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We are builders in a constant struggle with destroyers. let’s win this.

You cannot shame the shameless.

Roe isn’t about choice, it’s about freedom.

I’d try pessimism, but it probably wouldn’t work.

I really should read my own blog.

A snarling mass of vitriolic jackals

When your entire life is steeped in white supremacy, equality feels like discrimination.

A democracy can’t function when people can’t distinguish facts from lies.

This year has been the longest three days of putin’s life.

Hot air and ill-informed banter

Bad news for Ron DeSantis is great news for America.

It’s easy to sit in safety and prescribe what other people should be doing.

The arc of history bends toward the same old fuckery.

Republicans: slavery is when you own me. freedom is when I own you.

Narcissists are always shocked to discover other people have agency.

Insiders who complain to politico: please report to the white house office of shut the fuck up.

Republicans do not pay their debts.

JFC, are there no editors left at that goddamn rag?

They love authoritarianism, but only when they get to be the authoritarians.

Second rate reporter says what?

I did not have this on my fuck 2022 bingo card.

“Jesus paying for the sins of everyone is an insult to those who paid for their own sins.”

Wow, you are pre-disappointed. How surprising.

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  1. 1.

    Schlemazel

    I didn’t really care about this game until I saw a video online of the Alabama strength coach destroying last years 2nd place trophy because that indicated failure. All I want is for them to earn a replacement for that one this year.

  2. 2.

    BGinCHI

    Just stopping by to wish one of my alma maters (alma materi?) the best of luck on whupping ‘bama.

    UGA, MA ’91

    I bet Raven won’t be sitting down tonight…..

  4. 4.

    hueyplong

    Damn, Cracker, it takes some special hate of Bama to root for that other team from the outdoor cocktail party.

    Not saying I disagree.

  6. 6.

    The Dangerman

    Did Raven end up going?

    I think the line is Tide +4, which makes me wish I was in Vegas; I think Dawgs should be favored.

    Oh, shit, they just announced Trump.

  7. 7.

    Obvious Russian Troll

    My wife was wondering why I was giving the TV the finger. He has put on a fair amount of weight, hasn’t he?

    Hopefully we’ll only see the fucker when he falls asleep in the second half.

  17. 17.

    lamh36

    I don’t watch da football, so I literally don’t have a DAWG (wink, wink) in this fight, ‘m really only interested cause there will be a Black Panther clip at sometime during the game (likely right before, or right after Kendrick Lamar’s halftime show, Lamar and his producing partner will be doing the official Black Panther soundtrack)

    Oh and for any folks interested, Black Panther advanced tickets are now on sale on Fandango. If my money wasn’t funny right now, I’d be buying my tickets today…lol. As it is, I’ll have to wait unitl this Friday. I’d like to be there opening weekend (but I’m likely to see it more than once anyway), but it’d be kinda cook to see how well the -pre-sale tickets are selling or will sell by Friday…

    Anyway, Geaux team that’s the underdog…I always root for them or if I watch the game, I root for the team that’s losing and need to make a big comeback play, so…uh… Geaux Comeback team!

  18. 18.

    Betty Cracker

    Did y’all think the network muffled the crowd noise when Trump came out? He was hiding behind the ROTC dudes. And it’s in Dixie. But I think lots of people booed that fecker!

  20. 20.

    Gravenstone

    @Schlemazel: Some people make it very easy to cheer against them and anything they touch. Nick Saban is one such person. (Tony LaRussa is another) Fuck Tide!

    Amusingly, spellcheck changes Saban to Satan. Coincidence?

  43. 43.

    The Dangerman

    @Betty Cracker:

    He was hiding behind the ROTC dudes.

    I was in the other room (TV in different room than computer); did the fucker actually arrive by coming on the field? What an arrogant prick, needs to be the center of attention, all the time.

  53. 53.

    ?BillinGlendaleCA

    @Betty Cracker: Of course, an alum.

    ETA: Though when I went to UW up in Seattle for grad school, U$C was pretty much as hated there as well. When I said I was from LA, there was a noticeable sigh of relief when I said that I was a UCLA graduate.

  61. 61.

    Sab

    @BGinCHI: “maters(materi?)”. Well, I’m stumped by multilingual pedantry. “Mater” is singular, “matres” is the plural, but if your talking about “my alma maters” wouldn’t you need to use genitive case (matrum) except that English only declines pronouns, not nouns, so probably “maters” makes the most sense.

    My brain hurts. I haven’t thought about Latin grammer since high school fifty yaers ago.

  62. 62.

    Schlemazel

    @The Dangerman:
    No, he was not able to go but the good news was he sold his tickets & the Rose Bowl trip was basically free. That is not a terible trade off

  64. 64.

    The Dangerman

    @p.a.:

    …can’t trust Secret Service to actually make an effort at CPR.

    Melania’s filing a DNR as soon as Trump declared unable to handle such things.

  68. 68.

    p.a.

    FRAAAAKKKKKK Used to be able to stream espn3 for free (watched several bowl games last year via skycam feed, audio from stadium announcer.) Now I need a tv subscription. ?
    Lacrosse season is coming, and e3 carries many games…??

  69. 69.

    donnah

    I visited Athens years ago and my friends gave me a great tour. I got to dine at the Varsity and Weaver D’s, home of the REM band members…they named Automatic for the People after that restaurant.

    So I’m a Dawg fan, loyal to my friends. Good luck, y’all!

  70. 70.

    Steeplejack

    Okay, this was good. Just saw the ad where the Allstate Mayhem guy gave up on his resolution to be safe because America wasn’t keeping its resolutions.

    “You couldn’t even last two weeks? In that case, consider Mayhem officially back!”

    I love Dean Winters. RIP, Battle Creek.

    Also, that is one uga dog up top.

  75. 75.

    p.a.

    @Sab: nice job for 50 yrs later. Would ‘alma’ need to be plural also? To teh google I go.

    As with most words borrowed from Latin, there is the traditional Latin plural and the English version. The Latin plural for alma mater is almae matres. The English plural is alma maters. Not surprisingly, the English version is vastly preferred.

    In some cases, it may be used for a school’s song. When referring to the song, it is capitalized Alma Mater, as any song title would be.

  77. 77.

    Mathguy

    Ideal scenario: Bama wins a terrible game by a point and the AP voters crown UCF national champs.

  80. 80.

    Steve in the ATL

    @donnah: ignoring my guests to check in here: Automatic is the cook’s name; “Automatic for the people!” his catchphrase. Weaver is the owner.

  81. 81.

    Princess

    @Sab: I’d go for “alma maters” but if you did want to go all Latin-y you’d need to use “almas matres” in the accusative plural, because it is the direct object of the sentence. Only “my” would be in the genitive. And you’d need to decline the adjective “alma” as well, if you were declining “mater.”

  92. 92.

    Sab

    @eclare: Not so good today. Threw up her breakfast eggs. I had a lot of running around to do, and my spouse thinks it’s stupid to feed a barfing dog.

    I’ve been squirting the vet liverwurst stuff down her throat since I got home this afternoon and she seems to keeping it down. I think she gets dry heaves if she goes too long without food. Hopefully I can get enough down her tonight and tomorrow for her to get through Wednesday.

    I’d take her with me on the four nights a week I sleep at my dad’s, but I’m afraid the combination of a 90 year old with dementia and a nauseous dog could get unmanageable pretty quickly.

    Poor dog. She does not deserve this.

  96. 96.

    donnah

    @Steve in the ATL:

    Hold up, the cook sent the food to the window and said, “Automatic”; It wasn’t his name. Dexter Weaver, the owner, was there when I visited and he called out “Automatic,” when our meals came up.

    I am such a dorky REM fan that I bought a t-shirt from the restaurant.

  98. 98.

    Sab

    I just realized that my husband is watching this game downstairs. He seems to be enjoying it.

  99. 99.

    No Drought No More

    Whose bright idea was it to split the screen into 3 panels during tonights game? That fact the frigging announcers won’t STFU with their barrage of unceasing yakety-yak is bad enough, but they also wrecked the videotaped memories of the players by hogging the screen with them, too. For crying out loud, who wants to watch announcers WATCH the game as they broadcast? Who? It obviously didn’t occur to any shot caller at ESPN to ask, and they’ve mucked-up this broadcast about as badly as they could.

  106. 106.

    Obvious Russian Troll

    @No Drought No More: I hate to say it but clay is right: they’ve got the traditional broadcast on another channel.

    Georgia is dominating but they’re only up by 13, which troubles me. Then again, Alabama has just about nothing other than one long run by Hurts.

  107. 107.

    No Drought No More

    @clay: Much obliged. ESPN 2’s broadcast must be bankrolled by the (admittedly) impressive screen that wraps around the stadium. Over I go, and thanks again…

  111. 111.

    Raven

    Hey, I didn’t go and, at the last minute we became refuge for a bunch of friends who couldn’t get seats in any bar. They are a good group and things are going well.

  114. 114.

    Betty Cracker

    @dr. bloor: Vastly expanding the playoffs would be difficult for many reasons. But barring that, strength of schedule has to be a big factor.

  115. 115.

    Duane

    Surprising first half. Bama gotta find some offense quick or it’s over. I suggest putting Payne (94) on offense. He returned an interception and caught a TD against Clemson. Played TE in high school. Bring on the Payne!

  116. 116.

    ThresherK

    @clay: There is a UGA perspective broadcast on ESPNU and the AL one is on ESPN2. I dont get the appeal but enough someone’s must be watching.

  118. 118.

    opiejeanne

    I have been amused during this game and the Rose Bowl by the band’s choice of music, especially the Dies Irae whenever they shut down their opponents.

  121. 121.

    Adam L Silverman

    @Raven: And we’ll easily be able to identify who infected all of them when we have to call the CDC in to contain the outbreak.

  123. 123.

    J R in WV

    @Mr Stagger Lee:

    I must be naive, I woulda thought the SEC would have owned the SEC network…!?

    What’s the score? I can’t get cable, just broadcast. Title games and national championships should be required to be on a free channel, like NBC, CBS, even Fox.

    Who is it that has Tony Romo doing commentary on NFL games? He’s really good at it, knows the game, the technical bits, explains things without too much jargon, lively, expert, not inclined to favor one team over another.

    I think anyone who schedules that former Dallas QB whom I do not like to cover Cowboys games should be kicked hard where it hurts. That’s just wrong. No one plays a good game against his former team, never. And he sucks at commentary compared to Romo.

  124. 124.

    grandpa john

    @Duane: Nah all they need is a couple more no calls by officials looking straight at an an Alabama player using the face mask to make a tackle

  127. 127.

    dr. bloor

    @Steve in the ATL: UCF beat the team that beat Bama for the SEC West, and the SEC as a whole was decidedly not All That in bowls this year. The whole Strength of Schedule thing is built on a foundation of sand year over year. YMMV.

  129. 129.

    J R in WV

    OK, I found a box score that is live updated. So I see Bama got a touchdown. But so did Ga.

    I’m rooting for the Ga bulldogs. Just can’t do it for Alabama, not at all. The only state lower than Alabama in my view is Mississippi, where wife and I lived for 9 or 10 months, back in 1972-3. Still stone cold racist back then. Full of hate, even in the library. TL;DR some day later.

  133. 133.

    The Dangerman

    Is Hurts, um, hurt? I wasn’t paying attention and putting in a Frosh with almost no experience is surprising if not forced by injury.

  134. 134.

    Duane

    Wasn’t dump supossed to give out his press awards tonight? I always enjoy seeing him confirm his idiot credentials.

  135. 135.

    Steve in the ATL

    @dr. bloor: SEC had two teams in the playoff, which moved all their other teams down one in bowl match ups. UCF had a great season and should be damn proud of it, but that’s nothing like playing a power 5 conference schedule.

    Your one note rhetoric is tiresome. I’m going back to watching two heavyweights play for the actual national championship.

  136. 136.

    J R in WV

    @Omnes Omnibus:

    I agree about Aikman, only QB I liked less was in Denver. Mr. Arrogant. They may be a tie, really.

    Thanks! I found an updating play-by-play at the NCAA.com. Notice it’s a dot.com !!

    Thought they called it a non-profit???

    Also saw on the NCAA page that WVU is ranked #2 in roundball, which is unusual. Best since Jerry West was on that team!

  137. 137.

    Betty Cracker

    @Duane: He couldn’t even get his shit together for a fake awards event on time. He tweeted something yesterday about pushing it back because of “interest.”

  153. 153.

    The Dangerman

    Oh my.

    ETA: Poor kicker, he had a chance to never buy another round in Alabama. Instead….

  158. 158.

    James E. Powell

    Cannot believe that Georgia still thinks they can run up the middle against that line.

    Since the middle of the 3rd Q, the Georgia play-calling has been stunningly horrible.

    I cannot throw up enough.

  169. 169.

    BlueDWarrior

    Safety over the top has to stay in his lane on that, you have coverage on the other hash, and the receiver over the middle is really shallow.

    That was all the freshman for Bama making a pro-level move in baiting the safety to going the wrong way.

    The idea that Saban could win 10 games with a literal team of high-schoolers gets more merit every year.

  173. 173.

    Duane

    @raven: Georgia played a great game. So did Bama. It reached the point that either team could just as likely win. Everything thing you’d want from a championship game.

  177. 177.

    Dave

    Dawgs got hosed… refs missed at least 4 calls that went against the Dawgs, and all of them affected the outcome. Sorry, Betty. I’m an old Husker alum (yeah, we’ve fallen on hard times, in my time there, we won back-to-back national titles, 1970-71), so I didn’t have a real favorite, but I hate to see a team that outplays the other team lose, especially because of poor officiating, and that’s what happened tonight.

  178. 178.

    dp

    Between the Dawgs abandoning their offense late and the officials’ blindness (my favorite was missing the facemask because it morphed into a horsecollar), UGA lost their chance.

    The Bama Mulligan pays off again.

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