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Auburn, November 8, 2011

From the editor : vance leavyWith a stout homecoming victory and South Carolina’s

loss to Arkansas this past weekend, our hard fighting Geor-gia Bulldogs find themselves in grand position to accomplishtheir number one season goal … a birth in the SEC Cham-pionship.

And as it has always been in the deep south’s oldest ri-valry, the Auburn Tigers stand in the way.

Unlike many folks who might be surprised by Georgiabeing in this position after the 0-2 start, I am not because I pre-dicted them to have a 7-2 recordrolling into the Auburn game.Now to give full discloser, mythinking was the young Bulldogteam would split their first twogames and then drop one to ei-ther Mississippi or MississippiState. And then I thought Richtand company would get hotand go on a nice winning streakincluding a rare victory over theGators.

I’m happy to say this hascome true for our team, but un-fortunately I must admit that mypreseason prediction included aloss to Auburn on the way tofinal 9-3 record.

However now I find myselfperhaps wanting to change myoriginal prediction.

Now I could rattle off sev-eral reasons for this; like our defense is getting nastier everyweek or we’ve now inserted more starters into our specialteams (thank goodness) or that our recent running backs’

suspensions might prove to be justwhat the doctor ordered forcingsome young men to decide whetherthey truly are dedicated to theirteam or not.

But the real reason I’m think-ing that this 2011 team could bustthrough Auburn is because howmuch tight-end Aron White lovesplaying between the hedges as dis-

played with the photo on this page. In case you missed it, White caught his first-ever touch-

down in Sanford Stadium (which is hard to believe) and hismomentum thrust him through the end-zone into thehedges. The only problem was that he found himself stuck bya few branches.

In one of the most classic moments in a long time in ourhistoric stadium, White’s teammates rushed over to unhinge

their brethren. Once Whitepopped up, the Bulldog Nationwent wild.

At that point, I looked tosomeone sitting next to me andsaid this is the moment when theheart aches of the last few seasonsfinally come to an end.

My hopes are that from hereon out, our boys in red and blackare finally ready to settle intowhom they are and start playingsome crisp football each and everygame. And without question thatwill be mandatory to beat anAuburn team who were nationalchampions last year and also arecoming off their open week.

But if you’re one of thosewho are not into the serendipitythat the Sanford hedge incidentcould bring, then how about themotivation of remembering howlast year’s Auburn game ended. It

was ugly with some cheap shots being thrown and certainlysomething I hope our boys are ready to rectify.

Now I’m not asking them to go out and play dirty. In-stead I’m asking to play like a team who thinks they were dis-respected. And there’s only one way to take care of that andthat’s putting a beat down on that team the next time out.

That time is now. Yes our Dawgs now control their own destiny towards

getting to the Georgia Dome in a few weeks. But a letdownto Auburn means relinquishing that in record time.

Don’t let it happen … it’s time to bust through Auburnon Saturday!

See you there … Go Dawgs!

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Yet again, Georgia and Auburn areplaying with high stakes. Through theyears, in this odd and ancient rivalrythat has been filled with upsets and roadwins, the Bulldogs and Tigers have metnumerous times with a lot on the linefor at least one – if not both.

Last season, en route to a perfectnational championship season, theTigers dominated the fourth quarter andtopped Georgia 49-31. This year, whilefacing the toughest road schedule in thecountry, the Tigers come to Athens at 6-3, hoping to derail the campaigns oftheir old rivals, Georgia and Alabama.After an 0-2 start, the Bulldogs havecashed in on an advantageous scheduleto win seven straight. Georgia has achance, if the Bulldogs can close withthree more victories, to finish at 10-2and earn a berth in the SEC Champi-onship Game.

Georgia is in search of a thirdstraight win in Athens over Auburn aftergoing 2-10 against the Tigers betweenthe hedges between 1983 and 2005. Es-tablishing a home field advantage overa program that through the years hasbeen the Bulldogs chief recruiting rivalgoes a long way towards the Bulldogschampionship hopes, on the field and inliving rooms.

A win over the Tigers would markonly the second time since 1982 thatGeorgia beat Florida and Auburn in thesame year. The Bulldogs of 2007, whichfinished No. 2 nationally also turned thetrick. Georgia has already beatenFlorida and Tennessee in the same sea-son for the first time since 1988. Ifyou’re thinking Tennessee, Florida,Auburn and Tech in one year, you haveto go back to 1981.

It’s a chance for another signaturewin.

The Tigers are trying to conjure upsome history.

No team through the years hastaken more from Georgia than Auburn.

It dates back to 1942, when top-ranked Georgia – after a 75-0 lambast-ing of Florida – was upset by the Tigers.The Dogs, led by Charley Trippi andFrank Sinkwich, recovered to win theirfirst ever Southeastern Conference titleand went on to be crowned nationalchampions in six polls, but not by theAssociated Press.

In 1971, both Georgia and Auburnwere undefeated, squaring off in ar-guably the most important game ever atSanford Stadium. To this day, that gameand the 1976 victory over Alabama arethe two contests that generated the mostexcitement leading up to kickoff. Tick-ets were going for $150 a pop, in 1971.The Tigers won, costing Georgia theSEC championship and a shot at the na-tional title. Georgia went on to edgeTech and beat North Carolina in theGator Bowl to finish 11-1 and No. 7 inthe land. But that loss to Auburn, likethe one in 1942, goes down as one ofthe most crushing in Bulldog annals.

Coming in at 8-1 and needing a winover Auburn to win the 1978 SEC title,the Dogs and Auburn tied 22-22, cost-ing the red and black the league crown.

In 1979 Georgia was 5-4, but un-beaten in the SEC. A win would haveclinched a piece of the SEC title.Auburn won.

After winning three straight SECchampionships and the 1980 nationaltitle, Herschel Walker left. But the Bull-dogs were right in the thick of the SECand national championship races.

Georgia was ranked fourth andAuburn third in 1983. The Bulldogswere 8-0-1, Auburn was 8-1. TheTigers won 13-7 despite a valiant fourthquarter comeback. The heart-breakingloss cost the Bulldogs the SEC champi-onship and a shot at the national title.It is another of the most devastatinglosses in school history, a third setbackto Auburn that goes down as one of themost painful in school history.

A 27-11 loss to Auburn in Athenscost Georgia a share of the 1987 SECchampionship

A 20-10 loss at Auburn cost Geor-gia a share of the 1988 SEC champi-onship in Vince Dooley’s final season.

Coming off a 37-17 win overFlorida in 1997, 7-1 seventh-rankedGeorgia lost to No. 16 Auburn in Athens45-34, costing an excellent Bulldogssquad that finished 10-2 and No. 10 aberth in a major bowl.

Chances at 10-win seasons werelost in a heartbreaking 2000 overtimeloss and 2001 setback that came downto the last play.

In 2004, Georgia was ranked eighthand Auburn third.

Auburn dominated the Bulldogs onthe plains 24-6.

Then there was 2005. In another ofthe most gut-wrenching losses in San-ford Stadium history, the ninth-rankedBulldogs fell to No. 15 Auburn 31-30 onthe “bizarro Belue to Scott” play. On theheels of a heart-breaking 14-10 loss toFlorida, those two setbacks could be thetoughest back-to-back losses in schoolhistory. Georgia would go on to beatTech and win the SEC ChampionshipGame, but the Bulldogs were close to somuch more.

The grand total of what losses toAuburn have directly cost the Dogs: sixSEC championships, an undisputed na-tional title, shots at a couple of othersand a slew of higher rankings and betterbowl berths.

Georgia just may have turned theFlorida series after downing the Gatorsin Will Muschamp’s first game as theirhead coach.

A third straight win over Auburn inAthens, and fifth in the last six yearsoverall (of course the one year Auburndid win, the Tigers captured the na-tional title), on the heels of the victoryin Jacksonville would certainly have theBulldogs flag flying high and the spiritsof the Georgia people soaring.

High stakes again for Georgia-Auburn

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Trey Paris: Amazing UGA football heritage


Not many University of Georgia alumnihave a more notable Bulldog football heritagethan does Trey Paris.

For, you see, Paris’ grandfather, TomParis, Sr., was a starter for the 1929 Georgiateam that played Yale in the year Sanford Sta-dium was dedicated. “My grandfather playedquarterback on that team,” said Paris. “I don’tthink he started that particular game but hewas on that 1929 team that defeated Yale 15-0 when they dedicated the stadium. Mygranddad also served on the UGA athleticboard for many years and was an emeritusmember for many years also. And,” addedParis, “I seem to recall as a kid my grandfatherbeing really active with the athletic board at theend of 1963 when (AD) Joel Eaves hired VinceDooley as our new head coach. Granddaddywas also a member of the Georgia Sports Hallof Fame,” said Paris. “He passed away in 1996at the age of 96.”

Trey’s dad was also a member of a famousfootball team at Georgia.

“My dad, Tom, Jr., played on the 1959Bulldogs (that captured the SEC champi-onship) and graduated in 1961,” said Paris.“He came to Georgia as an all-state quarter-back at Gainesville High, and he and FranTarkenton (quarterback of the ’59 team) com-peted against one another. Of course, Fran wasover at Athens High School. Athens thumpedGainesville pretty good when dad was a jun-ior and then Gainesville turned the tables mydad’s senior year and beat Athens.

“Dad said he was a jack of all trades whileplaying for Georgia and a master of none. Buthe saw time as a halfback, a defensive back andoccasionally came in and punted. BobbyWalden (Big Toe from Cairo) was the punterand was really good but Coach (Wally) Buttswould call on dad to do short kicks and kickfor the coffin corner.”

So Trey Paris, who naturally derived hisname from being the third of his generation,was indoctrinated at an early age into all thingsGeorgia football.

“I was born in 1961 and started going toGeorgia games when I was about eight yearsold, around 1969,” said Paris. “One of my firstBulldog heroes was Charles Whittemore, No.89. He was just listed as an end at that time,what we call wide receiver today. One game Iremember very clearly was the 1971 Georgia-Auburn game when I was 10 years old. Bothteams were undefeated and ranked in the top10 and it was all sold out and just a great game.Course, it was (Pat) Sullivan to (Terry) Beasleyand Auburn beat us that day.”

Paris received a bachelor’s degree in busi-ness administration from the university in1984 before then earning his masters in thesame field in 1985. Today, he serves as U.S.Manager for state government relations forGeneral Electric Company.

“As a student at Georgia, I had an intern-ship with Coca-Cola,” Paris informed. “Then,after I graduated, I started a career in govern-ment relations with the C&S Bank. Fromthere, I was hired full-time at Coca-Cola andwas there for 14 years, until 2001. I then wentover to General Electric where I now have re-sponsibility for all the state government rela-tions in the U.S. for all the GE business. So I’vebeen with GE for 10 years now.”

Paris said he feels fortunate that he’s beenable to keep his hand in many areas of the Uni-versity of Georgia ever since his graduation inthe mid-1980s. “I served as chairman of theTerry College (business school) Alumni Boardof Directors for several years and from there Iserved two years as president of the UGAAlumni Association, from 2007-09. And, cur-rently, I serve on the UGA Foundation.”

Paris is also a member of the UGA ParentsLeadership Council. “The Parents LeadershipCouncil is a group of about 100 couples thatwork closely with the administration to pro-mote greater parental support and involve-ment in the university,” he pointed out. “Andit’s through the Parents and Families Associa-tion. A parent can join the Parents and Fami-lies Association, which is more of a broadersupport for the parents.”

A point of pride for Trey Paris is that, as alife-long Bulldog fan, he’s been able to intro-duce the fourth generation of his family toGeorgia football.

“My daughter, Eliza, is a sophomore atUGA and my son, Thomas, is a junior in highschool who is 16,” he said. “Like my dad didwith me, I introduced Thomas to Georgia foot-ball at an early age, when he was six or sevenyears old. Now, at 16, he’s a rabid fan and hasbeen for the whole time. He won’t miss agame. My wife (Sandra) tells me, ‘You’ve cre-ated this monster,’ in terms of his love forGeorgia. It’s really fun for all of us,” said Paris,“because my parents still go to the games also.They don’t make every game but we sit to-gether as a family and I really enjoy sitting withmy dad and son. Dad sits next to my son, andThomas can tell you every player’s name andstatistics – he knows them better than I do.”

Thomas Paris presently plays football forLakeview Academy in Gainesville, where helines up as a defensive back and wide receiver.

“With my dad and granddad playinghigh school football and then at Georgia andmy son now playing in high school, someonesaid to me, ‘you broke the string,” said TreyParis. “That’s because, in high school at Lake-view Academy, I played tennis, basketball andsoccer. Actually, I did play a little football beforethe school dissolved the program at that timeand went to soccer,” added Paris, who servedas valedictorian of his class in 1979.

Paris looks back on his student days atthe University of Georgia with great fondnessand recollection as he was in Athens at per-haps the most prosperous time ever for Bull-dog athletics.

“Every old guy loves to say that ‘when Iwas in school …’ but, truly, I was at Georgia,give or take, from 1979 to 1984 and it was justan amazing time,” Paris said. “I started in thefall of 1979 and we went 6-5 my freshmanyear and having grown up with Georgia foot-ball, I said what’s up with this 6-5 record? Ofcourse, the next year Herschel came in andfrom 1980-83 we went to three Sugar Bowlsand then got a huge win in the Cotton Bowlwhen (John) Lastinger had a gutsy perform-ance to beat Texas 10-9. Add it up and Geor-gia was 43-4 in my four years of school so,truly, it was a great time to be at Georgia,sports-wise.

“And not to mention,” Paris said, “in1980-81 and ’82, I had the fortune to see Do-minique Wilkins, the Human Highlight Film.He left school in what would have been hissenior year and, ironically, the year he left the1983 team was still very good and wound upgoing to the Final Four in Albuquerque andlost to N.C. State which wound up beingeventual national champions.”

Paris simply shakes his head in wonder-ment over those special years in Georgia his-tory.

“For a student to arrive in 1979 and havea less-than-successful first year watching Geor-gia football, then to have that dream-makingrun over the next four years, I was just a veryfortunate guy to be able to experience that,” hesaid. “Not many people have the chance to goto three Sugar Bowls and a Cotton Bowl whilethey’re college students.”

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Thomas, Trey and Tom Paris with Coach Richt


nother week and another win. That makes it seven in a row for the Georgia Bulldogs.Now, with the help of the Arkansas Razorbacks, the Dawgs are sitting in the driver’sseat of the SEC east. Coach Richt and the Dawgs hold their own key to success forthe remainder of the season. Win out, and Georgia is likely playing LSU in The

Dome in December. Lose to Kentucky or Auburn, and the Dawgs are looking at anothermediocre season. Auburn rolls into Sanford Stadium this weekend and it is going to be thetoughest test they have had since South Carolina.

Running Back Rotation

Everyone knows what happened with Georgia’s running backs against New Mexico Stateso there’s no point in getting into it any further. What’s important is that Isaiah Crowell andCarlton Thomas will be back and ready to go against Auburn barring any unforeseen injuriesduring practice this week. Unfortunately, Richard Samuel will not be available to play as the highankle sprain he suffered against Florida required surgery. He is out at least until the bowl game.That leaves Isaiah Crowell and Carlton Thomas as Georgia’s two main backs for the Auburngame. Generally, the way that Georgia works their running back rotation is with three differentbacks, not two. So who will be the third back? It seems as though running backs coach BryanMcClendon has two options. The oft in trouble Ken Malcome who has been in the dog-housewith Coach Richt since summer. Or, there is former walk-on Ben Harton who works his tail offand proved himself with a near 100-yard game against New Mexico State this past weekend. Don’tbe surprised if it’s Harton and not Malcome that gets the nod for the third back in the rotationthis weekend. As long as his fumble issues can be controlled, he can be a great change of pace toIsaiah Crowell. Many would also agree that Harton earned playing time in a more big time gamewith his performance this past Saturday.

New Wrinkles?

With the absence of all the running backs against New Mexico State, Coach Bobo and therest of the offensive staff had to get creative with the running game this past weekend. As a re-sult, Georgia fans saw a healthy dose of the two best athletes on Georgia’s roster; Brandon Boykinand Branden Smith. Both had long touchdown plays out of the offensive backfield. Auburn hasa very fast team and is obviously much better than New Mexico State but the Dawgs may chooseto use some of these new plays that were so successful against the Aggies. And why not? Even ifAuburn is a fast team, Smith and Boykin are two of the fastest players in the SEC and can take itto the house whenever the ball is in their hands. Now, with Crowell back, he will obviously bethe primary ball carrier for the Dawgs. So don’t expect to see Smith or Boykin a lot but with theability of those players and after what they did Saturday, you can expect to see them on the fieldon offense at least a little bit and as a change of pace. While it’s not a brand-new wrinkle, it’s cer-tainly a new aspect of the offense that Dawg fans haven’t seen in several weeks and that’s the re-turn of freshman phenom Malcolm Mitchell. It hasn’t been confirmed yet but it is expected thathe will return against Auburn after nursing a hamstring injury he suffered against Tennessee. Donot underestimate Mitchell’s value to Georgia’s offense. He can stretch the field like no other fresh-man in the SEC. With the amount of liabilities Auburn has on their defense, expect a big, big dayin the Murray-to-Mitchell department.

Auburn Defense

Speaking of Auburn’s defense, it’s not good. They are in the bottom three of the SEC rankingsin every major defensive statistical category. That includes scoring, rushing, passing and total de-fense. They are giving up an average of 27.7 points a game. The only team they are ahead of in thatcategory is Ole Miss and everyone remembers what a poor team Ole Miss was. They are giving up215 yards through the air a game which still isn’t good but that’s about what Georgia averages throughthe air anyway so that statistic is not that intriguing for Dawg fans. What is intriguing is the fact thatAuburn has given up over 185 yards of rushing on average to this point in the season. With such aporous rush defense and the re-emergence of the Georgia rushing attack led by Isaiah Crowell, it couldbe a big day on the ground for the Dawgs. Last year when they won the National Championship,Auburn’s defense was still not good; the only difference was that their offense was so good that theycould bail the defense out on a regular basis. The offense is not near the caliber it was last year andthus it makes the defense worse as well. Georgia should be able to put an abundance of points onthe scoreboard on Saturday.

Intangibles

Everyone in the Bulldog Nation is relieved that this game is at home. This is another one of thosegames that no matter what the teams are ranked, it is always a close game. Such is the nature of TheDeep South’s Oldest Rivalry. So the first advantage in this tightly contested contest goes in the favorof the Dawgs. The nod of confidence and momentum has to be with the Dawgs as well. After rat-tling off seven wins in a row, the team is budding with confidence and are chomping at the bit to geta chance at their next opponent. Finally, Georgia lost a close game in Auburn last year that got prettynasty towards the end. This already fierce rivalry only increased itself exponentially last year. Now,the 2011 version of the Dawgs and the players who were there for that loss last year want nothingmore than to send a little pay back Auburn’s way. If they can do that, then the the door will be leftwide open for Georgia to accomplish the goals they set at the beginning of the season to capture theSEC East crown.

Dogs vs. TigersAfter battling back to the top of the SEC East,Richt and company must now prove worthiness

By Travis Ragsdale

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DOGS TIGERS

TEAM STATISTICS AU OPP SCORING 235 249

Points Per Game 26.1 27.7 FIRST DOWNS 164 198

Rushing 88 91 Passing 65 94 Penalty 11 13

RUSHING YARDAGE 1720 1671 Yards gained rushing 1972 1895 Yards lost rushing 252 224 Rushing Attempts 383 370 Average Per Rush 4.5 4.5 Average Per Game 191.1 185.7 TDs Rushing 12 16

PASSING YARDAGE 1468 1935 Comp-Att-Int 116-206-11 174-278-8 Average Per Pass 7.1 7.0 Average Per Catch 12.7 11.1 Average Per Game 163.1 215.0 TDs Passing 14 13

TOTAL OFFENSE 3188 3606 Total Plays 589 648 Average Per Play 5.4 5.6 Average Per Game 354.2 400.7

KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 38-911 21-461 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 18-101 8-41 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 8-175 11-172 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 24.0 22.0 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 5.6 5.1 INT RETURN AVERAGE 21.9 15.6 FUMBLES-LOST 9-3 20-8 PENALTIES-Yards 57-520 56-424

Average Per Game 57.8 47.1 PUNTS-Yards 55-2205 46-2017

Average Per Punt 40.1 43.8 Net punt average 38.6 41.7

TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 28:17 31:43 3RD-DOWN Conversions 46/124 61/131

3rd-Down Pct 37% 47% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 3/5 6/9

4th-Down Pct 60% 67% SACKS BY-Yards 17-91 21-140 MISC YARDS 0 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 29 31 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 11-14 11-12 ON-SIDE KICKS 1-1 0-0 RED-ZONE SCORES (22-25) 88% (29-34) 85% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (15-25) 60% (22-34) 65% PAT-ATTEMPTS (28-29) 97% (28-29) 97%

Score by quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total Auburn 86 40 54 55 235 Opponents 58 85 55 51 249

TEAM STATISTICS UG OPP SCORING 313 179

Points Per Game 34.8 19.9 FIRST DOWNS 198 134

Rushing 75 48 Passing 109 78 Penalty 14 8

RUSHING YARDAGE 1580 820 Yards gained rushing 1800 1155 Yards lost rushing 220 335 Rushing Attempts 379 277 Average Per Rush 4.2 3.0 Average Per Game 175.6 91.1 TDs Rushing 14 9

PASSING YARDAGE 2279 1718 Comp-Att-Int 168-275-8 149-290-12 Average Per Pass 8.3 5.9 Average Per Catch 13.6 11.5 Average Per Game 253.2 190.9 TDs Passing 25 8

TOTAL OFFENSE 3859 2538 Total Plays 654 567 Average Per Play 5.9 4.5 Average Per Game 428.8 282.0

KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 30-686 42-1030 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 18-141 17-243 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 12-163 8-103 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 22.9 24.5 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 7.8 14.3 INT RETURN AVERAGE 13.6 12.9 FUMBLES-LOST 14-4 27-8 PENALTIES-Yards 53-416 68-473

Average Per Game 46.2 52.6 PUNTS-Yards 36-1510 59-2320

Average Per Punt 41.9 39.3 Net punt average 34.1 35.6

TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 32:59 27:00 3RD-DOWN Conversions 57/137 35/125

3rd-Down Pct 42% 28% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 10/16 9/15

4th-Down Pct 62% 60% SACKS BY-Yards 20-170 19-105 MISC YARDS 0 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 39 23 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 13-23 7-9 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-1 1-2 RED-ZONE SCORES (31-39) 79% (15-18) 83% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (23-39) 59% (11-18) 61% PAT-ATTEMPTS (38-38) 100% (20-23) 87%

Score by quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total Georgia 68 117 75 53 313 Opponents 17 60 45 57 179

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enior center Ben Jones has been one ofGeorgia’s most dynamic players andleaders these past four seasons. A four-year starter, the 6-3, 316-pound Jones,

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What do you view as the most importantquality in being a leader for the team?

I think it’s just having respect for the otherplayers and letting them know I’m coming towork every day. No matter if it’s rain, snow orwhatever, I’m coming to work every day. I thinkI can be both a leader by example and a vocalleader as well. It depends on the timing. If it’sthe middle of practice and I can show them bymy actions, I’ll do it. Then if someone needs tosay something to get somebody going, I’ll be thefirst to step up and say something for the team.

Who do you consider to be the most im-portant mentor in your life so far, and why?

It would be my older brother, Clay. He’s al-ways been my biggest role model growing up.He was very talented in whatever he did, base-ball or football, and I always tried to emulatehim and do it the same way he did when wewere growing up.

What fellow player on the team motivatesyou to be the best you can be and why is thatthe case?

It was Shaun Chapas (former UGA full-back). Just his work ethic – he was always readyto practice and would come out every day andwork hard. Shaun really loved Georgia and Itried to pattern my work ethic after him.

What is the best play or game you’ve hadwhile at Georgia and why?

I think my best game was the Florida gamethis year. I had a really good run blocking andpass blocking game. I had 10 knockdownblocks in that game, probably my career high.Also, the Vanderbilt game last year, when I gotSEC Lineman of the Week, was a pretty goodgame for me.

When you leave Georgia, what do youhope folks say about your contribution to theprogram?

I just want them to know that I love Geor-gia and that I put everything I had into it to getthis program turned around my senior year.

What regular Georgia opponent do youenjoy playing the most and why?

Florida, Georgia Tech and Auburn are thetop three. It’s not hard to get up for those games.Everybody gets excited and looks forward tothose games all year long.

Bulldawg leader: Ben JonesBy Murray Poole

Foundation:Vickie Jones

Parents names: Stephen (deceased) and Vickie Jones

Siblings names:Clay, 23. (Former Shelton State Community College and University of Alabama baseball playerwho was drafted by the Detroit Tigers and is now playing first base in the Tigers’ minor leaguesystem)

Main attribute that makes Ben a leader:I think a lot of it might be his work ethic. He’s really a hard worker and he wants the team todo well. He wants them to succeed and is real good at helping other people.

Best childhood story:From the time Ben was nine or 10 months old, he and his brother were always getting intothings. Ben was a real active child. He didn’t sit still and watch TV but wanted to play outsideall the time. You couldn’t let him out of your sight because he had no fear of anything when hewas little. One time when Ben was just 18 months old or so, I had gone to buy groceries andmy husband was putting him down for a nap. My husband was rocking Ben but since he hadbeen up real early that morning he (Stephen) dozed off. Well, when he woke up, Ben wasgone. Stephen asked Clay where Ben was and Clay said he went outside. Well, my husbandwent outside looking for him and found Ben over at our neighbor’s house, feeding their horses.We then had to bolt the doors to keep him in the house.

Best thing about his time at Georgia:Seeing Ben now, you can really tell a big difference. He’s matured as a player and as a youngman. And probably the best thing, he’s made such good friends at Georgia. Not only does helove the university but also the Athens community. He’s met good friends all over the commu-nity and done a lot of jobs in charity work. Also, because he’s in education, Ben goes out to someelementary schools and boys and girls clubs to visit. Because Coach Richt and the other coacheshave had such a positive influence on Ben, it’s made him so aware of helping others.

Nicest thing he’s ever done for you:Ben’s always been a loving child. Each Mother’s Day and Christmas and on other special occa-sions, he would make cards and write special notes to me. Today, he just always remembersmy birthday and Mother’s Day and is also a very appreciative child.

A few things about Ben outside of football:Being raised on our farm in Alabama, Ben always liked fishing and hunting. We didn’t have anyreal close neighbors so he and his brother would be outside playing all the time, and they wouldusually just make up their own games.

Most entertaining story about UGA fans:I think they’re a great fan base. Every week, we would come to the Dog Walk and it’s just amaz-ing to see that many people supporting the team, no matter what kind of season we’re hav-ing. It’s really been an enjoyable experience for us. And the Georgia fans are really into thegame. They will come up to me when they see the pin I’m wearing with Ben’s picture, and theyreally know everything about all the players.

What has Coach Richt meant to Ben?I really think now in his senior year, Ben and Coach Richt really have a close relationship. CoachRicht is just a great influence on the young men. The players know his Christian faith is importantto him and the players also see that family is real important to Coach Richt and the othercoaches as well. The opportunity the coaches give them for community service and the waythey stress the work they’re doing in the classroom shows they’re developing these players asthe whole person, not just as a football player.

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Rare is the man who can relate to allgenerations, like Dan Magill, the pre-emi-nent Bulldog who continues to spit in theeye of Father Time. Nobody is more re-markable, nobody is more ageless.

Lately, he has been seen movingaround the Butts-Mehre Building with aslight limp as if the long running televisionshow, “Gunsmoke,” were making a come-back and he might be auditioning forChester’s part.

The limp goes away when he meets forhis weekly tennis match with his regulargroup—his dastardly cut shot winningpoints for his doubles partner, a classic rou-tine of “hitting them where they ain’t.” Thatwas the unforgettable line of a baseball leg-end, “Wee” Willie Keeler who began his bigleague career in 1892. Keeler’s approach tohitting was maneuvering the ball out ofreach of the fielders. That is exactly theMagillian way when it comes to tennis.

Through the years I have watched himenjoy competition, sipping three beers tomy one, creating a humorous phrase out ofsomething as simple as a morning greeting.

For a man who began coaching in thefifties, he was an effective communicatorand leader right on into the late eighties. Hecan relate to them all: male, female, kids,adults and always leaves everybody laugh-ing, inspired, mollified, chagrined and up-lifted.

He has always surrounded himselfwith younger people, which, perhaps, iswhy he has retained his youthful enthusi-asm. While he was a man of indefatigablework habits, there always time for jokes,tomfoolery and a walk on the light side. Hissecretaries were always laughing as much asthey were typing.

Lately, he has had a couple of sidekickswho, though 65 years his junior, are at-tracted to him like all those who have pre-viously passed his way. Ben Beaty and KateBurkholder are often his lunch and dinnercompanions. Like it is with everybody whohas enjoyed Dan’s company over the years,it is a laugh a minute social hour. He de-lights in telling them stories they have heardbefore. They don’t laugh perfunctorily, butchuckle out loud because he is downrightfunny.

Kate is from Philadelphia, a Rutgersgraduate with time spent in class at bothDuke and Georgia as she pursued a Mastersdegree. Ben is an Auburn graduate whounderstands Dan’s Southern fired vernacu-lar. Sometimes, Ben has to translate forKate.

When his friends honored Dan on his90th birthday party in January, 2011, Kateand Ben were behind-the-scenes producerswhose contributions to the success of theevent were more than casual. They hap-pily put in extra hours. To begin with, theyadhere to the old fashioned work ethic, butthey were motivated to pitch in for a tributeto a man they have come to admire andadore.

Both Kate and Ben bring an energeticand youthful bent to their assignments fortheir work as members of the Georgia SportsInformation staff. They are competent, dili-gent and efficient with their multiple tasks.

Back in early summer, they were eagerto accompany Magill to Turner Field whenhe was invited to throw out the first pitchprior to a Braves game. It was a signaturehighlight of Dan’s life to be able to throw aceremonial first pitch to Brian McCann, theBraves all-star catcher with whom he has atleast one thing common. Both were bornat the Athens Regional Hospital. McCannhad great fun learning from Magill that helays claim to being the first baby born at thehospital.

"When I first got to UGA in 2009, I re-member wondering 'Who is this person?'"Kate says. “There was an older gentlemanwho used to come into the sports informa-tion office every day, and most of the time hewould beat me to work in the morning. Itdidn't take long to realize who Coach Mag-ill is, or to understand why he's always thefirst one into the office each day even thoughhe's 90. I have never met a person wholoved something as much as Coach lovesGeorgia, and I just hope that one day I'll belucky enough to love what I do that much -so much that I want to do it for the rest ofmy life without thinking twice about it."

"Over the past three years I've come tounderstand what he means to this town, theuniversity and the athletic association. Hear-ing his stories, it's clear that he worked hardeven when there was no promise of rewardor recognition. He put his heart and soulinto Georgia tennis and making this placethe best it could be, expecting nothing back.I don't think many people would do that. Ilove listening to him talk about SpurgeonChandler, Charley Trippi, HerschelWalker—he's seen them all. I love goingdown to the ITA Hall of Fame with him andwatching him give a tour. You can readilytell how proud he is of our tennis facilitiesand what they've become over the past 50years. It makes you proud to work here andit makes you want to be better at what youdo."

Ben, a soft spoken native of Selma, Ala.,too, is a big fan of the colorful Magill. “Onething about Coach Magill,” Ben says, “is thathe is the same yesterday, today and tomor-row. I can expect to see him in our officeseach morning around 8:00 a.m. He playstennis every Tuesday and Friday. He alwayshas a story to tell, and he always sits at thesame table at the Savannah Room (GeorgiaCenter) with his back to the wall so he can‘get the first draw.’ What I especially admireabout him is that after all these years, his lovefor Georgia is the same today as it was whenhe was Sports Information Director, men'stennis coach and secretary of the GeorgiaBulldog Club. I wasn't around when hehelped make Georgia what it is today, but Iknow that his affection for the university andeverything associated with it is just as strongnow as it was then.”

When a man gives of himself, as DanMagill has done for over seven decades, allgenerations appreciate his selfless commit-ment. Kate Burkholder and Ben Beaty, hail-ing from addresses on each side of theMason-Dixon line, are two of the latest Mag-illian aficionados to sing the great Bulldog’spraises.

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Record:6-3 overall and 4-2 SEC after wins over Utah State (42-38), Mississippi State (41-34), Florida Atlantic (30-14), South Car-olina (16-13), Florida (17-6) and Ole Miss (41-23) and losses toClemson (24-38), Arkansas (14-38) and LSU (10-45). The Tigers en-joyed an open date this past weekend as they began to get ready forthe Bulldogs.

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Why Auburn could win: The Auburn Tigers can beat Georgiabecause, well, they’re Auburn. And we all know how in this series thevisiting team has had great success winning at the other team’s sta-dium. Any team that can go into Columbia, S.C. and beat the Game-cocks, as the Tigers did on Oct. 1 when South Carolina still had bothMarcus Lattimore and Stephen Garcia in the lineup, is capable of de-feating any opponent on the road. Gene Chizik’s Tigers boast a pro-lific ground attack that is averaging 191 yards rushing per game.Sophomore Michael Dyer (5-9, 206) has rushed for 989 yards andnine touchdowns, an average of 109 yards per game. He was namedSEC Offensive Player of the Week after romping for 177 yards in thewin over Ole Miss. Right behind Dyer is junior Onterio McCalebb (5-10, 172), who has rushed for 448 yards. After taking over the startingquarterback job from junior Barrett Trotter, sophomore Clint Moseley(6-3, 223) completed 12-of-15 passes and had four TD passes in therecent win over Ole Miss. Thus, the Tigers have plenty of offensivefirepower to throw at the Bulldogs. The Auburn defense, which hasbeen up and down but did hold South Carolina and Florida to 13and 6 points, respectively, is led by senior safety Neiko Thorpe (69tackles) and junior linebacker Daren Bates (62 tackles).

Why Auburn could lose: The Bulldogs have everything to playfor in this football game as a victory over the Tigers would come closeto earning Georgia a trip to the SEC championship game in early De-cember. After South Carolina’s loss to Arkansas this past Saturday, theBulldogs can stamp that ticket to the Georgia Dome by getting byAuburn and then floundering Kentucky next week. With seven con-secutive wins under its belt, Georgia should also be pumped to keepthat streak going. And, too, after last season’s 49-31 loss to the Tigersin Auburn in a game where there were some controversial hits onquarterback Aaron Murray after the whistle, you can bet the Bulldogshave a little revenge on their minds. But the primary reason Georgiashould win is that the Bulldogs’ defense is good enough to slow theTigers’ rushing attack and the Georgia offense should be able to put upplenty of points against an Auburn defense that is giving up 27.7 pointsper game.

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ordinator Gus Malzahn said. “They (Bulldogs) have a great defense, weknow that. In practice we really focused on us, correcting mistakes. Wehave played some really good defenses previously this year so it is an-other one we have to find a way to be balanced against and take whatthey give us.”

What Auburn players are saying:Tigers’ new starting quarterback Clint Moseley , after watching

video of Georgia’s defense and whether or not he’s concerned aboutgoing against the Bulldogs’ strong pass rush: “I am very confident inwhat we can do, especially coming off of our win over Ole Miss."

What Auburn fans are saying:“The four SEC teams UGA has beaten during their current win-

ning streak have a total of three conference wins this season,” said oneTiger fan. “None currently have an overall winning record. It will be adifficult, hard fought game for Auburn. But, I think UGA is buildingtheir confidence for a strong finish on a bit of fool's gold.”

“I think the game comes down to our defense being able to stopa QB, Aaron Murray, with ‘an actual pulse’ which we have not shownso far this year,” said another long-time Auburn supporter. “All of ourbig wins have been against teams with poor QB play.”

“Winning is what ultimately matters so Georgia has righted theship in that regard, but I haven t̀ been overly impressed with them,”chimed in still another Tiger fan. “Should be a good game that is def-initely winnable.”

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1892), by a slim 54-52-8 margin. The Bulldogs had toppled the Tigersfour straight years until Auburn’s eventual national championship teamdowned Georgia on the plains last season, 49-31.

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By Jeff Dantzler#5 Michael Dyer, TB5-9, 210 Soph. Little Rock, Ark. (Little Rock Christian) One of the great, elite tailbacks in college football, Michael Dyer is adynamo. He could win the Heisman Trophy next season. The Tigerspulled off a recruiting coup, landing Dyer and Cam Newton in thesame recruiting class. Dyer is the total package. He is fast, strong andpowerful. With Newton, they were the most feared running duo inthe country last season. Dyer broke Bo Jackson’s freshman rushingrecord in the Georgia game, and went over 1,000 yards. Now he isthe focus of the offense, headlining a tremendous collection of run-ning backs. Dyer has amassed 989 yards and nine touchdowns on186 carries, averaging 5.3 per pop. He and Trent Richardson will bethe All-SEC running backs – sadly Knile Davis of Arkansas was lost toinjury prior to the season and South Carolina’s Marcus Lattimore wentdown at Mississippi State – and should be the All-Americans as well.One of Dyer’s signature performances came in Auburn’s 16-13 win atSouth Carolina, as he carried 41 times for 141 yards. He just put theteam on his back and carried them to victory.

#55 Corey Lemonier, DE6-4, 229 Soph. Hialeah, Fla. (High)Auburn suffered enormous personnel losses off of last season’s ros-ter, most notably Heisman winner Cam Newton, a majority of a greatoffensive line, and BCS Championship Game Most Valuable PlayerNick Fairley. The Tigers returned only three defensive starters. CoreyLemonier has emerged as a big time performer and has a chance tobe Auburn’s next great defensive lineman. And they’ve had a bunchthrough the years. A lot of them from Georgia. Lemonier is secondto Georgia’s Jarvis Jones in sacks in the Southeastern Conference with6.5. What the Tigers really love is that 5.5 of those sacks have comein conference play. He’s also racked up 10.5 tackles for loss.

#43 Philip Lutzenkirchen, TE/FB6-5, 250 Jr. Marietta, Ga. (Lassiter) Michael Dyer and Onterio McCalebb have incredible talent and sizzlefor the Tigers, but any Auburn fan, coach, or player will tell you thatPhilip Lutzenkirchen – even with dynamos Cam Newton and Nick Fair-ley – has been the heart and soul of the Tigers the last couple ofyears. He doubles as a tight end and fullback. The pro scouts lovehim. He blocks, he runs and does he ever catch big passes out of thebackfield and at tight end. Lutzenkirchen had the go ahead touch-down in the fourth quarter last season on the capstone, helping keythat incredible 28-27 comeback victory over Alabama. In Columbiathis season, he pulled in the go-ahead score in the Tigers 16-13 tri-umph over South Carolina. Lutzy has spawned a dance based onone of his touchdown celebrations. A Georgia native, this one is extrabig. In fact, one of his closest friends is ace Bulldogs pitcher MichaelPalazzone.

Gene Chizik A former defensive coordinator at Auburn under Tommy Tuberville, heleft to take the same post at Texas. Chizik was then hired to be thehead coach Iowa State, where he went 5-19. He was then namedAuburn’s head coach. It was a move that was not met with glee bymost Auburn fans. One even showed up at the airport and booed himwhen he arrived to be officially announced. Well, he and his staff gotOnterrio McCalebb and Nick Fairley while arch-rival Alabama was win-ning the national championship. Then the Tigers pulled in Cam New-ton and Michael Dyer and you know the rest. Auburn went 14-0,winning the SEC and BCS championships, highlighted by that incred-ible comeback victory at Alabama. This season, the Tigers have facedthe toughest road schedule in the country thus far, falling to LSU,Arkansas and Clemson, and winning at South Carolina. It is incredi-bly tough to maintain stellar success in the toughest league in theland - especially in the SEC West and with Alabama right next door instate. Auburn and Chizik will always have 2010, and the Tigers fig-ure to be in the thick of the race again next season. And of course,they’d love to derail the seasons of their two ancient rivals.

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y old buddy Andy Burcham, an excellent announcer and big partof Auburn athletics, gives us his thoughts on Saturday’s show-down.

Dyer is a great one, and Auburn has had a bunch of greattailbacks, what do you like most about him and what does hedo that reminds you of some of those dandies like Bo and Cadil-lac?

Dyer reminds me of a smaller version of Rudy Johnson. He's decep-tively quick, but very low to the ground. Seems to get stronger as thegame goes along.

What does Auburn need to do to win?Eliminate mistakes. I realize that sounds simple, but other than the

win at South Carolina, Auburn's mistakes have been capitalized by theopponent. Look at the end of the first half against LSU. The FightingTigers took control of the game thanks to penalties that kept scoringdrives alive.

Talk about Lutzy, he's one of my favorite players, and seemsto be the heart and soul of the team the last two years.

One of the most clutch players Auburn has had in recent years. Timeand time again, he's made huge touchdown catches that turned out tobe game winners. At Alabama last season and at South Carolina thisyear on the same play. He's also one of the leaders on the team. Greatinterview as well.

How sweet was last season?Still a bit surreal. I've covered Auburn since 1988. Twice since then

Auburn had unbeaten seasons and didn't get a chance to play for a na-tional title. In 1993 Auburn was on probation. In 2004, the Tigers did-n't get a chance to play in the BCS Title game. In my opinion Oklahomashouldn't have been there and USC never played in the game nowthanks to NCAA probation. For a team that almost no one was talkingabout at the start of the season to play for a National Title, then win itwas unbelievable. For many lifetime Auburn fans, I'm sure they won-dered in the back of their minds, if their team would ever get a chanceat the title, let alone win one.

Could you believe the comeback at Bama?I talked to Rod Bramblett after the game. Rod is the voice of the

Tigers. I told him he called one of the all time great games in Auburnathletics history. To do it on the road, at your arch rival with a chanceto play for a national championship game on the line is a storybook fin-ish.

Auburn's road schedule is just brutal, is this the toughestyou can remember for the team in several years?

I can't remember a tougher road schedule. Add Clemson to the SECroad schedule of South Carolina, Arkansas, LSU and Georgia and youknow how tough it's been. The month of October featured three of thoseroad games with Florida and Ole Miss at home. It was as brutal a monthas Auburn's had in quite some time. The Tigers finished October 3-2,which is remarkable.

What's your take on Georgia?My take on Georgia never changes. Regardless of the year, this is

one of Auburn's stiffest opponents year in and year out. Add to the factthat the Bulldogs are playing for an SEC Eastern Division title will makeit even tougher for Auburn between the hedges.

What are some of your favorite memories of this rivalry?Nearly every year this game produces classic memories. The 2004

game at Auburn was hyped bigger than any Auburn-Georgia game re-member. I lived literally 10 minutes from Jordan-Hare Stadium. That dayI arrived nearly six hours before the game and it took 45 minutes to getthere. Carnell William's 41 carries at Sanford Stadium comes to mind.The finish in the 2005 game in Athens was dramatic. A last ditch passby Brandon Cox, then a field goal to win it when all seemed lost was abig win for the eventual Cotton Bowl Champs.

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eorgia, in a fast-paced tune-up for its huge battlewith the Auburn Tigers this coming Saturday, hadUGA officials digging into the record book Satur-day as the Bulldogs routed New Mexico State 63-16 at the annual Homecoming game between the

hedges.The Bulldogs (7-2, 5-1 SEC) took sole control of the

Eastern Division standings when Arkansas toppled SouthCarolina 44-28 Saturday night.

With their 42-point second quarter, the Bulldogs arebelieved to have set a new school record for one period.And the 49 points in one half ties for the most in one halfdating back to 1950. Also, sophomore quarterback AaronMurray tied the school record with his five touchdownpasses, all five scoring strikes coming in the second quar-ter when Georgia roared into a 49-3 lead on the out-manned Aggies. Georgia’s 63 points was the most underMark Richt, and the most since 1994 when it beat North-east Louisiana, 70-6. The Bulldogs’ 627 yards of total of-fense was also the most under Richt in his 11 years at theGeorgia helm and the most since a school record of 667against Southern Miss in 1993.

After the Bulldogs reeled off their seventh consecutivewin in such effortless fashion, hardly anyone was com-plaining on this chilly, wind-swept afternoon.

“I thought our guys played very hard,” said Richt. “Wegot an awful lot of guys in the game. It’s gratifying to see thatmany guys who don’t normally have an opportunity to getin the game. We got to spread it around (nine different Bull-dogs scored) so some of them scored for the first time intheir career, and that had to be a lot of fun for them.”

The Bulldogs took a 7-0 lead in the first quarter withthe only touchdown coming via a 56-yard jaunt by juniorspeedster Branden Smith with 7:17 left in the period. Itlooked like Georgia was headed for the end zone earlier be-fore sophomore tailback Brandon Harton fumbled into theend zone after a tackle-breaking run.

But after the Aggies got on the board with a 24-yardfield goal on the first play of the second quarter, the Bull-dogs rode the running of little Harton to march 61 yards onseven plays to increase their lead to 14-3. Harton got thetouchdown from four yards out and Brandon Bogotayadded the PAT this time.

Georgia then came back and marched 77 yards, thistime with another walk-on tailback, freshman Kyle Karem-pelis, reeling off a 21-yard run on the scoring drive. Mur-ray, who ignited the march with a 22-yard scamper, thenhooked up with Michael Bennett for the touchdown.Walsh’s kick boosted the Bulldogs lead to 21-3 with 8:41left in the second.

There was still additional scoring in the opening halfas Brandon Boykin, lining up in the backfield, pulled in a

short pass from Murray and jetted 42 yards down the rightsideline to the end zone. That made it 28-3 and then, withjust 2:35 left until intermission, Murray came back with a47-yard touchdown bomb to freshman Chris Conley to upthe lead to 35-3. Still, there was more as following a 51-yard interception return by Bacarri Rambo to the Aggie 19,Murray drilled a 19-yard scoring strike to Orson Charlesand then came back with his fifth TD pass of the half to tiethe school record. This one was a six-yard toss to AronWhite and came with just nine seconds left to stake theBulldogs to their 49-3 halftime lead.

With the UGA coaching staff then clearing the benchin the final two periods, Georgia added two more touch-downs on a 1-yard run by Karempelis and a 23-yard passfrom Hutson Mason to redshirt sophomore Rhett Mc-Gowan. The Aggies also managed their only two touch-downs during that time.

What WorkedThis was just a football game for the Bulldogs when

everything worked, of course, as they went against an out-classed opponent. Georgia rushed for 258 yards, passed for369 and compiled 29 first downs. Defensively, althoughthe Aggies totaled 402 yards of offense with 276 of thatcoming through the air, both of New Mexico State’s touch-downs came in the final quarter against the Bulldogs’ sec-ond and third stringers.

“We started off a little slow,” said Murray, “but then ex-ploded in the second quarter for 42 points. We definitelygot better today. The whole offense did a great job, but it allstarts up front with the linemen.”

What Didn’t WorkReally, not much to gripe about in this game. The Bull-

dogs were favored to smash New Mexico State and theydid just that. But Georgia did have some lulls in its pass de-fense at times and as Richt commented, “New Mexico State

ran the ball better than I thought they would. You have togive them credit. They kept banging away. They got 400yards of total offense, which is pretty darn good against ourdefense.” Also, after having six sacks against the FloridaGators the previous week, the Bulldog defense couldn’t getto the Aggie quarterbacks a single time in this game.

Top PerformersMurray was 18-for-23 for 238 yards and the five

touchdowns in his one half of play, with no interceptions.“Aaron Murray was very sharp, there’s no doubt about

it,” said Richt. “He was on the money and made really gooddecisions all the way through. When you have five TDs ina half, you’ve played pretty darn good.”

Also sharp was Georgia’s No. 2 QB, Mason, who wastrue on 8-of-10 for 131 yards and the TD to McGowan.

And along with Murray’s performance, the Bulldog Na-tion was talking about Harton’s running. The 5-6, 174-pound Harton, perhaps sounding a warning to thesuspended Isaiah Crowell and Carlton Thomas there’sgoing to be competition at the tailback spot this week inpractice, fell short of the coveted 100-yard rushing markby two yards, running for 98 on 15 carries and the touch-down, with 89 of that total coming in a big first half.Karempelis added 63 yards on 13 carries and a touchdownand Branden Smith, with his long touchdown run, had 58yards on just two attempts.

“I thought Brandon Harton ran well,” said Georgia of-fensive coordinator Mike Bobo. “He ran hard, he protectedwell. He had the one fumble I think when he tried to runover everybody trying to prove he wasn’t 150 (pounds). Hedid a nice job. I wish we had gotten him 100 yards,” saidBobo. “Somebody told me he had 100 so we took him out,I wish I had known that (that Harton had only 98). But he’sdone a nice job for us all year and we knew he would runwell.”

Defensively, the Bulldog secondary guys led the waywith Shawn Williams totaling seven tackles and Boykin andRambo showing six stops each, with Rambo also recordinghis 51-yard interception run. Nose guard John Jenkins fol-lowed with five tackles.

Deep South’s oldest rivalry on tapThe Bulldogs now brace for the 6-3 Auburn Tigers (4-

2 SEC) Saturday at Sanford Stadium and a game that couldperhaps stamp Georgia’s trip to the SEC championshipgame in early December. Now back in control of their owndestiny after Steve Spurrier’s Gamecocks were jolted atArkansas Saturday evening, the Bulldogs can make it to theGeorgia Dome with home victories over Auburn Saturdayand then Kentucky the following weekend.

And, who would have ever thought this after Georgiadropped its opening two games this season to Boise Stateand South Carolina?

Game rewind: Dawgs 63 Aggies 16By Murray Poole

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Kevin Butler, former University of Georgia legendary kicker and a member of theGeorgia radio broadcast team, will each week during the 2011 football season se-lect his offensive, defensive and special teams players of the week for Bulldawg Il-lustrated. Here are Butler’s selections and reasons why for the Bulldogs’ 63-16 winover New Mexico State.

OFFENSE – Sophomore quarterback Aaron Murray, who completed 18-of-23 passes for 238 yards and a school-record tying five touchdownsagainst the Aggies. Murray played only the first half and all of his TDpasses came in a record-breaking second quarter when the Bulldogsscored 42 points.“Aaron had a record-setting day and was just really sharp,” said Butler. “He did agreat job of commanding the offense. A great quarterback is always measured byhow well he involves all the players in the offense and in this game Aaron orches-trated his best performance of the year. This is very key for his confidence and theentire offense going into their toughest defensive challenge of the year againstAuburn.”

DEFENSE – Junior strong safety Shawn Williams, who had a team-lead-ing seven tackles (6 solos, 1 assist) as Georgia’s starting defense held theAggies without a touchdown in its time on the field. “This was the first time in five games a linebacker has not led the team in tackles,”said Butler, “and in his first full game back in the lineup Shawn did just that. His per-formance both on and off the field puts Shawn in elite company among defensivebacks in the SEC. Shawn is a tremendous leader on defense and will have to havea stellar game against Auburn with a great supporting cast in his defensive team-mates.”

SPECIAL TEAMS – Georgia’s special team coaches, who worked diligentlywith the Bulldog special teams in the days leading up to the New MexicoState game and saw their units render a much improved performance inthe rout of the Aggies.“Obviously a lot of focus went into the specialty teams’ play going into this gameand the results showed that the preparation and concentration resulted in drasticimprovement against capable New Mexico State special team units,” said Butler.“Equally important for this Auburn game will be the continued improvement of theUniversity of Georgia’s specialty team units.”

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What a night it was in the mighty Southeastern Conference with the biggest regular season game in40 years in Tuscaloosa. It did not disappoint. LSU topped Alabama 9-6 in overtime and is in thedriver’s seat for everything. If things do break – agree or disagree – this way, the tightness of thegame increases the odds of a possible rematch. Meanwhile, Arkansas took care of South Carolina andthat puts Georgia in control of the race to Atlanta. It’s a monster game in Palo Alto Saturday, asOregon squares off with Stanford.

1. LSU – The biggest regular season game ever goes the way of the Fightin’Tigers. LSU’s defense held tough throughout the contest and the Tigers just madethat one or two extra big plays at the right moment. If LSU can survive Arkansas –which has been a knee-knocker year after year, the Tigers should be an SEC Cham-pionship Game victory away from playing for the crystal ball.

2. Alabama – It goes down as arguably Alabama’s most devastating loss sincefalling to Notre Dame in New Orleans 12/31/73, 24-23 with everything on the line.If Bama steamrolls the rest of the way, there is the chance of a rematch. If things goright. All of those missed field goals have caused a lot of sleepless nights.

3. Stanford – Andrew Luck and the powerful Cardinal cruised through an-other potential upset threat, downing Oregon State 38-13. Now comes one of thebiggest games in school history, with Oregon coming to the farm. A berth in thePAC-12 Championship Game is likely for the winner. And Stanford certainly is inthe big picture for the big prize.

4. Oklahoma State – That Cowboys defense is shaky, but their offense is lightsout. Oklahoma State was in trouble with Kansas State, but came back and pouredon the points. Then the defense had one big stop. The Cowboys are on a collisioncourse with Oklahoma. If they are undefeated for the Sooners, it will be the biggestgame in Okie State annals.

5. Boise State – The Broncos rolled past hapless UNLV – the Runnin’ Rebelshave really fallen from the Randall Cunningham days, when Kenny Mayne was hisbackup. Next up is Texas Christian in Boise, which is the toughest test for the Bron-cos the rest of the way.

6. Oregon – It was no problem for the Ducks, who eased by Washington.The Oregon defense had one of its best performances of the season and LaMichaelJames is back at tailback. Stanford awaits in Palo Alto for a major showdown withall kinds of stakes.

7. Oklahoma – Boomer Sooner erupted for 28 third quarter points anddowned Texas A&M 41-25. Unfortunately, Oklahoma lost record-breaking All-American receiver Ryan Broyles to an injured knee. Injuries have hit the Soonersthis season hard.

8. Arkansas – After struggling in a couple of scary road wins at Ole Miss andVanderbilt, the Razorbacks played one of their best games of the season, downingSouth Carolina 44-28 on the SEC super night undercard. The Hogs host Tennesseethis week, and have a golden opportunity to go 9-1. The Vols schedule is just brutalthis year.

9. Clemson – After falling for the first time this season on the flats, the Tigershad a nicely timed open date. Now Clemson can regroup and focus on the stretchrun. First up is Wake Forest and then comes a trip to N.C. State. Two wins there,and the Tigers will play for the ACC title after the blood battle with South Carolina.

10. Houston –Case Keenum and the Cougars had another scoreboard light-ing stat-sheet stuffers, rolling past UAB 56-13. Houston goes to Tulane – hard to be-lieve the Green Wave used to be in the SEC – for what should be a runaway to 10-0.

11. Penn State – After the thrilling last minute victory over Illinois in the snow,the Nittany Lions got a week off to enjoy an 8-1 mark. Now things get muchtougher, starting with a visit from Nebraska and then trips to Ohio State and Wis-consin.

12. Virginia Tech – The Hokies had this past Saturday off after surviving a scareat Duke. Now comes a big Thursday night affair on the flats. The Yellow Jacketsare awfully tough at home, as Clemson found out. Virginia Tech has to get the of-fense rolling to close out strong.

13. South Carolina – The Gamecocks have fought valiantly since los-ing Marcus Lattimore. Conner Shaw has played well at quarterback, butSouth Carolina just didn’t have the firepower to go score-for-score withArkansas. Now the Gamecocks need a win at home over Florida and aGeorgia loss to Auburn to make it to Atlanta.

14. Cincinnati – The Bearcats have a great shot at a second BCSberth in the last three seasons. They survived a tough test at Pittsburgh,escaping 26-23. Now comes West Virginia, which has gone due south.

15. Southern Cal – It was certainly one of the coldest games the Tro-jans have ever played in Boulder. Southern Cal fell behind early, butquickly came back to take control led by an outstanding performancefrom Matt Barkley.

16. Texas – The Longhorns got the offense cooking and rolled pastTexas Tech, which has really struggled the last two weeks after winningat Oklahoma. Texas will likely have its hands full this week at Missouri,which is good at home.

17. Wisconsin – After suffering what has to be the most heart-break-ing back-to-back losses in school history, the Badgers really poured it onlowly Purdue. A trip to improving Minnesota is up next in a game thatshould be really, really cold.

18. Kansas State – The Wildcats fought tough and hard, but cameup short in a 52-45 shootout at Oklahoma State. The Aggies come tothe little apple in what should be a high-scoring shootout.

19. Auburn – The Tigers had this past week off to get ready for thestretch run, starting with the old rival Georgia in Athens. Michael Dyeris an All-American back who headlines a great crop of running backs.The Tigers have faced the nation’s toughest road schedule and are eyeinga second straight win over the Dogs.

20. Nebraska – The Cornhusker are hurting after getting upset 28-25 at Northwestern. They fell into the trap of sleepy Evanston. It’s hap-pened to a lot of strong teams from the Big Ten through the years. Thatputs a big damper on those upcoming trips to Penn State and Michigan.

21. Michigan State – After getting dominated at Nebraska, the Spar-tans got a scare from struggling Minnesota, but pulled it out 31-24. A latefirst half touchdown was big. A trip to Schizophrenic Iowa is on deck.

22. Ga. Tech – The Yellow Jackets took Saturday off after rolling pastClemson 31-17 in Atlanta. Virginia Tech comes to town for an ACCThursday night affair. After losing two straight on the road, Tech canpost two impressive home wins if they can handle the Hokies.

23. Georgia – It was just what the doctor ordered after the emotionalwin over Florida in Jacksonville. The Bulldogs had an impressive 63-16win over New Mexico State, and now the old rival Auburn comes to town.Michael Dyer and the Tigers will be a huge test for the Bulldogs.

24. Florida State – The Seminoles are not back in the elite, but afterlosing three straight, Florida State has put up big numbers. FSU rolledpast Boston College in Chestnut Hill, and now Miami comes to Tallahas-see.

25. Southern Miss – The Golden Eagles are having an excellent sea-son down in Hattiesburg. Southern Miss took care of business at EastCarolina, and now Central Florida comes to town. This is an always solidprogram.

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What is it going to be boys?

Gruff & GrumpBy Chad White and Al Hickson

The University of Georgia Bulldogs playhost to the hated Auburn Tigers Saturday night,between the hedges in what should be yet an-other classic battle between the two bitter rivals.Thanks to the resurgence by the home team,and a little help from the pigs out in Arkansas,this one will hold significant meaning for theSEC’s Eastern Division. As we all know, theboys are now atop the standings and in controlof our own destiny. Man, what a difference acouple of months makes.

College football is as unpredictable as theweather on a summertime Montana afternoon.What started out looking like a disastrous sea-son has now turned into a race for the finishand the Dawgs have the keys. Will they be ableto close the deal and run the table for the finaltwo conference games? A victory over Auburnwill certainly feel like a clinching blow, even ifwe would still have to beat Kentucky later. Eventhough Vegas has put the hometown team asan early 12.5 point favorite, we feel certain thiswill be every bit the dog fight we are used toplaying on a yearly basis with the lower life formfrom the plains.

Auburn is clearly a much different teamthan they were a year ago. Gone is the glorifiedtight end acting like a quarterback. He is ofcourse well on his way to NFL rookie of the yearhonors. Gone is the cheap shot defensive tacklethat was impossible to block. He is trying to gethis NFL rookie campaign going in the right di-rection after karma took him down with anearly injury. Gone are several other incrediblytalented players off of the roster.

What remains is plenty of talent and sev-eral question marks. Their running game con-tinues to be strong, led by a tailback, who justmay have the quietest 900 rushing yards in thecountry. Their quarterback is very inexperi-enced and very vulnerable. The Auburn de-fense leaves much to be desired and has shownweakness as other programs have scored manypoints on them. This team is very beatable.

Auburn is also only the third ranked teamwe have played this year. We all know whathappened with the other two. There are a lot offans of the Dawgs who seem to believe this dealis wrapped up. They talk as if we have alreadywon the East and a meeting with one of theWestern powerhouses is inevitable. We thinkthat is way too premature and do not exactlyunderstand why they feel that way.

Like it or not, we have not played a com-plete game this year. We have not played a sin-gle game against a worthy opponent that wasnot marred with sloppiness. Not one. We haveshown that we will battle and fight. We haveshown that we have loads of talent and plentyof playmakers on both sides of the ball. Whatwe have not shown is that we can put that to-gether on the same day and beat a ranked team.

Auburn is not a great team. Far from it.After all, LSU beat this team 42-3. What theyare is a good team who has won a lot of ballgames over the past couple of seasons. Theyare a dangerous team if for no other reason thanthat alone. They should not be taken lightly.

The bottom line is we have not accom-plished one thing as of this moment. Not a sin-gle thing of significance. It is all laid out beforeus. We have an opportunity to win the Eastwith a win Saturday night and one more after.As importantly, we have an opportunity to beatTennessee, Florida and Auburn in the same sea-son for the first time since around the timeCaesar was in power.

There is a good chance we are going toneed a better effort than we have shown thisseason. Giving up huge blunders and allowingfor big scoring plays will not be our friend thisweekend. It is time we put an end to sloppyfootball and get it done in all three phases in thesame game. It is time to become the team someof the fans already think we are and the team therest of the fans really want us to be.

What is it going to be boys? As always, wewill be hollering for you.

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