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Go Dawgs!

by Betty Cracker|  January 8, 20188:01 pm| 178 Comments

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  1. 1.

    Schlemazel

    January 8, 2018 at 8:04 pm

    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

    January 8, 2018 at 8:05 pm

    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…..

  3. 3.

    ?BillinGlendaleCA

    January 8, 2018 at 8:05 pm

    I completely forgot the game was tonight, guess it’ll lighten up traffic so I can get some stuff done. It’s raining here and traffic’s a mess.

  4. 4.

    hueyplong

    January 8, 2018 at 8:08 pm

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

    Not saying I disagree.

  5. 5.

    Dorothy A. Winsor (formerly Iowa Old Lady)

    January 8, 2018 at 8:08 pm

    Since this is an OT, I blogged about the difficulties of writing sequels.

  6. 6.

    The Dangerman

    January 8, 2018 at 8:10 pm

    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

    January 8, 2018 at 8:11 pm

    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.

  8. 8.

    hueyplong

    January 8, 2018 at 8:12 pm

    @The Dangerman: Technically, that’s Tide -4 in VegasSpeak.

  9. 9.

    ?BillinGlendaleCA

    January 8, 2018 at 8:14 pm

    @Obvious Russian Troll: One report said 100lbs, but he also grew in height and is 7’7″ now, so it’s all good.

  10. 10.

    HinTN

    January 8, 2018 at 8:14 pm

    Go DAWGS !!!!!!

    Fuck Trump

  11. 11.

    Betty Cracker

    January 8, 2018 at 8:15 pm

    @Obvious Russian Troll: He has ballooned! Hopefully he’ll eat lots of fried stuff on this trip. The more the better!

  12. 12.

    HinTN

    January 8, 2018 at 8:15 pm

    @Schlemazel: Down with that trophy, oh yes.

  13. 13.

    hueyplong

    January 8, 2018 at 8:16 pm

    @Betty Cracker: I hope he bought, just for himself, about $30 worth of Varsity food.

  14. 14.

    Betty Cracker

    January 8, 2018 at 8:16 pm

    @hueyplong: The only team I really despise is FSU.

  15. 15.

    HinTN

    January 8, 2018 at 8:17 pm

    @Betty Cracker: First he blew up rush hour traffic in Nashvegas and now he barfs up the anthem. Whadda guy!!!

  16. 16.

    ?BillinGlendaleCA

    January 8, 2018 at 8:19 pm

    @Betty Cracker: With me it’s U$C.

  17. 17.

    lamh36

    January 8, 2018 at 8:20 pm

    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

    January 8, 2018 at 8:21 pm

    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!

  19. 19.

    HinTN

    January 8, 2018 at 8:21 pm

    @hueyplong:

    “Whadda ya have?” X3 after midnight…

    Oh yeah, The Varsity was da place. Maybe still is.

  20. 20.

    Gravenstone

    January 8, 2018 at 8:21 pm

    @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?

  21. 21.

    Carolina Dave

    January 8, 2018 at 8:22 pm

    Go Dawgs!

  22. 22.

    lamh36

    January 8, 2018 at 8:22 pm

    Anddddd apparently, he couldn’t remember the words to the National Anthem he’s been defending like crazy!

    https://twitter.com/KPhed/status/950537349083131906

  23. 23.

    Betty Cracker

    January 8, 2018 at 8:23 pm

    Not a good start for the Dawgs!

  24. 24.

    Quinerly

    January 8, 2018 at 8:23 pm

    Not about tonight’s game but you gotta love itwhen SI covers a New Yorker cover! https://www.si.com/nfl/2018/01/08/new-yorker-cover-mlk-michael-bennett-colin-kaepernick

  25. 25.

    Adam L Silverman

    January 8, 2018 at 8:24 pm

    @Dorothy A. Winsor (formerly Iowa Old Lady): Are you going to blog a follow up?//

    What?

  26. 26.

    ?BillinGlendaleCA

    January 8, 2018 at 8:25 pm

    @lamh36: Having finished reading Fire and Fury, dude don’t remember much…if anything.

  27. 27.

    ?BillinGlendaleCA

    January 8, 2018 at 8:25 pm

    @Adam L Silverman: You mean.

  28. 28.

    Adam L Silverman

    January 8, 2018 at 8:26 pm

    @lamh36: Here you go:

    Pres. Trump takes the field for the National Anthem ahead of tonight's college football championship game. https://t.co/JGVhB5xp1A pic.twitter.com/k4lFtrwXzI

    — ABC News (@ABC) January 9, 2018

    jesus he really doesn't know the words https://t.co/2Ehkp4jKzr

    — Kevin Phelan (@KPhed) January 9, 2018

  29. 29.

    Mnemosyne

    January 8, 2018 at 8:27 pm

    @Dorothy A. Winsor (formerly Iowa Old Lady):

    I replied at your site since I know you want more traffic there. ?

  30. 30.

    lamh36

    January 8, 2018 at 8:27 pm

    @kylegriffin1
    One more. Current Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Republican Rep. Ed Royce, will not seek re-election.
    https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/950489848883941377

  31. 31.

    Major Major Major Major

    January 8, 2018 at 8:28 pm

    I’m back home, it’s raining, and my brain is confused about being awake. Yay travel!

  32. 32.

    ?BillinGlendaleCA

    January 8, 2018 at 8:28 pm

    @Adam L Silverman: Wait, the fucker was on the field? Never seen that before. Did he do the coin flip?

  33. 33.

    Baud

    January 8, 2018 at 8:29 pm

    Go Dawgs!

    @Major Major Major Major:

    Welcome back.

  34. 34.

    lamh36

    January 8, 2018 at 8:29 pm

    @Adam L Silverman: smh…

    Calls for one of my fav GIFs “Of course”…

  35. 35.

    ?BillinGlendaleCA

    January 8, 2018 at 8:29 pm

    @Major Major Major Major: I was wondering about you, rain up there looks pretty bad.

  36. 36.

    p.a.

    January 8, 2018 at 8:30 pm

    @lamh36: Is TNC involved with the movie at all?

  37. 37.

    ?BillinGlendaleCA

    January 8, 2018 at 8:30 pm

    @?BillinGlendaleCA: Bet the fucker will show up for the Superb Owl as well.

  38. 38.

    Obvious Russian Troll

    January 8, 2018 at 8:30 pm

    @Betty Cracker: Does he eat anything but fried food? I suppose the buns on his burgers aren’t fried.

  39. 39.

    Jeffro

    January 8, 2018 at 8:31 pm

    @Adam L Silverman: man, fuck that guy

    Also, go Alabama! (So that Georgia will win ?…I know the effect of my rooting for a team!)

  40. 40.

    Mnemosyne

    January 8, 2018 at 8:31 pm

    @Adam L Silverman:

    He doesn’t need to know the words, he’s rich and white. ?

  41. 41.

    ?BillinGlendaleCA

    January 8, 2018 at 8:31 pm

    @Obvious Russian Troll: But the fries are.

  42. 42.

    p.a.

    January 8, 2018 at 8:33 pm

    @?BillinGlendaleCA: Then he palmed the coin.

  43. 43.

    The Dangerman

    January 8, 2018 at 8:33 pm

    @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.

  44. 44.

    eclare

    January 8, 2018 at 8:33 pm

    @Betty Cracker: I heard a lot of boos! Go Dawgs!

  45. 45.

    Major Major Major Major

    January 8, 2018 at 8:34 pm

    @Baud: Thanks.

    @?BillinGlendaleCA: It’s not that bad, at least on my block, this second. Haven’t checked the forecast though.

  46. 46.

    ?BillinGlendaleCA

    January 8, 2018 at 8:35 pm

    @p.a.: Doubtful, he’s got tiny hands.

  47. 47.

    p.a.

    January 8, 2018 at 8:35 pm

    @The Dangerman: He couldn’t do stadium ramps or stairs: can’t trust Secret Service to actually make an effort at CPR.

  48. 48.

    Adam L Silverman

    January 8, 2018 at 8:35 pm

    @?BillinGlendaleCA: Inquiring minds and all that.

  49. 49.

    Betty Cracker

    January 8, 2018 at 8:35 pm

    @?BillinGlendaleCA: Bruins fan?

  50. 50.

    ?BillinGlendaleCA

    January 8, 2018 at 8:36 pm

    @Major Major Major Major: What you get tonight, we get in the morning.

  51. 51.

    Adam L Silverman

    January 8, 2018 at 8:36 pm

    @?BillinGlendaleCA: I’ve never seen that either. I was just about to ask here if anyone ever remembered seeing that before.

  52. 52.

    Tilda Swintons Bald Cap

    January 8, 2018 at 8:36 pm

    @Adam L Silverman: Drew Margary wrote about Trump not knowing the words here.

  53. 53.

    ?BillinGlendaleCA

    January 8, 2018 at 8:37 pm

    @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.

  54. 54.

    p.a.

    January 8, 2018 at 8:37 pm

    @?BillinGlendaleCA: ?. That’s right; those commemorative coins are big…

  55. 55.

    eclare

    January 8, 2018 at 8:38 pm

    @The Dangerman: Yes, POS fucking asshole walked onto the field with the ROTC from both schools.

  56. 56.

    ?BillinGlendaleCA

    January 8, 2018 at 8:40 pm

    @Adam L Silverman: Usually the President arrives and the TV pans up to the luxury box he’s in and he waves, I don’t remember one coming out to the field before the game.

  57. 57.

    ?BillinGlendaleCA

    January 8, 2018 at 8:41 pm

    @eclare: Wait, he walked out on the field? No golf cart, very unTrumpian.

  58. 58.

    lamh36

    January 8, 2018 at 8:42 pm

    @p.a.: IDK?

  59. 59.

    ?BillinGlendaleCA

    January 8, 2018 at 8:42 pm

    @p.a.: An Ike silver dollar would be big for those tiny hands.

  60. 60.

    eclare

    January 8, 2018 at 8:44 pm

    @?BillinGlendaleCA: Good point, in reflection I am surprised he wasn’t carried on their shoulders

  61. 61.

    Sab

    January 8, 2018 at 8:44 pm

    @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

    January 8, 2018 at 8:44 pm

    @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

  63. 63.

    Dorothy A. Winsor (formerly Iowa Old Lady)

    January 8, 2018 at 8:45 pm

    @Adam L Silverman: The blog post I linked to contains all the wisdom I have about sequels right now!

  64. 64.

    The Dangerman

    January 8, 2018 at 8:45 pm

    @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.

  65. 65.

    Mnemosyne

    January 8, 2018 at 8:46 pm

    @eclare:

    “Why, no, they’re saying ‘Boo-urns! Boo-urns!”

  66. 66.

    ?BillinGlendaleCA

    January 8, 2018 at 8:47 pm

    @Schlemazel: Especially since the Rose Bowl also came with the parade, which I”m sure made his bride happy.

  67. 67.

    eclare

    January 8, 2018 at 8:47 pm

    @Sab: How is your dog? Eating ok?

  68. 68.

    p.a.

    January 8, 2018 at 8:47 pm

    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

    January 8, 2018 at 8:48 pm

    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

    January 8, 2018 at 8:48 pm

    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.

  71. 71.

    ?BillinGlendaleCA

    January 8, 2018 at 8:48 pm

    @Dorothy A. Winsor (formerly Iowa Old Lady): I first read that as “all the wisdom I have about squirrels right now!”

  72. 72.

    Betty Cracker

    January 8, 2018 at 8:50 pm

    @The Dangerman: Yep. Forgot the words to the national anthem too.

  73. 73.

    eclare

    January 8, 2018 at 8:51 pm

    @Steeplejack: He also had a one time role on Sex and the City. HBO recycles actors like crazy.

  74. 74.

    Dorothy A. Winsor (formerly Iowa Old Lady)

    January 8, 2018 at 8:52 pm

    @?BillinGlendaleCA: LOL.

    Btw, it just occurred to me that Adam was making a joke about my writing a sequel to my post about sequels. Call me slow!

  75. 75.

    p.a.

    January 8, 2018 at 8:53 pm

    @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.

  76. 76.

    Steeplejack (phone)

    January 8, 2018 at 8:55 pm

    @eclare:

    He also had a recurring role on some combination of the Law and Order shows.

  77. 77.

    Mathguy

    January 8, 2018 at 8:56 pm

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

  78. 78.

    Mingobat (f/k/a Karen in GA)

    January 8, 2018 at 8:57 pm

    Iggy’s watching the game.

  79. 79.

    Omnes Omnibus

    January 8, 2018 at 8:58 pm

    @?BillinGlendaleCA: For me, Lake Forest College.

  80. 80.

    Steve in the ATL

    January 8, 2018 at 8:58 pm

    @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

    January 8, 2018 at 8:58 pm

    @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.”

  82. 82.

    Adam L Silverman

    January 8, 2018 at 8:58 pm

    @?BillinGlendaleCA: I don’t watch a lot of football. I’m an ice hockey, baseball, and rugby fan. But that was my remembrance as well.

  83. 83.

    Sab

    January 8, 2018 at 8:59 pm

    @p.a.: Thanks for the follow-up.

  84. 84.

    eclare

    January 8, 2018 at 9:00 pm

    @Mingobat (f/k/a Karen in GA): She/he looks fired up!

  85. 85.

    ?BillinGlendaleCA

    January 8, 2018 at 9:00 pm

    @Steve in the ATL: Thank you, you might just keep your c-list poster status; for now.

  86. 86.

    ?BillinGlendaleCA

    January 8, 2018 at 9:01 pm

    @eclare: “Fired up and Ready to Go”?

  87. 87.

    Mingobat (f/k/a Karen in GA)

    January 8, 2018 at 9:01 pm

    @eclare: It’s as fired up as he gets.

  88. 88.

    eclare

    January 8, 2018 at 9:02 pm

    @Steve in the ATL: Great album, Nightswimming is a beautiful song.

  89. 89.

    Steve in the ATL

    January 8, 2018 at 9:03 pm

    @?BillinGlendaleCA: gentleman’s C works for me!

  90. 90.

    eclare

    January 8, 2018 at 9:03 pm

    @?BillinGlendaleCA: Oh how I would love to hear that!

  91. 91.

    ?BillinGlendaleCA

    January 8, 2018 at 9:05 pm

    @Steve in the ATL: Aim high as always.

  92. 92.

    Sab

    January 8, 2018 at 9:09 pm

    @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.

  93. 93.

    Sab

    January 8, 2018 at 9:12 pm

    @Princess: Thanks. Alma maters it is. You sure have a better grasp of Latin than I do.

  94. 94.

    Steve in the ATL

    January 8, 2018 at 9:18 pm

    @?BillinGlendaleCA:

    high as always.

    Aw yeah

  95. 95.

    eclare

    January 8, 2018 at 9:23 pm

    @Sab: So sorry, am going through stuff with my parents, and my dog is what keeps me sane.

  96. 96.

    donnah

    January 8, 2018 at 9:29 pm

    @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.

  97. 97.

    Betty Cracker

    January 8, 2018 at 9:33 pm

    Hate to see Wims leaving the field.

  98. 98.

    Sab

    January 8, 2018 at 9:35 pm

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

  99. 99.

    No Drought No More

    January 8, 2018 at 9:36 pm

    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.

  100. 100.

    clay

    January 8, 2018 at 9:39 pm

    @No Drought No More: Are you on ESPN2? I think they’ve been doing the crazy split screen, while original ESPN shows a normal view.

  101. 101.

    dr. bloor

    January 8, 2018 at 9:45 pm

    UCF should stage a commando raid and steal the trophy. No jury on Earth would convict them given the game we’re seeing.

  102. 102.

    Steve in the ATL

    January 8, 2018 at 9:50 pm

    Allahu akbar!!!

  103. 103.

    Adam L Silverman

    January 8, 2018 at 9:52 pm

    @Steve in the ATL: Gesundheit!

  104. 104.

    Betty Cracker

    January 8, 2018 at 9:53 pm

    @dr. bloor: Or they could try playing more quality opponents in the regular season. ?

  105. 105.

    Steve in the ATL

    January 8, 2018 at 9:53 pm

    @Adam L Silverman: lol

  106. 106.

    Obvious Russian Troll

    January 8, 2018 at 9:53 pm

    @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

    January 8, 2018 at 9:54 pm

    @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…

  108. 108.

    Mr Stagger Lee

    January 8, 2018 at 9:56 pm

    Alabama running back Bo Scarbourough is a man after my own heart.

  109. 109.

    dr. bloor

    January 8, 2018 at 9:59 pm

    @Betty Cracker: This is a much better argument when the committee stops giving bids to teams that couldn’t win their division, much less their conferences.

  110. 110.

    Steve in the ATL

    January 8, 2018 at 10:02 pm

    @dr. bloor: bama played a hard schedule and lost one game. UCF played a weak schedule and had only one fewer loss than bama.

  111. 111.

    Raven

    January 8, 2018 at 10:03 pm

    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.

  112. 112.

    clay

    January 8, 2018 at 10:03 pm

    @Obvious Russian Troll:

    I hate to say it but clay is right

    ???

    Uh… thanks?

  113. 113.

    eclare

    January 8, 2018 at 10:08 pm

    @Steve in the ATL: They needed two overtimes to beat Memphis.

  114. 114.

    Betty Cracker

    January 8, 2018 at 10:10 pm

    @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

    January 8, 2018 at 10:12 pm

    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

    January 8, 2018 at 10:16 pm

    @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.

  117. 117.

    Mr Stagger Lee

    January 8, 2018 at 10:18 pm

    @ThresherK: ESPN owns the SEC network, and don’t want to piss off two of your biggest customers.

  118. 118.

    opiejeanne

    January 8, 2018 at 10:22 pm

    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.

  119. 119.

    frosty

    January 8, 2018 at 10:23 pm

    @Raven: Sounds great! Good to have other fans around for a game like this one.

  120. 120.

    debbie

    January 8, 2018 at 10:23 pm

    @Steeplejack:

    He was great in Oz.

  121. 121.

    Adam L Silverman

    January 8, 2018 at 10:24 pm

    @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.

  122. 122.

    ThresherK

    January 8, 2018 at 10:30 pm

    @Mr Stagger Lee: I vaguely recall this setup being the same for a few years running.

  123. 123.

    J R in WV

    January 8, 2018 at 10:42 pm

    @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

    January 8, 2018 at 10:43 pm

    @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

  125. 125.

    Omnes Omnibus

    January 8, 2018 at 10:45 pm

    @J R in WV: Romo is good. Aikman carries his prior loyalties with him.

  126. 126.

    Omnes Omnibus

    January 8, 2018 at 10:49 pm

    Hey Raven, how is your evening going?

  127. 127.

    dr. bloor

    January 8, 2018 at 10:49 pm

    @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.

  128. 128.

    ?BillinGlendaleCA

    January 8, 2018 at 10:51 pm

    @Omnes Omnibus:

    Aikman carries his prior loyalties with him.

    UCLA?

  129. 129.

    J R in WV

    January 8, 2018 at 10:53 pm

    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.

  130. 130.

    Omnes Omnibus

    January 8, 2018 at 10:59 pm

    @J R in WV: 20-10 GA, 5:15 left in the 3rd.

  131. 131.

    Ben Cisco (onboard the Defiant)

    January 8, 2018 at 11:02 pm

    This is about as tight a game as I expected. Not thrilled about the score but plenty of time left. C’mon defense!

  132. 132.

    ThresherK

    January 8, 2018 at 11:02 pm

    @J R in WV: TuneIn radio app may get you the ESPN audiocast.

  133. 133.

    The Dangerman

    January 8, 2018 at 11:10 pm

    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

    January 8, 2018 at 11:12 pm

    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

    January 8, 2018 at 11:12 pm

    @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

    January 8, 2018 at 11:15 pm

    @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

    January 8, 2018 at 11:32 pm

    @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.”

  138. 138.

    Duane

    January 8, 2018 at 11:42 pm

    @grandpa john: Yeah, that was a bad no call. I just want a close game, which it is now. Also, bring on the Payne!

  139. 139.

    Betty Cracker

    January 8, 2018 at 11:49 pm

    Jayzus! What a game!

  140. 140.

    Ben Cisco (onboard the Defiant)

    January 8, 2018 at 11:50 pm

    Three minutes, tie score.

  141. 141.

    Jackie

    January 8, 2018 at 11:54 pm

    @Ben Cisco (onboard the Defiant): GO DAWGS!!!

  142. 142.

    James E. Powell

    January 8, 2018 at 11:54 pm

    This is really a painful to watch collapse by Georgia. They need a miracle.

  143. 143.

    Ben Cisco (onboard the Defiant)

    January 8, 2018 at 11:55 pm

    @Jackie: ROLL TIDE!

  144. 144.

    Jackie

    January 8, 2018 at 11:57 pm

    @James E. Powell: An OT will be the miracle.

  145. 145.

    Jackie

    January 8, 2018 at 11:58 pm

    @Ben Cisco (onboard the Defiant): Hopefully OT

  146. 146.

    Omnes Omnibus

    January 9, 2018 at 12:00 am

    Golly.

  147. 147.

    Steeplejack (phone)

    January 9, 2018 at 12:00 am

    Wow. Overtime. Did not see that coming.

  148. 148.

    Jackie

    January 9, 2018 at 12:01 am

    @Jackie: And Bama chokes the FG!!!
    OT!!!

  149. 149.

    James E. Powell

    January 9, 2018 at 12:01 am

    @James E. Powell:

    And maybe they just got one.

  150. 150.

    Betty Cracker

    January 9, 2018 at 12:01 am

    I can’t believe he missed that kick! ?

  151. 151.

    Japa21

    January 9, 2018 at 12:02 am

    Quite a game. Apparently neither team wants to win.

  152. 152.

    ?BillinGlendaleCA

    January 9, 2018 at 12:02 am

    UGA does seem to like OT games.

  153. 153.

    The Dangerman

    January 9, 2018 at 12:02 am

    Oh my.

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

  154. 154.

    Leem

    January 9, 2018 at 12:02 am

    @James E. Powell: and a miracle appears.. Two missed FG

  155. 155.

    Ben Cisco (onboard the Defiant)

    January 9, 2018 at 12:03 am

    Wow. Overtime.

  156. 156.

    Jackie

    January 9, 2018 at 12:05 am

    Hopefully, a Georgia vs Okla replay!!!! Gooo Dawgs!!!

  157. 157.

    Steeplejack (phone)

    January 9, 2018 at 12:05 am

    @James E. Powell:

    Miracle delivered! (At least to get into OT.)

  158. 158.

    James E. Powell

    January 9, 2018 at 12:07 am

    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.

  159. 159.

    The Dangerman

    January 9, 2018 at 12:08 am

    Ms Cracker is correct; UGA kicker IS hot!

  160. 160.

    Japa21

    January 9, 2018 at 12:08 am

    Can’t allow a sack like that. Amazing he made the kick.

  161. 161.

    ?BillinGlendaleCA

    January 9, 2018 at 12:09 am

    @Japa21: That’s what they said about the 1996 UCLA-U$C game, went to 2OT with UCLA winning 48-41.

  162. 162.

    Omnes Omnibus

    January 9, 2018 at 12:11 am

    Raven and SteveintheATL. Sorry.

  163. 163.

    Japa21

    January 9, 2018 at 12:11 am

    @Omnes Omnibus: ditto

  164. 164.

    Betty Cracker

    January 9, 2018 at 12:12 am

    Booooo! Oh well. At least the “FUCK TRUMP” kid is happy.

  165. 165.

    Steeplejack (phone)

    January 9, 2018 at 12:13 am

    That was, uh, sudden.

  166. 166.

    Ben Cisco (onboard the Defiant)

    January 9, 2018 at 12:15 am

    @Betty Cracker: Scarborough (not THAT one) was the guy. Thrilling game. Sorry for the Dawg fans.

  167. 167.

    Duane

    January 9, 2018 at 12:19 am

    The happiest man in the USA? Alabama’s field goal kicker.

  168. 168.

    The Dangerman

    January 9, 2018 at 12:19 am

    Well, shit. Sorry all Dawgs fans….

  169. 169.

    BlueDWarrior

    January 9, 2018 at 12:22 am

    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.

  170. 170.

    raven

    January 9, 2018 at 12:26 am

    I’m proud of this team and proud to be a Dawg!!!!

  171. 171.

    raven

    January 9, 2018 at 12:27 am

    @BlueDWarrior: Fuck him, we’re coming for his ass.

  172. 172.

    Ben Cisco (onboard the Defiant)

    January 9, 2018 at 12:29 am

    @raven: You should be. I expect y’all will be back.

  173. 173.

    Duane

    January 9, 2018 at 12:33 am

    @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.

  174. 174.

    raven

    January 9, 2018 at 12:36 am

    @Duane: Yep, it’s hard to be all philosophical but this has been a great season .

  175. 175.

    Betty Cracker

    January 9, 2018 at 12:39 am

    @raven: Pretty amazing for a 2nd year coach!

  176. 176.

    Leem

    January 9, 2018 at 12:45 am

    This has been an amazing season. I look forward to next years run.

  177. 177.

    Dave

    January 9, 2018 at 12:57 am

    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

    January 9, 2018 at 1:05 am

    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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