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Idaho State, November 2, 2010

From the editor : vance leavyWhere do I begin?Unfortunately I sure wish I were sitting here still

smiling from a Dawgs comeback victory over the Gators.However the football gods weren’t with the Bulldog Na-tion when Georgia and Florida lined up for the first over-time session in the historic rivalry between the two teams.

Georgia 31 … Florida 34Yes indeed this one hurts probably more than any

Georgia/Florida game I have ever witnessed because ourguys in red and black fought so valiantly to even force theextra period. However because of that effort, I’m able towrite this column knowing that we truly have a team thatwill fight to the end.

As the third quarter began with Georgia down twotouchdowns, I looked at my buddy Ryan and said ‘’theseguys better go down swinging.” And that they did out-playing the Gators to force the 31-31 tie at the end of reg-ulation.

Football truly is the greatest game on the planet be-cause of the up and down emotions that are experiencedfor the love of your team.

As our cover says this issue, being Dawgs to the endis what it is all about. For this reason, I hope everyoneout there will be in Sanford Stadium on Saturday to sup-port this team. Yes Idaho State is sure to be severely out-manned, but you just never know on any given Saturday.If you don’t believe me, then look no further then thanVirginia Tech who lost a tough battle to Boise State in theseason opener this year to then show up the followingweek and lose to James Madison.

However like I said earlier, our Bulldog team hasshown no let up all season long, which is why I fully ex-pect them to show up and take care of the Bengals inpreparation for a trip to Auburn in a few weeks to playone of the best teams in the country.

Yes at 4-5, the 2010 seasonhas been nothing like what somany of us envisioned for ourbeloved football team. But it’s inmoments like these where trueloyalty must rise to the top forbigger and brighter days. Becauseof this, I was very pleased to hearCoach Richt’s comments duringhis regular Sunday evening tele-

conference with the media about the team’s commitmentto their fans.

“Right now we are just thinking about winning therest of our games. There is honor in that. We have fansthat have paid their money for season tickets and peoplethat love the Dawgs and want to see them do well. Ourguys have pride in what they do and understand theyhave a job to do. That goes for coaches too and everyoneinvolved in our program.”

Both Richt and his players are right about Georgiafans, which was in full display throughout last week lead-ing into the Georgia/Florida game. And while we mournthe devastating loss here at Bulldawg Illustrated, we stilltake great pride that our publication gets to show our fansenjoying the camaraderie among each other so thor-oughly. While I know everyone out there is hurting, I doencourage you to check out every page of this issue.

There are plenty of smiles, and yes there are a fewlong faces once the final whistle sounded. But we must re-member to be Dawgs to the end.

For our coaching staff, their longevity depends onmany wins versus few losses, which is why I know theywill continue to do what is necessary to finish 2010 witha bang. Finish out with another win streak and thingswill certainly be better than they are at this very moment.

For Coach Richt, unfortunately his record againstFlorida continues to tarnish his very stellar career at Geor-gia. However, Murray Poole reports on page 5 that whilethis Georgia/Florida ended in another loss this Georgiateam believes they have overcome any sort of Florida jinx,which should bode well in future years. I sure hope thisis the case because despite their furious comeback thisyear’s game was still full of mistakes and missed oppor-tunities like many times throughout the last 20 plus years.

And of course, like in any close game, there areplenty of opportunities to question decisions and calls. Iguess my biggest gripe would be the team’s inability toget A.J. Green the ball more often. Hopefully that will becorrected for the final big games of this season.

However for now, Saturday’s contest against IdahoState represents a chance for our team to even its recordback at .500. Let’s all get behind our football programand show them that everyone in the Bulldog Nation areDawgs to the end!

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Georgia’s football legacy and history isone of the most storied in the country.Decades and decades of great players havecome through Athens and left lasting lega-cies of Bulldog pride. Many of the best of thebest have gone on to play in the NationalFootball League. Georgia is one of the topcountry’s top schools at producing NFL tal-ent, an obvious plus when it comes to re-cruiting the next crop of potential standouts.A select few of those NFL performers havegone on to distinguished pro careers. Twoformer Bulldogs have received the ultimatehonor – induction into the Professional Foot-ball Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio.

Charley Trippi was called by both JimThorpe, voted America’s best athlete of thefirst half of the 20th century, and legendarybroadcaster Keith Jackson the best footballplayer they ever saw. Trippi teamed with fel-low Bulldog legend Frank Sinkwich to leadGeorgia to the 1942 national and Southeast-ern Conference championship. When he re-turned from World War II, Trippi emergedas the country’s best player. He won theMaxwell Award in 1946, finishing second inthe Heisman Trophy voting behind Army’s“Mr. Outside” Glen Davis, whose teammate“Mr. Inside” Doc Blanchard won the awardthe year prior. The consensus was that Trippiwas the far superior player. But most of thevoters were from the north and there was theunique storyline of an Army player winningtwo straight seasons. Trippi led the Bulldogsto a perfect 11-0 season in 1946, winningevery game by at least 10 points. Army andNotre Dame played to a famous 0-0 tie andthe Bulldogs missed out on the nationalchampionship. Northern bias at work again.Georgia was voted No. 1 in the WilliamsonPoll.

A sensational runner, strong-armed ac-curate passer, menacing safety and thunder-footed punter, Trippi was also a magnificentbaseball player. His .464 batting average in1946 is the Georgia single-season record.The New York Yankees reportedly offered theindependent Atlanta Crackers farm team$100,000 for Trippi’s contract in 1947. Hewas projected by the Pinstripe Managementas the hallowed centerfield successor to“Joltin’” Joe DiMaggio, “The Yankee Clipper.”New York so coveted Trippi, they were evengoing to let him play football once the base-ball season was over.

But Trippi wanted to play football onlyprofessionally. He was the first overall pick inthe NFL Draft and as a rookie led theChicago Cardinals to the NFL Champi-onship. When the Arizona Cardinals madeit to the Super Bowl in February of 2009, itwas the franchise’s first trip to a champi-onship game since Trippi’s rookie season andhe received a great deal of national attention,being both the best player from that teamand one of the NFL’s oldest living hall offamers.

When comprising a list of Georgia’s All-Time NFL team, based solely on their ac-complishments in the pro’s, Trippi is certainlyat the top of the list. Sinkwich most likelywould have been there too, had his NFL ca-reer not been cut short by injury.

Georgia’s other NFL Hall of Fame playeris “The Peerless Pilot,” Fran Tarkenton. TheAthens native had an outstanding career atGeorgia, highlighted by his legendary game-winning touchdown pass to Bill Herron tobeat Auburn in 1959, sending the Bulldogsto the SEC Championship.

Tarkenton enjoyed a record-setting NFLcareer, primarily with Minnesota. He led theVikings to three NFC Championships and atrio of Super Bowls, while compiling one ofthe most impressive statistical ledgers of anypasser in pro football annals. A renownedscrambler and play-maker, Tarkenton retiredas the NFL’s all-time leader in passingyardage.

While several former Bulldogs, like for-mer NFL and Super Bowl MVP Terrell Davis,Georgia’s iconic player Herschel Walker, orsoon to be Miami Dolphins “Ring of Honor”inductees, Bulldogs greats Bill Stanfill andJake Scott, could receive consideration, threeactive alumni certainly seem Canton bound.

Hines Ward, Champ Bailey and RichardSeymour all have been elite NFL players for

a decade or longer. Pittsburgh’s all-time leading receiver and

a Super Bowl MVP, Ward is an all-time Steelergreat, beloved for the physical nature of hissupremely talented game. The great Steelerteams that won four Super Bowls in six yearsbetween the seasons of 1974-79 featured apair of iconic pass-catchers in John Stall-worth and Lynn Swann. Ward has been bet-ter and broken their records. He’s been oneof the NFL’s best receivers since coming on asa rookie in 1998, been a vital part of a pair ofSuper Bowl championships, and is hands-down the most feared blocking wide-out inthe league.

Bailey has quite simply been the NFL’sbest cornerback of the 2000s. He wasnamed to the All-Decade team, the greatestindividual honor short of the Hall of Fame aplayer can get. A rookie in 1999, it took verylittle time for Bailey to establish himself asone of the league’s best. He’s been an All-Proand Pro Bowler in almost every season of hisstellar career, while over the past decade-plus,annually ranking amongst the two or threebest players at his position in the league. Bai-ley is a lock-down corner in pass coverageand one of the textbook sure-tacklers in theNFL. Champ Bailey is arguably the DenverBroncos greatest defensive player ever.

Both Ward and Bailey are near locks forthe Hall of Fame.

Richard Seymour should also be on hisway to Canton.

A vital part of all four of the PatriotsSuper Bowl appearances and their threechampionships of the 2000s, Seymour wasNew England’s best defensive lineman, andlike Bailey, a member of the All-Decade team.He was traded before the 2009 campaign tothe Oakland Raiders for a first round draftpick. But Seymour will forever be linked tothose phenomenal Patriot teams that wonthree super bowls in the four year period of2001-2004. New England and the DallasCowboys, who won a trio of Vince Lombarditrophies between 1992 and 1995, are theonly franchises to accomplish that feat ofwinning three Super Bowls in a four yearstretch.

He deserves it on his merits as one ofthe NFL’s best defensive linemen of the pastdecade and there’s no question that becauseof New England’s amazing success, Patriotgreats will receive extra consideration. Off ofthat defense, Tedy Bruschi is a good bet toget in, and a lot of his tackles came becauseSeymour was tying up two or three blockers.

That will be a glorious honor for Geor-gia when this tremendous trio gets in. Eventhough his amazing career was cut short dueto injury, Davis is deserving. Walker for somereason gets knocked because of the block-buster trade that sent him from Dallas toMinnesota, helping ignite that great Cowboysrun of the 1990s. But that wasn’t his fault.And Herschel’s numbers when it comes torushing, total yardage and those USFL totalscertainly warrant induction into the ProFootball Hall of Fame.

So wouldn’t that be something to havefive Bulldogs go in over the next decade orso.

As mentioned above, Stanfill and Scottare both soon to be inducted into the MiamiDolphins ring of honor (look for BulldawgIllustrated’s coverage from the event in theTech issue). These two Georgia greatsteamed up as part of that supremely talented“No Name Defense” that helped the Dol-phins to back-to-back Super Bowl champi-onships in 1972 and ’73. Both were multipletime Pro Bowl and All Pro selections and cer-tainly go down as two of the all-time greatsfor the proud Dolphins franchise.

Scott was the MVP of Super Bowl VII, asthe Dolphins wrapped up the lone unde-feated season in the NFL’s modern era. WithScott, Davis and Ward, Georgia is the onlyschool that has had three separate playerswin Super Bowl MVP honors.

For Charley Trippi and Fran Tarkenton,there are more Bulldogs on their way to Can-ton.

And here’s some red and black hopingthat A.J. Green and Justin Houston wait until2012 before starting their very promising procareers.

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The question was posed to a visiblydisappointed Mark Richt Saturday nightafter still another defeat to the FloridaGators, this time a gut-wrenching 34-31overtime setback to the University of Geor-gia’s long-time rival … a loss that sentRicht’s coaching record against Florida to 2-8.

“What do you have to do to reverse thetide?” In other words, what does Richt andthe Bulldogs have to change to begin walk-ing out of Jacksonville’s EverBank Field awinner again instead of what has transpiredover these past long 21 years when Georgiahas exited this north Florida venue saddledwith 18 bitter losses to the Gators?

Richt’s answer, which was the final oneof his post-game press conference, wasshort and to the point. “Win a game likethis, and we didn’t do it,” he responded.“But we will be back.”

The latest chapter in the Bulldogs’ twodecades of Florida misery was perhaps themost agonizing one. Sure, Georgia cameout the first half Saturday afternoon and likein recent years, got into a deep hole againstUrban Meyer’s football team while fallingbehind 21-7 at the halftime break. For thefirst time this season, redshirt freshmanquarterback Aaron Murray – perhaps press-ing a bit in his return to his home state –looked jittery while throwing two intercep-tions and losing a fumble on a sack whichled to one of the Gators’ three touchdownsin the second quarter.

But instead of folding its tent and get-ting blown out by Florida, as had been thecase the last two Octobers when the Gatorsrouted Georgia by 49-10 and 41-17, theseBulldogs came roaring back in the secondhalf against a Florida team that entered thegame with three consecutive losses and ad-mittedly wasn’t on the level of the past twoGator powerhouses.

With Murray snapping back from hispoor first-half showing when his only pos-itive pass was a 63-yard touchdown striketo Tavarres King and beginning to torch theFlorida secondary, the Bulldogs rallied to tiethe game at 24-24 with nine minutes leftand after the Gators surged back ahead 31-24 via a 51-yard touchdown run by fresh-man Trey Burton, Georgia again camedown the field in the final five minutes toscore on a 15-yard Murray-to-A.J. Greenpass to knot the game again at 31-31 andthus send the contest into the first overtimeof the series’ history.

But unfortunately for the Bulldogs,Georgia’s troubles of the first half againreared their ugly head as a deflected Murraypass was picked off by Florida safety WillHill and returned 89 yards, all the way tothe Georgia 4 before Murray himself helpedshove Hill out of bounds to prevent atouchdown which would have ended thegame right then and there. But then, as theBulldog Nation is all agonizingly aware, theGators had their overtime turn at the 25-yard line and on fourth down at the 19, putGeorgia away again on a 37-yard field goalby Dallas, Ga. product Chas Henry, a for-mer East Paulding High standout.

As expected, it was a somber bunch ofDogs who discussed the game with themedia in a long walkway in the bowels ofthe NFL stadium that serves as the home ofthe Jacksonville Jaguars. And while readilygiving the Gators the due credit for the vic-tory, the Georgia players pointed most of allto their own miscues, mistakes they com-mitted that denied them the opportunity tocomplete what would have been one of theBulldogs’ most dynamic wins ever over thehated Gators. But most of all, they seemedto want to make this point: This loss wasn’tanything psychological, it didn’t have any-thing to do with a so-called mental hump asto why the Bulldogs lost again to Florida onthis particular evening. They felt the Gatorswere just another tough opponent thatGeorgia took the fight to all game and hadevery chance to come out with a win.

“This game is not a mental thing withus anymore, like it was in the past,” saidBulldogs sophomore wide receiver Tavar-res King, who caught three passes for 104

yards including the long scoring pass fromMurray in the second quarter. “Guys aregoing out there playing their butts off andwe know we can win this game. That’s whatwe did today and it’s unfortunate thingsended up the way they did.”

“Anytime you lose a game againstFlorida, it’s tough,” said junior outside line-backer Justin Houston. “I’m pretty sureeverybody in the locker room is hurtingright now. I’m hurt and all the coaches arehurt but we have to put this game behindus. We can’t let this game beat us twice andhave to look forward to next week. I don’tthink playing Florida is ever a mental thing,we always beat ourselves,” Houston de-clared. “We always put ourselves in a badsituation. We came out the first half and putourselves in a bad situation – if we hadstarted the game like we finished I think itwould have been a different outcome.”

“It’s not mental with this game,” saidA.J. Green, who although being limited tofour catches for 42 yards by the Gator sec-ondary, pulled in the game-tying touch-down pass from Murray while beingsurrounded by three defenders. “It’s justwho wants it more. It’s one of the biggest ri-valries in college football. I felt like wefought to the end and gave it all we’ve got.I know a lot of guys left their hearts on thefield … I know I left mine out there. There’snothing more you can ask for when youput everything on the line. Minus a coupleof turnovers today, I felt like we could havebeen easily up three or four scores.”

Green said the Bulldogs had a greatdeal of confidence entering Saturday’s game,everyone on the team knowing to a manthey were capable of defeating the Gators.

“We had a lot of momentum comingoff the three wins we had and I felt like wedidn’t have to do anything special – wewere just going to beat them, but they’re agreat team and like I said, the turnovers re-ally hurt us today.”

“It was just the same thing that killedus here last year, the penalties and theturnovers, and not executing all the plays,”said Georgia sophomore tight end OrsonCharles, who had the best performance ofhis young UGA career with six catches for108 yards including a 29-yard touchdownreception when the Bulldogs caught theGators in the final quarter.

Georgia QB Murray, who overcame hisfirst-half turnovers to finish with a career-high 313 passing yards and three touch-downs, said it was simply a lack ofexecution on the field – not any kind ofpsychological barrier concerning Florida –that eventually spelled defeat for the Bull-dogs.

“It was a rough beginning but we def-initely fought it out,” Murray said. “Itshowed our determination, it showed ourfight and we played the entire game; wedidn’t quit after the first half. We kept play-ing and playing and playing and definitelyput ourselves in position to win the game.It just didn’t end up the way we wanted itto. I might have been a little too amped upin the beginning,” admitted Murray, “but it’sno excuse for making the mistakes I did –you just have to go out there and makeplays.

“We’re fine,” added Murray about theteam still having confidence it will be ableto snap the losing string against Florida inthe near future. “We just have to go back towork and get better. We still have threegames and a bowl game left to play for.”

Of course, until the Bulldogs actuallydo find a way to defeat Florida in Jack-sonville, all of the discussion about a “GatorCurse,” that so-called mental hump, a psy-chological roadblock … that will all con-tinue among the many Georgia fans thatcomprise the Bulldog Nation.

But as you can see, the Bulldogs them-selves say they have no such obstruction intheir heads concerning beating the FloridaGators. When they simply go out and exe-cute offensively and defensively like theyknow they can, they’re capable of beatingFlorida or any other team on Georgia’sschedule.


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et again Georgia loses to Florida. This heartbreaking loss for the Bulldogs makes

it 18 in the last 21 years. Without question, Georgiafailings in Jacksonville, so many of which have come

with comparable or better talent, goes down with the infamouseight game draught against Tech from 1949 through 1956 asthe most embarrassing blemishes in the proud and storied his-tory of Bulldog football.

It was another Saturday ripe with missed opportunitiesand mistakes. The Bulldogs had won three in a row in domi-nating fashion. Georgia tattooed Tennessee 41-14, vanquishedVanderbilt 43-0 and clobbered Kentucky 43-30. In those trioof triumphs, Georgia dominated the turnover battle.

But it was a different story against the Gators. Georgia was minus-three in the turnover column. Florida

intercepted three passes from Aaron Murray, including a criti-cal overtime pick that turned out to be the biggest play of thegame. The Gators also forced a fumble from the stellar redshirtfreshman, who had an excellent second half, engineering aGeorgia rally. In fact, Florida’s lone turnover came on a deeppass that Branden Smith ran under and intercepted. Georgiatook over on its own 12 and the pick was as good as a punt.

Missed opportunities on potential turnovers proved ex-tremely costly. Sophomore cornerback Sanders Cummingstried to scoop up a first quarter fumble deep in Florida territory,but lost the handle. The Gators recovered 93 yards for the firsttouchdown of the game.

On Florida’s final possession of regulation, sophomoresafety Bacarri Rambo had an open field interception bounceoff his hands incomplete. There was nothing but green grassand a long return ahead, which would have given the BulldogsAll-American candidate kicker Blair Walsh a shot at a game-winner.

But alas the Gators made more big plays than Georgia, soFlorida again prevailed.

So what next? Two of the big three rivals remain, so something could be

salvaged. But top-ranked Auburn is a powerhouse. And greatrunning attacks don’t slump. There will be the opportunity totop Tech for the ninth time in 10 years.

But next up is Idaho State. This is a game that Georgia should win with no trouble

whatsoever. Idaho State could very well be the worst team to come to

Sanford Stadium since World War II. Over thelast three seasons, the Division 1-AA (nowknown as the FCS) Bengals of the Big Sky Con-ference, Idaho State has won just three games.In their meetings with the big boys of collegefootball, Idaho State has gotten drummed. Acouple of scores that stand out over the last fewseasons: 77-0 at Arizona State and 64-0 atOklahoma.

Throughout its history, Idaho State hasn’talways struggled.

In 1981, the Bengals won the Division 1-AA national championship, one of the school’sgreat athletic highlights. Another Idaho Stateathletic feat, the school won the 1953 NCAABoxing Championship.

This will be a much needed tune-up forthe Bulldogs.

Southeastern Conference West leader andtop-ranked Auburn, which has lost four straight tothe Bulldogs, are next on the schedule. The Tigers,paced by Heisman Trophy front-runner Cameron Newton (anAtlanta native and Florida Gators transfer), the record-settingquarterback, have the country’s strongest rushing attack.

A saddened Bulldog nation will descend on Sanford Sta-dium Saturday to watch Georgia try and even its record at 5-5against overmatched Idaho State.

Here are some match-ups to watch for, as the Bulldogsget ready for Auburn:

Georgia O-Line vs. Idaho State FrontGeorgia’s offensive line played very well against Florida

for much of the game. The entire team, including the backs dida good job for most of the game with pass protection. Of coursethe one major breakdown resulted in a costly fumble and pos-sible 14-point swing. Trinton Sturdivant has been able to goalmost every play, and that’s made a huge difference. He wasdominating the Florida front, creating big holes for Georgia’srunning game and ably protecting Murray’s blindside. Geor-gia’s offensive line will have to be at its best down the stretch,because it’s to take a lot of points to keep up with Auburn’sawesome offensive attack. And running some clock to keepNewton off the field will be very important.

Georgia DB’s vs. Idaho State Pass GameGeorgia’s secondary has to start making big plays

for the Bulldogs program to make a big jump. Theaforementioned missed opportunities at turnovers,allowing big completions on third down, and notmaking those field and game-changing plays has beena key missing ingredient for Georgia. The Bulldogswere spoiled for years with the likes of JermainePhillips, Kentrell Curry, Sean Jones and ThomasDavis. Saturday’s game with Idaho State gives theBulldogs the opportunity to give true freshmen DerekOwens and Alec Ogletree extended defensive snaps.

Dogs D-Line vs. Idaho State OLGeorgia needs more push and strength from the

defensive interior. When Auburn rolls around, theDogs will load up the front to try and slow the Tigersdown. Redshirt freshman Kwame Geathers is aplayer who could really help the Bulldogs. He hasthe size to be an impact nose tackle. The defensiveline, as always is an area of need for recruiting. Sat-urday’s game with the Bengals also gives talented truefreshman Garrison Smith a good opportunity to playa lot.

Dogs vs. BengalsDespite another loss to the Gators, Bulldogs must regroup versus Idaho State with stout Auburn looming

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Record: 1-7 overall and 0-6 conference afteropening the season with a 32-3 win over Mon-tana-Western but then losing consecutive gamesto Utah State (17-38), Northern Colorado (21-35),Northern Arizona (7-32), Portland State (3-38),Montana (28-47), Weber State (13-16) and Mon-tana State (20-23 in overtime).

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Why Idaho State could win: There is noearthly way possible the FCS classification (for-merly Division I-AA) Bengals can win this gameagainst Division I-A foe Georgia. Idaho State issimply filling an open spot on the Bulldogs’ sched-ule, and the Bengals will take the beating they ex-pect to get, collect their huge check and fly backto Pocatello, Idaho.

Why Idaho State could lose: The Bengals don’t have the size, speed or depth to stay on the field with a team like theBulldogs and Georgia should be able to name its score against outmanned Idaho State. Georgia’s scout team would givethe Bulldogs’ starters a much better contest and, surely, this game will allow the coaches to empty the bench by halftime.

What Idaho State’s coach is saying:“I told the team at halftime and after the game that they have nothing to hang their heads about,” Idaho State coach JohnZamberlin said after the Bengals’ overtime loss to Montana State Saturday. “I am proud as heck in how they go out eachweek and play. They are making strides to get better. We have to look at the positives because there is a lot of positivesthat we take from this to get ready for Georgia.”

What Idaho State’s fans are saying:“I was impressed with our effort today,” said one Idaho State fan after the close loss to Montana State. “The team wasfired up, not always easy to do when you are having a bad season. The ISU defense played with a lot of heart and layedthe wood several times. I like our play going to Georgia next week.”

Noteworthy:This is the first-ever meeting between the Bulldogs and Idaho State and should probably be the last. Look for true fresh-man quarterback Hutson Mason to get a lot of snaps this Saturday and most of Georgia’s other backup players on bothsides of the ball should also see plenty of action as the Bulldog starters rest up a bit for the Nov. 13 excursion to unbeatenAuburn.

Idaho State scouting reportBengals hope playing a dejected Bulldog teammight open the door towards massive upset By Murray Poole

By Jeff Dantzler

#6 Corey White, RB; #14 Kyle Morris, QB; #13 Rodrick Rumble, WRIt’s been an obvious struggle for Idaho State this sea-son, but this trio of skill players sit at the top of theBengals list of play-makers. White is the leadingrusher, while Morris shares time at quarterback withRussell Hill to give Idaho State a pair of capable sig-nal callers. There is balance in the passing game withRumble the dangerous threat. He’s tops on the teamin touchdowns. For Idaho State to give Georgia anykind of a game on Saturday, White, Morris and Rum-ble will all have to make big plays. Rumble has IdahoState’s longest play from scrimmage this season, a49-yard reception. Idaho State has had some bignames come through, so in this space where we al-ways look at the top players for Georgia’s opposition,we’ll zero in on some famous alumni.

Jared Allen, Merrill Hoge and Marvin LewisAll three of these big names with the NFL attendedIdaho State. The Bengals were once one of the pre-mier programs in Division 1-AA and they have thealumni list to prove it. Allen has been one of theNFL’s top defensive ends for the past five years andis the Minnesota Vikings leader in quarterback sacks.Hoge was an outstanding running back for BillCowher’s Pittsburgh Steeler teams of the 1990’s andis now an NFL analyst on ESPN. Lewis is the longtimehead coach of the Bengals, leading Cincinnati to apair of playoff appearances, highlighting by last sea-son’s AFC North Division championship. He was alsothe primary architect of the dominating Baltimore de-fense that led the Ravens to the 2000 NFL champi-onship. These are Idaho State’s most famousfootball alumni. They also have a big name from popculture.

William PetersenOne of the big stars of the silver screen, Petersen isa famous actor who’s primary role of late has beenthat of lead investigator Gil Grissom on C.S.I., theoriginal based out of Las Vegas. Petersen alsostarred in the excellent thriller Manhunter, directedby Miami Vice creator Michael Mann. Manhunter wasthe original prequel to Silence of the Lambs. Anotherfavorite role of Petersen’s was that of Sheriff Pat Gar-rett in Young Guns II. Garrett was once the closestfriend of Billy the Kid, but turned on him and chaseddown the legendary gunfighter as the sheriff of Lin-coln County, New Mexico. Petersen was also the dadin the creepy Fear, where Mark Wahlberg stalks hison-screen daughter Reese Witherspoon.

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In the community of New Branch inToombs County this time of the year, Georgiafootball is big with the R. T. Stanley family wholive to entertain.

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OFFENSE – Junior tackle Trinton Sturdivant, whose blocking wasinstrumental in the Bulldogs compiling nearly 450 yards of of-fense against the Gators.

“Trinton had a great game and certainly made his physical presence felt,”said Butler. “Not only Trinton but the whole offensive line for the first timein many games against Florida won the physical battle at the line of scrim-mage. Trinton did a great job of making pancake blocks and was just driv-ing people out of the picture which created good running lanes betweenour tackles.”

DEFENSE – Senior inside linebacker Akeem Dent, who continuedhis streak of double-figure tackle games by recording 13 totalstops (10 solo, 3 assists) for the Bulldogs’ defense.

“After taking a huge shot and not knowing where he was early in the game,Akeem came over to the sidelines and regrouped after a stinging hit,” saidButler. “After our offense turned the ball over, the defense made a key stopand with Akeem’s great hustle that kind of shot us forward and our de-fense gained confidence that we could compete with Florida’s offense.”

SPECIAL TEAMS – Junior punter Drew Butler who averaged 45.4yards on five punts including a 51-yarder and continually enabledthe Georgia defense to have good field position.

“Drew had a great night,” said Butler. “This game had two of the top pun-ters in the nation (in Butler and Florida’s Chas Henry) and Drew’s havinga year where his stats keep on improving. In this game, field position waseverything and the punters on both sides dictated a lot of that field posi-tion. No kick for Drew was bigger than the last kick of his out of the endzone. It flipped the field and gave Georgia the chance to get the game intoovertime.”

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ris Durham has been a steady contributor tothe Georgia Bulldogs since he enrolled at UGAback in 2006, but he’s really blossomed in hissenior season this fall to become the team re-

ceiving leader. In his freshman season in ’06, the 6-5,211-pound Durham played in all 13 games and hadeight catches for 82 yards while earning starts againstUAB and Colorado. In 2007, the Calhoun native snared11 passes for 169 yards; he then showed 13 catches for199 yards (15.3 avg.) and a touchdown in his juniorseason in 2008 while making four starts. Durhamwould then sit out the entire 2009 campaign due to atorn labrum in his left shoulder but received a medicalredshirt that allowed him to play his senior season thisfall. Durham, who was named to the SEC AcademicHonor Roll and the UGA Athletic Director’s Honor Rolland Dean’s List in 2009, entered the Florida game thispast weekend with 22 catches (tied with A.J. Green) fora team-leading 453 yards and two touchdowns. He hasalready had two 100-yard receiving games this season. In this ques-tion-and-answer session with Durham and his mom, Janet, the Bull-dog Nation is given a personal insight into the player who wears No.16 for the Red and Black.

What do you view as the most important quality in being aleader for the team?

I would say leading by example. That’s the way I do it, it’s moremy style. You can’t tell someone to do something that you’re not will-ing to do yourself. And you have to do it on the field and off the field.Like in my student teaching, I’m not making them do something Iwouldn’t do myself.

Who do you consider to be the most important mentor in yourlife so far, and why?

It would be my family. They’ve always been behind me, re-gardless of the circumstances. They’ve always put me in situationsthey thought I would succeed in, and I’m very appreciative of whatthey did. There’s no telling how many times they could have beendoing other things but they put me first and let me fulfill my dreams.My dad and mom have supported me 100 percent and I can’t thankthem enough.

What fellow player on the team motivates you to be the bestyou can be and why is that the case?

Just the class I came in with, we’ve always pushed each other.When I first came here, I looked to guys like Mohamed (Massaquoi),Kenneth Harris, Sean Bailey, Michael Moore, Mario Raley – really allthe receiving corps – and they would give me constructive criticism

and tell me what I did wrong and how to correct it. I’ve talked to Mo-hamed a couple of times on how do I go against this defensive back,how to attack this coverage … things like that. And the group ofseniors I came in with, I always feel I can go to them. Of the guys stillhere, Quintin Banks is a person who’s pushed me to be the best I can.The way he fought through adversity, I can’t say enough about hisleadership. He’s shown he’s still a strong individual and a leader onthis team and is someone I really admire.

What is the best play or game you’ve had while at Georgiaand why?

I had a good game against Vanderbilt this year but really, I don’tlook at individual stats. I’m more focused on us getting wins andwhat it takes to be successful. Against Kentucky, for instance, I did-n’t have any catches but I blocked my butt off and just tried to dowhat the team needed. Of course, everybody tells me the catch I hadagainst Vandy (when he went high above three defensive backs topull the ball in) was a good one and I’m sure it’s one of the top catchesI’ve ever had, one that I will remember. But also, there was my firsttouchdown catch against Georgia Southern in ’08 and then I hadthe catch on Matthew’s (Stafford) first-ever completion at Georgia in’06 against Western Kentucky.

When you leave Georgia, what do you hope folks say aboutyour contribution to the program?

I would hope people say that my legacy is that I was a teamplayer and did everything the team asked of me. That when the op-portunities presented themselves, I stepped up and did whatever theteam needed me to do, whether if was special teams or offense … itdidn’t matter.

Bulldawg leader: Kris DurhamVeteran Georgia receiver has been steadythroughout his time in the football programBy Murray Poole

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Siblings names:Jessica Wood, 26.

Main attribute that makes Kris a leader:Kris is not especially a vocal leader but more of a quiet leader wholeads by example. And he has an outstanding work ethic. Growingup with a dad who was a coach, that was instilled in him at an earlyage.

Best childhood story:When Kris was four years old, he had a Pistol Pete Maravich instruc-tional basketball tape. Well, he would wake up at 5 or 6 in the morn-ing, turn the TV on, put the tape in and whatever he wanted to workon at that time, he would do it. You can imagine what a basketballbouncing that time of morning sounded like. It woke us all up.

Best thing about his time at Georgia:I would say it’s the friendships he’s built at Georgia. Kris has devel-oped some life-long friends there, not only on the team but withnumbers of other people up there. And he’s definitely grown in ma-turity as he started at UGA when he was just 17.

Nicest thing he’s ever done for you:Basically, it’s just Kris being the person he is. I couldn’t ask for a bet-ter son. He’s a leader in his community and always does the rightthing. Like I say, I just couldn’t ask for a better kid.

A few things about Kris outside of football:We don’t get to see him a whole lot, even though he’s just two hoursaway. But pretty much his whole time is filled with football and beinga student. We knew football would be Kris’ thing but Michael and Iwanted him to get involved with everything, be well-rounded andenjoy the college experience. Kris still plays a pretty good game ofbasketball and of course likes to play video games with the guys.

Most entertaining story about UGA fans:The Georgia fans are different, quite honestly. The last home game,a man came up to me and asked, “Are you Kris Durham’s mom?” Hethen told me that Kris doesn’t twitter very often but when he does,he says a lot of encouraging things about the team and differentplayers and also quotes Bible verses. I was surprised because I did-n’t even know Kris had a twitter account. With Calhoun being a smalltown and a lot of Georgia fans here, they’re always seeking Kris tohelp with things in the community, help with charities and so forth.For instance, there was a kid in middle school, a very good athlete,who lost his leg to cancer, and people wanted to make sure Kris au-tographed a football for him and all. Kris has a big heart and he wrotea letter to the kid and encouraged him. But all the Georgia fans arereally knowledgeable and very supportive of the team.

What has Coach Richt meant to Kris?I just think Coach Richt is a great mentor. In Kris’ recruiting, we metall kinds of people, and I certainly have no worries or regrets with theway Coach Richt has handled my son. He treats his players like they’refamily members.

His Foundation: Mother, Janet Durham


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1. A lot of Mason – This is a golden opportunity to get a lot of snapsfor true freshman back-up quarterback Hutson Mason. On the heels of a star-studded senior season at Lassiter High School, Mason received all-state ac-colades and the opportunity to play in several all-star games. There will beno redshirt for Mason this season, so with a lower end team in town, he canplay a bunch and get some valuable in-game reps. By the way, the first passof his Georgia career was a beauty of a touchdown toss.

2. Dominating Run Defense – Georgia’s defense has been dominat-ing against the run at times this season – including a mere nine yards allowedrushing performance in the Bulldogs 41-14 blasting of Tennessee. The Bull-dogs run defense can sharpen its claws against the Bengals as the most men-acing rushing attack in the country awaits. Cameron Newton, Michael Dyer,Onterio McCalleb, and Mario Fannin give Auburn an incredibly powerful run-ning attack. How about giving up 50 yards or less against Idaho State to getthat defense going in the right direction heading to the plains?

3. True freshman snaps – As mentioned above in the first key to asuccessful Saturday, Hutson Mason has an opportunity to play a lot. So dosome true freshman defenders. Garrison Smith, Alec Ogletree and DerekOwens all came to Athens as highly touted prospects. They’ve all played somesnaps on defense. Coming off of an emotional contest in Jacksonville, and withAuburn on the horizon, these trio of youngsters can log a lot of snaps on Sat-urday. Smith could be a fantastic pass-rusher. Ogletree and Owens have bothplayed well on special teams and project as early starters at safety and cor-ner.

4. Fine Tune the Offensive Line – Getting more snaps from TrintonSturdivant and the insertion of Kenarious Gates into the starting lineup hasgiven the Bulldogs a lot more beef and talent on the offensive front. It showedmost notably in the three game stretch against Tennessee, Vanderbilt andKentucky when the Bulldogs went over 40 points in three consecutive contests.The O-Line will be huge next week as the Dogs will try and control the ball tokeep that powerful Auburn running attack off the field as much as possible.

5. Stay fresh and healthy – This will be a glorified scrimmage on Sat-urday. Idaho State has won just three games combined over the last threeyears, losing by some really wide margins. With Florida in the rear-view mir-ror and Auburn coming up, the Bulldogs want to be crisp and clicking on allcylinders for the Tigers. Obviously, no team ever wants injuries. But in agame like this when the Bulldogs could sleep-walk to an easy victory, Georgiadoesn’t want to lose a front-liner for Auburn and Tech.

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This past Saturday was a huge “upset alert” October day. All of the remaining unbeaten teams that didn’t play onTuesday night (Boise State beat Louisiana Tech on Tuesday) had to go on the road. Missouri and Michigan State gotromped. Auburn and Oregon kept those precious top two spots though. A Duck national title showdown with Auburnor Alabama would be some kind of game. Oregon and Auburn are putting up huge offensive numbers.

1. Auburn – So much for the upset alert, as the Tigers shook offsome early big plays from Ole Miss. Great running attacks don’t slump,and Auburn has a powerhouse backfield. Up next is Chattanooga andthen come the big two with arch-rivals Georgia and Alabama.

2. Oregon – The quack attack was clicking on all cylinders yetagain, as Oregon ran past Southern Cal at the Coliseum. LaMichaelJames is right there in the Heisman Trophy race. He just gashed theTrojan defense.

3. Alabama - What a huge showdown coming up with LSU onSaturday. Both the Crimson Tide and Bayou Bengals had open datesafter big rivalry games. This is Nick Saban’s second trip back to BatonRouge, and Bama should prevail thanks to a vastly superior offense.

4. Texas Christian – The Horned Frogs have a great defense andthe offense is really clicking. Andy Dalton is an outstanding quarter-back. Gary Patterson has built a great program in Fort Worth, and de-fense has been the backbone.

5. LSU – It was a much needed open date for the Fightin’ Tigersafter a tough loss in a battle of unbeatens at Auburn. Now comes LSUin a virtual elimination game in the fight for the SEC West. LSU wantsthis so badly with Nick Saban coming back.

6. Nebraska – Big Red was rolling early in Lincoln, as Nebraskajumped all over undefeated sixth-ranked Missouri. Roy Helu Jr. wasthe star of the day, running for a school record 307 yards. The Corn-huskers are really sniffing that Big XII title in their last year in theleague.

7. Stanford - Jim Harbaugh has done some kind of job on thefarm. Stanford has lost only to Oregon, and the Cardinal continues toput up major numbers. Stanford passed an upset alert game at Wash-ington with flying colors.

8. Utah – It was a great game in the Mountain West, as the “Run-nin’ Utes” held off Air Force 28-23. Kyle Whittingham has done a fan-tastic job at Utah, keeping it rolling. He inherited Urban Meyer’sprogram in 2005 and has had one perfect season. Utah is sniffing an-other one.

9. Boise State – The Broncos had just over 30,000 on hand for aTuesday night WAC game against Louisiana Tech. Boise of course cameout on top, even though the extremely accurate Kellen Moore actuallythrew an interception.

10. Missouri - It was a brutal two-game stretch for the Tigers, fac-ing traditional superpowers Oklahoma and Nebraska in back-to-backweeks. The win over the Sooners is one of the biggest in school history.On the heels of that celebration, Nebraska really jumped on the Tigers.

11. Michigan State – Off to the best start since their glorious 1966season, the Spartans came crashing down to Earth with a crushing lossat Iowa. Michigan State escaped at Northwestern and the Spartans werenever in it in Iowa City. The Big Ten title is still within reach if Michi-gan State can rebound.

12. Oklahoma – It was easy against Colorado for the Sooners, whobounced back from their loss to Missouri. The Big XII South is upsidedown. The other two threats to OU’s dominance of the division areOklahoma State and Baylor.

13. Wisconsin – The Badgers, coming off of outstanding back-to-backwins over Ohio State and Iowa got an open date. This could be an 11-1year. At Purdue, Indiana at home, Michigan in Ann Arbor and a home fi-nale with Northwestern shapes up nicely for Wisconsin.

14. Arizona – The Wildcats had a tough time with UCLA but wereable to hold off the Bruins. Arizona has lost only once and Oregon awaits,so the Wildcats could get a piece of the PAC-10. Mike Stoops has rightedthe ship.

15. Oklahoma State – The Cowboys got a big time bounce-back winafter the tough loss to Nebraska, topping Kansas State 24-14 in the littleapple. Oklahoma State has an outstanding offense and the Cowboys areright in the thick of the Big XII South race.

16. Ohio State – No problem for the Buckeyes who rolled past hap-less Minnesota. The Golden Gophers were once a power, but are now oneof the worst major programs in the country. Ohio State has been strongagainst Purdue and the Gophers since losing to Wisconsin.

17. Arkansas – The Razorbacks blew out Vanderbilt after a shaky startwith the Commodores. Since that track meet loss to Auburn, the Hogshave beaten Ole Miss and Vandy. Big ones with South Carolina and LSU willdetermine Arkansas’level of success.

18. Iowa – What a great showing from the Hawkeyes, who blastedMichigan State at Kinnick Stadium. Iowa did a great job bouncing backfrom a heartbreaking loss to Wisconsin, a game Iowa should have had.

19. South Carolina – A defensive touchdown early in the second halfgot the Gamecocks cranked up, as they took care of Tennessee. MarcusLattimore is a dynamo at tailback and the receivers are big and talented.They are closing in on that elusive SEC East title.

20. Baylor – This is one of the great stories of 2010. Baylor had qui-etly put together a very nice season, but exploded onto the national land-scape with a rare win over Texas. The Longhorns have lost the last twoweeks to Iowa State and Baylor. Robert Griffin is a great tailback.

21. Mississippi State – Dan Mullen has the Maroon faithful upsidedown in Starkville. Mississippi State took care of Kentucky 24-17 andthat caps off quite an accomplishment. MSU also beat Georgia andFlorida, going a perfect 3-0 vs. the SEC East.

22. Virginia Tech – There’s a battle of the Tech’s in Blacksburg, as theYellow Jackets take on the Hokies on Thursday night. Virginia Tech hasdone a great job turning things around after losing to Boise State and JamesMadison to start the season. The Hokies are sitting pretty in the ACCCoastal.

23. Nevada – It was an easy night for the Wolfpack and their power-ful “Pistol” offense. Nevada rolled past Utah State. This is the last teamwith a legitimate shot at knocking off undefeated Boise State.

24. Florida - The Gators pulled off yet another win over Georgia, mak-ing it 18-3 over the past 21 years. Florida’s offense found life. GettingChris Rainey back from suspension was big. The Gators control their des-tiny in the muddled SEC East.

25. Southern Cal – The Trojans hung tight with Oregon – for a while.But the Ducks blew it open in the fourth quarter. Monte Kiffin is one ofthe great defensive coaches in history, but non pro style offenses give himfits.

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After a heartbreaker like we all experienced last Saturday night, wordsare tough. Depending on your view point, the night proved eitherthrilling or flat out gut wrenching or both. How many different ways willus, Dawg fans, be deflated in Jacksonville?

Of course, everyone tries to find fault after a game like this. Why didthis happen or why did that happen? For us, the questions are just be-coming a bit tired. The team fought valiantly. A dismal first half wasturned into a great second half. Thank yous were all around in the sec-ond half of Saturday night. The boys were right there knocking on thedoor. But, alas, we ended up on the wrong end. Same old story, youknow?

Coach Richt kept the team together at the half. For that we give himcredit. Surely, he isn’t responsible for the nerves getting the best of someof the guys early. Conversely, he also can’t claim to be responsible for thekeeping certain guys calm when they needed to be.

For all that happened good, for all the fight we showed, we can’t runfrom the truth. The truth is not that Tim Tebow was a special player andwe had to take our lumps while he was there. The truth is not thatFlorida is superiorly talented versus our roster. It looked to us that wewere the more talented team, actually. The truth is not that we are downand Florida is rolling.

The truth, unfortunately, is it does not seem to matter the circum-stance. Whether they line up a Heisman winner or use three differentguys at the quarterback spot, they win. Whether they are on a ten gamewinning streak or a three game skid they, they win. Whether they have afreshman quarterback or not, they beat us.

We would have to scour the coast to find a whole lotta love for thissituation. The fact that Coach Richt is 2-8 in this series and having lostthe game in so many different ways can’t be avoided. That’s where we arefolks. For good or bad, better or worse. What it is is what it is.

There ain’t much more we feel like saying on the matter, frankly. Sowe shall ramble on. Can’t help but wonder if that lady’s gonna sing thatsong.

Tough times for the boys. Our support doesn’t wane. Our hearts andsouls ache. It is tough to imagine what it must feel like for the team andstaff. A heartbreaker indeed.

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