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…
A 5-4 team is set to host the #9 team in America Saturday at 3:30p in the Classic City, one day after my new book “Richt Era: 15 Years in Athens” debuts there (this FRI 6:30-7:30p at Avid Bookshop on…
Georgia folks are heading up to the northern South today, where it is not an insult to be called “Basketball School” aloud. With our beleaguered 4-4 DAWGS favored – that’s right – to win this week over a hot football…
Han Vance, of publisher Silver Stone Press, will debut his book “Richt Era: 15 Years in Athens” at Avid Bookshop in Athens, GA (on Prince Ave) on FRI 11/11 from 6:30-7:30p, with a reading, signing, discussing session. Signed books are…
It matters more for them in their little opinions, because they are playing for what at Kentucky constitutes a special football season. That’s total crap to us because we are a football school. This is actually huge for the GEORGIA…
