New Beginnings in Athens, Ga.
Han Vance on Georgia athletics: When Josh Brooks officially accepted a promotion to become the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics following the announcement of the professional “retirement” of Greg McGarity, a decade of Dawggone difficulties and dreams turned to…
Fallacy of Fling
Next year’s champions since January 2nd of 1981, the day, in the morning after Ol’ Georgia’s only undisputed national championship. Here we are again, friends. Looking at a (NY6) New Year’s Six big non-championship qualifying bowl, probably the Peach Bowl…
Todd Monken Experiment Failing: More than Just QB
Han Vance on Georgia football: Walking out of the Mercedes-Benz Stadium after another outdistancing and yet another loss in the SECCG, Georgia fans were chanting for Mike Bobo, the once-vilified quarterback and offensive coordinator, who left UGA on top of…
Comparisons Continue
Han Vance on Georgia football: Kirby Smart can someday cease these constant and/or annual comparisons to his former boss Mark Richt, by outperforming the retired coach by a wide margin. It just hasn’t happened. The once all-time leader in school…
It’s JT Time
Athens, Ga.— After leading the #2 team in the country 24-20 at halftime, GEORGIA was soundly outplayed and outcoached in the 2nd half in Tuscaloosa. Bama tacked on another 21, while snuffing UGA. Bennett went from program hero to goat,…
‘A Tale of Two Programs’ -Johnny Vance (Guest Columnist)
My Eldest Younger Brother Johnny Vance’s BHB Debut Here’s Johnny on Georgia ~ A Tale of Two Programs: Hey Dawgs fans. This is it. The BIG one. This year’s “Game of the Century.” Georgia and Bama tee it up in…
Loser of Saturday’s Game Has Clear Path to Natty
Han Vance on SEC football: Less is at stake than you may think in the Saturday night big game, on the capstone. In fact, taking one loss, especially one out of division, in-conference in the mighty SEC, has actually never…
Defense! Will Kirby Smart Defense Win National Championship
Han Vance on Georgia football: It’s out, “The Dawg Pawd” on SoundCloud podcast featuring football deep insider Han Vance on the Georgia Bulldogs, SEC, FBS, CFP, NCAA, in that order. Get it at SoundCloud (free). *New episode coming this Thursday,…
Why Georgia will win Saturday
Han Vance on the Deep South’s Oldest Rivalry: Feature photo today is of an alum of UGA who has always been true to his school and an old Auburn alum, my extremely nice friend Vince the Prince. Taken by lovely…
GEORGIA Football Notes from Fayetteville
Han Vance on Georgia football: MVPs on offense and defense Richard LeCounte III – vampirical “Le Count” is Ball Hawk, Baby! – and Stetson Bennett IV – The Mailman delivers! – are both just 190 pounds and 5-11. Not on…
The Mailman Rings Twice for Georgia Football
HAN VANCE on Georgia football: Dawgs 1-0. MAILMAN DELIVERS IN HOGLAND: IV, the fourth rangeth twice ‘fore loud Chapel Bell clanged into an autumnal Classic City night. Talk about knowing who your people are, Stetson Bennett IV hails from Georgia,…
Georgia Football: RBU at a Crossroads
Han Vance on Georgia football: Running Back University is a mantle no other college can come close to wrestling away from UGA. Founded in 1785 as the birthplace of American public higher education and having commenced Deep South college football…
Championships Speak
Han Vance on Georgia football: Man, I miss my Georgia game day friends. Feature photo of Face and I at his place in Athens. There is no real and true to the South on-campus tailgating at all this season in…
World Capital of College Football Chronicles
Han Vance on American college football: Georgia’s soon-to-be breakout true freshman George Pickens goes high for a snag in the front of an ATL end zone, as junior Jake Fromm has just thrown his last in-state touchdown, the 22nd of…
Ranking College Programs Now:
Feature photo of writers Loran Smith and Han Vance, taken by (6th-generation) UGA man Richard Hilley. The three of us have had so much fun watching our Dawgs and more than our fair share of heartbreak. MY TOP 5 PROGRAMS…
Entering Homecoming
Han Vance on Georgia football: Even a close win would be seen as a major red flag for (5-1, #10) Georgia Saturday at 6:00 p.m., as the Dawgs host the 3-3 Kentucky Wildcats. Main photo today of the Garden Club…
GONE BOWLIN’
One way to think of it would be an early retirement-like, second-tier type final job, getting out of the SEC pressure cooker and either it works out big at Miami or it doesn’t but, dude, you are from Boca. Half…
“Tale of Two Saturdays”
In my humble opinion, the penultimate level of amateur athletics is American college football, and the end of year rivalries, including state championships, are just too savory not to be enjoyed. Tale of two Saturdays. Again. As it’s been so…
UGA Dawgs Country
My city divided in fractions with factions of fans, but the state is solidly ours. GEORGIA Football is still the most popular sporting enterprise in the largest state east of the Mississippi River. The Atlanta Braves, a Southern regional favorite…
Dawgs for 8-of-10 in Old Series
Welcome to the Deep South’s Oldest Rivalry. An exciting matchup every year, Georgia (6-3) holds a 55-55-8 record versus our “sister school” Auburn (5-4), both programs’ series record on exacta. The first game-between was played in Piedmont Park of Atlanta…
