An Uprising...........in Athens

In this small, southern, college town......

The natives are circling the wagons......the "Bulldawg Nation".....is up in arms.....the sky is falling....it's doom and gloom.

For their beloved University of Georgia football team.......is 3-3. and has lost 2 games in a row....(to then 4th ranked LSU, 20-13.....and last Saturday to an un-ranked Tennessee team, 45-19.)

"Fire Mark Richt!!!"......."Fire (Defensive Coordinator) Willie Martinez!!!!"......"Fire (Offensive Coordinator) Mike Bobo!!!"........"Bench QB Joe Cox!!!!"......and finally, "Fire the Bulldog mascot, Uga VII!!!!"

These headlines saturated message boards all across the south.

Blind passion...can be a dangerous thing. Expectations can be even more dangerous.

Last year, these very same dogs.......were pre-season #1....in everybody's poll. Losses to Alabama, Florida, and Georgia Tech......rendered them to a 10-3 record.....but still ended up in the top 10 in the final poll.

This season........UGA started out ranked #15......despite losing Matthew Stafford (the #1 pick in the NFL draft), the best QB in the nation....and losing Knowshon Moreno (drafted 7th), arguably , the best running back ....


Still........these blind loyalist.....thought all Georgia needed to do was ..."reload"......and still contend for the SEC championship.......as well as the national championship.

To the "Bulldawg Nation": Take the blinders off. Look to the north.....there is Tennessee, with a young new coach in Lane Kiffin......Look to the west, with that beast of a team (Alabama), coached by Nick Saban......and ....yes....look to the south, with Florida, led by a guy named, Urban Meyer.

The competition in the SEC is brutal......gone are the days where one team beats every opponent, 50-7.......and goes 12-0.

Reality check.........since coming to Georgia, Mark Richt is 85-23....with 2 SEC championships, and 5 top 10 finishes......in the last 7 years.

Mark Richt did not .......get ...."dumb" over the winter. He will assess the season......evaluate the coaching stall........make changes where needed.......and all will be well.....in the "Bulldog Nation".

To Live and Die.......in the SEC

Phil Fulmer? Sylvester Croom? Tommy Tuberville?

All former coaches in the Southeastern Conference this year.......all of the above.......who will not be back next year.

I'm no math major, but that's 25% of the coaches.......

What a league..........Fulmer, winner of a National Championship.....gone.

Tuberville.......an undefeated season 3 years ago..........gone.

Croom.......SEC coach of the year in 2007........gone.

The SEC...........the "What have you done for me lately league".

One bad season and the big bad boosters and the universities will boot your behind out. When is enough..........enough.

Georgia's Mark Richt is now the dean of coaches with 9 years in Athens.......but.......a mediocre season..........say a loss to Florida and rival Georgia Tech next year? I can see it now, "Richt resigns".......date-line December 10, 2009.

And Nick Saban of Alabama? You know how crazy those Tide fans are......Today, he can do no wrong..........the savior........but let 'Bama have a couple of bad years......."Here's the door Saban, don't let it hit you, where the good Lord split you".

Such is the life in the SEC. Win , win, win..........We pay the big bucks.......lose.......and you're out. Who in God's name would want to live this way? Who would ever want to coach in the SEC?

With that said..........this is "big boy" football..........not for the weak.....In this league....you eat....or be eaten.

Nice guy?..........Go to the Ivy League........Family guy?.......Go home and play with your kids........

This league is for but a few........

For this is the ..........SEC.