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…
“This is a sweet golden ungodly, unbelievable miracle we have pulled. They broke our hearts, and we just came back down the field.” -Larry Munson (legendary UGA radioman) To know that Clemson finally won another national championship is to know…
A true frosh quarterback DJ Shockley came off the bench to win the game versus Clemson in Athens while I witnessed from the front row of the winning end zone of Sanford Stadium, after our great redshirt frosh starting quarterback…
August 14, 2017: Pleased to announce that BIG HAIRY BLAWG has now reached the decade mark. Thank you for reading my college football writing, which has seen us live through so many highs and lows over the full 10 years…
1st edition SOLD OUT ~ Master edition forthcoming with new foreword by Loran Smith. www.SilverStonePress.com
Sony Michel’s Time to Shine: Sony Michel started at WR at South Carolina in 2014 due to injuries and lack of depth, catching a pass down the field immediately, running routes with his high school teammate (“Joystick”). With McKenzie departing…
GEORGIA vs the world (right now): Florida – In the neutral site classic formerly known as the World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party, Georgia has gone 6-21. Georgia Tech – The salt is back in Clean, Old-fashioned Hate after our beloved Dawgs…
Georgia finished with the 2nd best record of any SEC program over the half decade, with #1 Bama netting two national titles. The parity across the league faded, as nobody accomplished the biggest prize besides Bama, twice. Even the miracle…
My annual Dawgs welcome back to the Blawg hereby extends a real hopeful encouragement throughout our program. A football program seemingly poised for an immediate uptick, we are actually on somewhat of an uptick now after going 4-1 late. And:…
With a bid accepted to play TCU in the Liberty Bowl in Memphis on Friday December 30th at noon EST (11a kick in Mempho), Georgia has tied for 4th-most bowl appearances in the country and currently has the 3rd-most bowl…
https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/southernsportsroundup94487/episodes/2016-12-21T14_45_06-08_00 Special guest Drew Mitten joins “Richt Era: 15 Years in Athens” author Han Vance for the 5th edition of his annual Bowl Show from Atlanta. Link to the podcast of the show is above, copy & paste in browser….
There is speculation that we may play our first ever bowl opponent TCU (my parents are/were alumni) in the Liberty Bowl in Memphis. I’d be happy to visit. ~Buy my new book “Richt Era: 15 Years in Athens” at Silver Stone…
This is officially a major downturn. The harsh reality of a subpar campaign sets in with a month before a mid-tier at best bowl game. Our 3-game winning streak came to a thudding end with a 4th quarter collapse. Tech…
Head coach Kirby Smart moved to 7-4 lifetime behind a third consecutive win, matching the longest win streak of his career. Across the SEC landscape, the coach I consider the best in the division became the first ever to reach…
Georgia faces Louisiana at noon in Classic City: Some headlines are truer than others, although that is factual. Here’s your big BLAWG for the Blackout Game. Should go way better than the last time we wore our darkest jerseys. Kind…
A quarter of a football season remains, essentially. You get two more noon home games and one is garbage and then a full month off before a mid-tier at best bowl game. So exciting…it gives us another reason to play…
Mid-November: YES! YES! YES! I was there as we beat a highly-ranked rival in a big game. We won an SEC home game. We were relevant national news. Were not are. Sorry to have to be the reality check that…
