was the epitome of the Dawgs scratch and claw, resilient style of play. Looking ahead, it is noteworthy that Tate Ratledge didn't play in the first game vs Texas. The OL will be the key…they need to play like they did vs the vols. We can't expect a repeat of that defensive performance, but there is lot to improve on offensively (2 ints in first quarter of the previous game) and that is where the focus probably needs to be.
I remember 1980, too. It was a series of miraculous events, ügly wins, and way too close calls.
Nice article, Bill. You're the best.
Go, Dawgs!
Thanks for the kind words!
I like the nickname some have already given to this particular edition of the rivalry: Clean Old-Fashioned Eight. Due largely to the frigid weather, and the late, late finish (after midnight, on Saturday morning), and the agonizing ups and downs of the EIGHT OVERTIME PERIODS, this was definitely, to paraphrase the famous Wide World of Sports tagline: both the Joy of Victory and the Agony too! It was the first time I ever felt even a tiny bit sorry for the denizens of the Flats. Their team gave us everything we could handle, and more. But somehow, we pulled victory from the jaws of defeat. I don't ever want to have to go through that again, and they definitely need to change the overtime rules to help prevent that.
Leave to "Always Negative Bill".
You need to read Mike's article.
Man we have some really spoiled children…I mean fans….even on this board
Make sure you get it right: Georgia, not Georgia Tech, had legends made Friday night
It's pretty simple. Tech outplayed us but we outscored them. In sports it is the score that counts.
