Sanford Bound

Well ladies and gents, I know it's not the outcome we had all hoped for, but at least there was an extra day to drink our sorrows away following the Stillwater stagnation. To add injury to insult, as most of you know we have again lost Sturdivant for the season with the same knee injury as last season. Your heart really has to go out to a guy who battled so hard to get back, just to have this year cut short with another bum leg.

On the bright side, this week we welcome the Big Cock and his lovable band of Poultry twixt the hedges for what most certainly will be an offensive dual (insert sarcasm here). The 'Birds managed a mere seven points against a pretty woeful NC State team in their season opener last Thursday. However, as badly as SC might appear to be, they always give us fits wherever we play them, especially if they're coming in as an underdog.

Between the downfield bombs last Saturday, there were actually a few bright spots for our boys out west. Our defense that was seemingly out manned most last year played a pretty respectable game against one of the most potent offenses in the country, allowing just over 300 total yards. Richy Sams also appeared to have found a home starting in the backfield and rushing for a very efficient 87 yards on 20 carries. Our downfall, as many predicted, was the lack of efficiency from the offense after an explosive first drive that traveled 80 yards and ended in an endzone celebration.

Turnovers at key points in the game again left us in many bad situations, and forced our defense to play on a short field repeated times. Big Red made too many mistakes and will have to tighten up or it won't be too long until my brother is taking snaps from under center. Chalk it up to first game jitters or ineptitude, either way it has to stop for us to be successful the remainder of the year.

Because this is a holiday shortened week, I as well will be keeping things short. The Recipe of the Week will be up tomorrow, as will any pertinent updates.

Due to the sudden importance of this game, we HAVE to find a way to get it done at home, or we're staring 0-5 directly in the face. Therefore, I think we take Spurs and the chickens to the coop in an offensive juggernaut, complete with an ending Mel Gibson would smile about.

Prediction: UGA 20 SC 16 in OT



**As a side note, I was listening to a song on the way in to work today that made me think of how Willie Martinez must be feeling during his Dawg tenure. I felt obliged to include an excerpt from the first verse for your viewing pleasure.

Chris Knight - It Ain't Easy Being Me

There ought to be a town somewhere named for how I feel.
Yeah I could be the mayor down there and say "welcome to Sorryville"
It wouldn't be on a map nowhere you might say that it don't exist
But if you make enough wrong turns it would be hard to miss

There ought to be a bridge somewhere they could dedicate to me
I'd probably come to the ceremony with a can of gasoline
I'd walk on over to the other side and there I'd light a match
Sit and stare through the smoke and flames and wonder how I'm gonna get back