For Shawn Williams

Let me go ahead and state the obvious, I know Shawn will not see this. But just in case someone close to him reads it.....

Shawn, we need you again. I know you heard me during the dawgwalk Saturday. I yelled out that you were the MVP and Coach of the year for UGA. You didnt look at me, but the players around you did and they smiled in agreement. Just like before when you "woke up" ( as Jarvis Jones stated) the defense, we need to make sure they are awake this week. Im not asking that you make it public. But sometime soon, before or after practice, you need to GATA in the locker room. Im seeing alot of excitement from a few of our players, but we need ALL of them to be fired up this weekend. This game will be decided by the defenses on both sides. Everyone, including Bama knows that we have the talent to win. But I have an uneasy feeling and a short memory from before the FL game. We cannot have the same defense that showed up at Kentucky, Buffalo etc, if they score, we must NOT GIVE UP and let them have the momentum... You guys are better than that. This will be YOUR time, LEAVE IT ALL ON THE FIELD. If we come up short, then oh well, at least we played up to our potential.

One last thing. Thank you for the Florida game. Thank you for having the biggest balls in the state of GA and saying what needed to be said. I feel our coaches had lost the team and whether this was your brillance or theirs (highly unlikely) it makes no difference. YOU DID WHAT HAD TO BE DONE! Its time to bring that intensity to the field saturday. Although my playing days are over (and god I miss it), I love my DAWGS and will always call it like I see it. And Im saying this team can beat anybody when you guys show up.

Its time to get mean and and get our respect back from 2008!!