The anticipation is building. Dawg fans are hunkered down down like kids on Christmas Eve. They’ve been told for 2 months that Santa is not making a stop in Dawgnation this Championship season. We’ve all heard it, how can a team that couldn’t beat a lowly Gamecock team beat ranked teams like Florida and Auburn? Media, players of the past, and scores of fans all touched on the shortcomings. Maybe their egos were bigger than their ability? 

Mr. Former Player,  just for the record, egos were checked at the door in fall camp. You can’t convince me otherwise. A brutal loss in a game Georgia should have won going away, followed by a stadium of boos at home in a drenched shut out of an SEC east foe is a great test of egos. Prove me wrong? 

Let me go ahead and do it for all of you. Our QB is all of a sudden no good, our O-Line can’t block, Wide Receivers have hands of stone, our play calling is as predictable as a Georgia victory in Jacksonville, and if you don’t agree you’re a “Disney Dawg”. You guys almost nailed the last one. Disney, “Where Dreams Come True”. 

While we were busy dreaming, this staff and team had little time to sleep. After the loss to South Carolina there was no room for error. The Bulldogs tightened up their cleats and went on a remarkable 6-0 run to finish the regular season. Dispatching of #6 ranked Florida and #12 Auburn both away from Sanford stadium. In those last 6 games a very stingy Georgia defense only allowed 8.5 points a game while pitching 2 more shutouts. That, my friends, is elite. 

This season hasn’t been sexy. In fact it has been quite the opposite. The workman-like attitude of Coach Smart has translated onto the field. These Dawgs are not scared to get dirty and grind it out. They bring it all on the field and leave it there. They’ve earned the right to play in their 3rd consecutive SECCG. While they may not have gotten it done the way some wanted, they got it the way they could. That effort deserves the support of every single Dawg fan and former player. 

Set those clocks Dawg fans, tomorrow we paint the Benz Red. See you guys in Atlanta, and as always, Go Dawgs!