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re: The SEC East safe haven thread...
Posted on 9/28/14 at 12:17 pm to bdv1974
Posted on 9/28/14 at 12:17 pm to bdv1974
for what it's worth... UGA has the second best helmet design in CFB (though it appears it was stolen from Green Bay), UT has an awesome stadium, Gamecocks have the most unique mascot, and The Swamp is a pretty intimidating place to play.
Did I leave anyone out? Who else, by the way, plays in the SEC-East?
Oh, yeah, Vandy...I hear they're pretty smart.
Did I leave anyone out? Who else, by the way, plays in the SEC-East?
Oh, yeah, Vandy...I hear they're pretty smart.
Posted on 9/28/14 at 12:21 pm to TheLoupGarou
Actually, Green Bay petitioned UGA to be able to use the logo, back in the day.
Posted on 9/28/14 at 12:24 pm to TheLoupGarou
Honestly, I don't know what to think of the SEC east. There are certainly no great teams in the division this year, but other than Vandy, I feel as though most of the mid road teams are actually improved and competitive from last year. USCe and MIZZOU appeared to have fallen a bit from last year. UGA is hmm, I guess even, especially, if they are start platooning another QB. I do think the defense, while never being great, will continue to improve. Mason, if not subbed at least at some points in games, will continue to drag UGA down
Posted on 9/28/14 at 12:27 pm to TheLoupGarou
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UGA has the second best helmet design in CFB (though it appears it was stolen from Green Bay)
we did not steal it, we designed it and THEY changed theirs to look exactly like ours
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In 1963 after becoming the Bulldogs' Head Football Coach, Vince Dooley redesigned the football uniform choosing a red helmet with a black "G" on a white background as the dominant feature of the new uniform for the 1964 season.
He discussed with his staff that a forward-looking "G" would be an appropriate emblem for the helmet of the Georgia team. Dooley had just hired John Donaldson, former Georgia player from 1945 to 1948, as backfield coach. John was keen on the idea of a new image and volunteered his wife, Anne, who had a BFA in commercial art from UGA to design a logo for the new Georgia helmet with the general specifications Dooley had outlined. Dooley accepted Anne's original "G" which fit his vision for a forward look to Georgia's new emblem.
Since the Georgia "G"- though different in design and color- was similar to Green Bay's "G", Coach Dooley thought it best to clear the use of Georgia's new emblem with the NFL team. Athletic Director Joel Eaves called for permission which was granted. However, since its inception in 1961, the Green Bay "G" has been redesigned several times and now looks like Georgia's original 1964 "G." Georgia is proud that the Packers apparently liked the special nuances of the Bulldogs' forward-looking "G."
Georgia's oval "G", eventually replacing Georgia's old block "G" as the official UGA symbol, has stood the test of time. It made its first appearance in the opening game in 1964 and was an immediate hit with the Georgia fans, especially after Dooley's first three teams were so successful--highlighted by the 1966 SEC Championship.
Posted on 9/28/14 at 12:44 pm to TheLoupGarou
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UGA has the second best helmet design in CFB
I have always liked UGA helmet and their unis, especially the one they wore yesterday. One of the best in all college football.
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