tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6668303417231062245.post5268936254983587644..comments2023-09-22T10:29:26.208-07:00Comments on This Dawg's View: What's there to be afraid of?Ben Dukeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08461781656555739470noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6668303417231062245.post-10445509794271894802011-11-18T01:01:09.461-08:002011-11-18T01:01:09.461-08:00Ben, I haven't commented much here, although I...Ben, I haven't commented much here, although I have been snooping the site for a while and hope to comment more in the future. Generally I'm a huge fan of your articles. Like the game commentary and the optimism/realism. Got a late start but I've read most of your posts going back to 2008. I've always been on the "keep Mark Richt" bandwagon, and I'm pretty sure I'll never fall off.<br /><br />As a die-hard Dawg fan that otherwise has no football experience beyond EA Sports NCAA 2000-2005 (which were all awesome BTW), I understand Corbindawg's comments. The fact is that most of us have not been alive for more than 30 or so years, so none of us remember a UGA national championship. This was somewhat less painful a few years ago, but now that every major SEC program has won a NC in the last five years except for UGA, it hurts a bit more.<br /><br />Has UGA played a lot of competitive football in our lifetime? Yes. And if you talk with Tech fans or basically fans from any conference other than the SEC (certainly BC fans where I live), people are jealous of the kind of football we get to cheer for year in, year out. <br /><br />But that's small comfort for a die-hard SEC fan. Fact is that, since Herschel Walker, UGA has never been dominant. We've had some great years, like 2002, but we've never had a Florida or Alabama or LSU run...and that's why people are jaded. There's no good reason why we shouldn't have the same type of runs those teams have. We recruit the same level of players, but it always seems like UGA comes up just short enough not to win the big prize.<br /><br />I'm fully confident we'll eventually get the crystal ball with Mark Richt. He's been close too many times. He clearly "knows what the Hell he's doing". I'm just saying that, as a Georgia fan, it's easy to be jaded when every SEC school has had their turn but us.<br /><br />I just hope we ruin LSU's shot at a 3rd NC!<br /><br />Go DawgsBoston Dawghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06150650563592564189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6668303417231062245.post-72159643509403470072011-11-16T16:22:02.494-08:002011-11-16T16:22:02.494-08:00Ben, I left a longer response on my blog's pos...Ben, I left a longer response on my blog's post, but in summary, my post was a semi tongue in cheek fear about the worst case scenario. Nuclear war is worst case scenario. Getting hit by a semi on the way to work is worst case scenario. According to your header, you live in LA. The big quake that finally breaks California off is worst case scenario. <br /><br /> Do I think we finish 9-5? No. Could it happen? Yes. <br /><br />And the reason that Georgia fans have this uneasiness of what could happen is, while there have been great success over the decade, there have been some games/moments/seasons that have kicked you square in the nuts. I have just recovered from the most recent kick in the balls with a steal toe boot, I am just bracing myself incase the other shoe drops. <br /><br />(and sorry, I rambled, as I tend to do. Enjoyed the debate and discussion, and if you ever want a piece of me again, you know where in the blogosphere I'll be waiting :) )Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com