SWIFT FOR HEISMAN by: Han Vance Lightning and the thunder. After getting off to a less than fully-excellent start while Georgia cruised through an easy early season slate until skidding on the bayou at Baton Rogue, SWOLYFIELD: the fusion brand…
Point of Order: Lovely alumna wife none-too-thrilled that I’m this deeply immersed in American college football right now while there is no American college football. For every T-shirt sold on this website, I can afford to write another offseason article…
Han Vance has successfully predicted every single Georgia win/loss/opponent through the SEC championship game for 2 seasons. Corrected for clarity and expanded: AUG 31 Georgia at Vanderbilt 1-0 ~ Nice! The Vandy Commodores made a bowl in 2018 and have been…
The University of Georgia ranked the top class by Rivals but came in at 2nd by 247Sports and ESPN, as there are three primary recruiting ranking services these days. ESPN is way up in terms of most-entertaining coverage source with…
Han Vance on Georgia football: Jacob Eason is again the savior. No not our Lord and savior. And, no not “our” either, but that of Udub. He’s home in Washington, ready to shine. For all Kirby Smart’s heralded recruiting prowess…
He couldn’t take it anymore. Personal sacrifice for family, or in this case, team betterment was something Sony Michel learned from his father down in Miami. This was not the time for that, though; this was something different. Felt like…
Worst five losses in school history: 1. Trailing Georgia until near the end of regulation and leading only after the final play of overtime, Alabama won their 17th national title, after botching the would-be winning field goal. Georgia led 13-0…
The coordinator positions at the University of Georgia are big league. Jim Chaney departs for Rocky Top after a rocky three years with the fanbase and it seemed a tough time taking criticism. He fits the Tennessee mold perfectly and…
Han Vance on Georgia football: Georgia and Texas could meet again soon for much more glory. The flagship universities from my home states (Austin-born, Georgia-raised) scheduled a home-and-home for 2028-2029 in the Live Music Capital of the World and Between…
The Institute ran out of options. A classic American rivalry, all but dead. Georgia men’s basketball team won at the North Avenue Trade School in basketball 70-59 in front of a mostly-tepid crowd, while I was in attendance in my…
Han Vance on Georgia football: The University of Georgia finally made it nationally, under the direction of athletic director Greg McGarity. Timing is everything. Has McGarity made mistakes? We all have, but by scheduling Notre Dame last year at the…
Han Vance on Georgia football: It started with Greyson Lambert. The experienced graduate transfer player’s tenure bridged the time between the end of the Mark Richt era, in which Richt was the winningest coach (74%) in school history at the…
This is not as hard as the obfuscating like to publicly suppose it to be. So-called champions of American college football have no distinct claim over other teams every year, which should bug them as much as it bothers these…
Han Vance on University of Georgia vs University of Texas college football:
Han Vance exclusive for BIG HAIRY BLAWG: ATLANTA – At the end of the third season of Mark Richt’s career as a head football coach, he had failed to find the ultimate successes he had at FSU as an assistant,…
Analysis: Much more exciting schedule for our beloved Dawgs in 2019, with the Notre Dame fighting Irish coming to Athens, likewise the Texas A&M Aggies the week before the Governor’s Cup. It opens in steamy Nashville the last day of…
Personal Essay by Han Vance: Off, the NFL, for a week only American college football rules the national airwaves and broadcasts wide. A full business week’s length, Thursday-to-Monday start to America’s biggest sporting season. Football, y’all. Autumnal Athens for us,…
Looking at the Georgia Bulldogs most likely to impact the upcoming college football season at BIG HAIRY BLAWG, for Bulldawg Illustrated. Senior Deandre Baker is a total shutdown corner: Fabulous Baker Boyz ~ BIG HAIRY BLAWG
In celebration of 20-19 and for rematch in 2019, CANINES vs. CATHOLICS T-shirts: $34.80 includes shipping and handling (trademark and copyright 2017) -On a gray 100% cotton T-shirt, with tearaway tags XL, L, M, S, Kids’ Medium, Women’s Medium…
My somewhat limited playing experience was mostly at the position of wide receiver, so I tend to watch the detail of the game relating to the wideouts a little more closely than other positions. In the early portion of last…
