agentoranj1990
| Favorite team: | Georgia  |
| Location: | Mableton |
| Biography: | UGA grad '94. Pulled for the Dawgs since 1980. 3rd generation Dawg. My grandpa sold peanuts outside Sanford stadium in the '30's. |
| Interests: | College football, tennis, biking |
| Occupation: | Senior systems administrator |
| Number of Posts: | 1248 |
| Registered on: | 10/16/2016 |
| Online Status: | Not Online |
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re: Why Erk Russell never had the job
Posted by agentoranj1990 on 7/7/26 at 8:54 am to bulldawger
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Based on what I’ve heard, I’m pretty sure Pat Dye was the choice had Dooley left.
I had to look it up. It says he declined the offer in December 1980. It would have been interesting if he would have staid to coach the Sugar Bowl. Crazy to think we could have had Pat Dye at UGA vs Dooley at Auburn. Maybe Bo Jackson would have gone to UGA.
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re: Why Erk Russell never had the job
Posted by agentoranj1990 on 7/6/26 at 4:01 pm to TLA
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Erk was absolutely offered the job. He was a friend of the family. Actually him and my dad won the member-guest tennis tournament on Amelia Island. My family’s condo was a couple floors below Vince and Barbara’s. Erk said he “couldn’t make a four year commitment to Georgia, Georgia Southern, or anybody else.
Yah, Erk retired one year later from Georgia Southern. It would have been interesting if Dooley left for Auburn in the early 80's what would have happened had Erk taken over.
re: Athfest 2026
Posted by agentoranj1990 on 7/1/26 at 1:48 pm to deeprig9
I would think they would have it in spring when students are still in session. Still lot more students stay around for summer.
re: Georgia Only Politics
Posted by agentoranj1990 on 7/1/26 at 1:48 pm to Violent Hip Swivel
I haven't seen any poll numbers, but the Bottoms vs Jackson race should be real tight.
re: Athfest 2026
Posted by agentoranj1990 on 6/30/26 at 11:13 am to Litigator
Suprisingly I've never been. It seems an odd time of the year. My mom is living in Athens so I'll probably go check it out some time.
re: UGA vs FSU in 2028 in Nashville
Posted by agentoranj1990 on 6/29/26 at 10:12 am to WG_Dawg
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because everyone that's against it, which is pretty much all of America taht actually watches the sport, don't make the decisions. TV money and league bosses make the decisions and the only only only only only thing they care about is money. Literally nothing else. If CFB morphs into a 2-conference super structure with 30+ teams in each one and we play half our games at neutral sites before going to a 28 team playoff that's what they'll vote for, as long as it keeps the money rolling in.
that's a grim outlook. I think the schools will gain more power if the season ticket sales start to drop. I think so far there are enough gen-x alumni that are buying into season tickets. If the overall alumni support and season ticket season revenue starts to fall the schools may push for more things to make the fans happy. A big thing that makes college football great are the regional rivalries.
re: UGA vs FSU in 2028 in Nashville
Posted by agentoranj1990 on 6/25/26 at 12:02 pm to RedPants
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I think I’m done going to games in general. The soul has left the sport. Might as well have my own couch and bathroom.
Yah, the soul has kind of been zapped. I just go to 1 or 2 games a year; like a mid-tier SEC game like Vandy or Kentucky. College football is like the NFL without a salary cap now.
re: Why Erk Russell never had the job
Posted by agentoranj1990 on 6/21/26 at 9:37 pm to JudgeLarryDawg
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I was there in 1989. Everyone was certain that the reason for the falloff after the Herschel years was because Vince and his staff weren’t putting the energy into recruiting. Goff had backing of influential booster group in Albany who vocally asked for Ray. We needed a young energetic recruiter who knows the Georgia people and the Georgia high school coaches.
During the Goff era, WayneMcDuffie was the de facto head coach in many ways.
man, some interesting information from way back. I think Dooley agreed with the decision because as someone said, it was similar young HC like he had been hired; a UGA guy, and a guy that could stay there for 30 years. Ray was a great recruiter - Zeier, Hastings, Hearst, Edwards, and Hines Ward. That's serious talent. I assume the Albany guys figured if Ray had a serous X and O guy like McDuffie he could make it work. The game had really passed Vince - real smart decision to step back and he was already AD.
re: UGA vs FSU in 2028 in Nashville
Posted by agentoranj1990 on 6/19/26 at 11:36 am to RealDawg
I'm sure it's all about the $. UGA fans really have. good time in Nashville from our days playing Vandy every other year. I had a good time. The hotel rates are insane for those kind of game weekends. I remember the cheapest hotel was 400 in Nashville. We ended up staying in Murfreesboro.
re: Why Erk Russell never had the job
Posted by agentoranj1990 on 6/19/26 at 9:42 am to Violent Hip Swivel
Yah, interesting to look back. Dick Sheridan had won a NC af Furman. He had really turned NC State around. He was a great coach. He only staid at NC State 3 more years and then I think he went into real estate. I think he would have had a lot of success. It's suprising looking back that we only had one coach we targeted before going internally. My cousin and another friend were on the 79-81 team. They did not like Goff at all. Be interesting to know what the thought process was on that hire.
re: Dantzler
Posted by agentoranj1990 on 6/8/26 at 3:17 pm to Wwarmouth
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Per an interview with JD on 92.9, he said he would continue to do show with Butler.
Though now that I think about it I think he was talking about Bulldawg Brunch on Sundays.
That's great. I guess he may not do the post-game show and just the brunch show, but he may do both. That's one of the best old school college football shows on the air.
re: An opposing SEC coach on Kirby’s 2026 Bulldogs. . .
Posted by agentoranj1990 on 6/8/26 at 3:16 pm to wdhalgren
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Yeah this shite sucks man. At least we got two Natty's before they completely ruined it.
I've said it before but just rip the bandaid off at this point and make this version of "college football" a pro league, and set up a volunteer football team made of students that can play other, local universities at the club level and stream the games on YouTube. I would watch that over this bullshite at this point. Make them sign a waiver that they can split the YouTube money evenly to avoid this happening again I guess
yah, thanks the heavens we got 2 Natty's before the landscape changed. Kirby did a great job w/ the last 2 seasons winning the SEC but we didn't have the right mix to be successful in the playoffs. I'll be interested to see how Indiana does in the next few years - if they can repeat the formula that won it for them.
I don't think there's anything the SEC, NCAA, or Congress can do now the floodgates have been opened. It's basically a pro league now with open free agency.
I'm just going to try to enjoy the season and rivalry games.
re: Zach Branch Arrested Post GDay for two "Obstruction" charges..updated with police report
Posted by agentoranj1990 on 6/4/26 at 9:37 am to RealDawg
I think the silver lining of the arrest is that he dropped in the draft because of it and the Falcons were able to pick him up in the 3rd round. I thought he would have been a late first round or late 2nd round pick.
re: Do we want to discuss the playoff expansion - and a possible standalone SEC?
Posted by agentoranj1990 on 6/1/26 at 12:56 pm to Violent Hip Swivel
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I doubt it would happen because there are so many SEC schools that care about basketball now, and the NCAA would just kick the SEC out of March Madness. Florida and Aubrn both get super gay for basketball. And then there's Kentucky that's always been about basketball and to a lesser extent Arkansas.
The NCAA would also kick the SEC out of the baseball World Series, and that'd piss a bunch of SEC people off too.
yah, I think Kirby and the SEC are just talking big. The NCAA would definitly kick us out of the college world series and basketball. They may try to come up with something where it's football only but just doesn't seem realistic for football only.
re: RIP Bob Horner
Posted by agentoranj1990 on 6/1/26 at 9:21 am to TLA
Horner was a great Brave. I was trying to remember if I saw him play for the Richmond Braves but when I looked it up; saw he skipped the minor leagues. I saw most of the early 80's Braves players coming through Richmond.
I also didn't remember he staid with the Braves through 1986. I know he switched to 1B after the Braves brought in Ken Oberkfell. Horner was never a great defensive player.
He had a lot of injury problems so likely why he retired early.
I also didn't remember he staid with the Braves through 1986. I know he switched to 1B after the Braves brought in Ken Oberkfell. Horner was never a great defensive player.
He had a lot of injury problems so likely why he retired early.
re: Do we want to discuss the playoff expansion - and a possible standalone SEC?
Posted by agentoranj1990 on 5/29/26 at 12:00 pm to Wwarmouth
I'm kind of jaded on the whole thing too. I think a lot of people just want to enjoy the things about college football they grew up with - the rivalry, trailgate, tradition, friends, etc. I really like the regional rivalries and think that is what makes the game so special. Like the annual TN-GA game was great, but now it's 4 years or whatever. If they start doing something where you have to pay a subcription to watch - I am out - finished. I haven't watched a single Braves game since they require a subsription now.
I think the SEC break could work if they Big 10 is involved, but there will be so many people left out.
I think the SEC break could work if they Big 10 is involved, but there will be so many people left out.
re: Do we want to discuss the playoff expansion - and a possible standalone SEC?
Posted by agentoranj1990 on 5/27/26 at 9:55 am to Wwarmouth
It could be a bluff but it could happen. I think the SEC and Big 10 may try to partner and split and come up with their own playoff. Would make sense if they both expand to 18 or more. Then it's like the NFL(AFC/NFC). They may as well assign each school as a AAA affiliate to an NFL team(just joking). Kirby has done a good job in this NIL era but he's obviously highly for regulating it. If the SEC/Big 10 merged into one league the group of five and ACC could have their own championship.
I would imagine the SEC tries to add Clemson and FSU. Maybe the Big 10 adds AZ and AZ state. There are still a lot of schools left out.
I would imagine the SEC tries to add Clemson and FSU. Maybe the Big 10 adds AZ and AZ state. There are still a lot of schools left out.
re: Georgia Republican Primary - May 19
Posted by agentoranj1990 on 5/12/26 at 12:23 pm to Violent Hip Swivel
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Burt Jones would beat Keisha with no problems. He has the GISA country club Republican vote sewn up and he also has Trump's endorsement.
If the Dems were smart, they'd organize and vote en masse for Jackson in the primary.
I'm not so sure. Bottoms didn't have a great run as mayor, but like the 2018 election there isn't a clear candidate for the Republicans and Kemp won a narrow victory over a weaker candidate(Abrams). I think main election may go to a runoff.
re: Bobby Cox has died...
Posted by agentoranj1990 on 5/10/26 at 9:00 pm to Violent Hip Swivel
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I remember when Schuerholz took over, the thing fans a lot of fans were most excited about was that he promised to have a better grounds crew. The Braves had a really shitty grounds crew before that, and the new crew would get a standing ovation sometimes after they dragged the infield.
And they also started playing Put Me In Coach when the team took the field. And then the team started winning and they'd draw 55,000 on a Wednesday night.
There will never be energy lke that around an Atlanta sports team ever again. It was lightning in a bottle, It's hard to appreciate if you're not old enough.
I was a huge Braves fan from the late 70's onwards. I grew up going to see the Richmond Braves and later moved down to SC. By the late 80's I was really burned out. I think it was the year Ted did that "One Crazy Summer" promotion and they lost over 100 games. I think it was maybe 1988. I was really skeptical in 91. I was at UGA and I remember going to the first Braves game I had been to in years right in the middle of the Fall division battle. I think at the time we were battling the Dodgers for the West division. The energy at Fulton County stadium was electirc.
re: Ted Turner has Died
Posted by agentoranj1990 on 5/7/26 at 10:34 pm to lewis and herschel
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Met him once, at Teds in the basement of where his penthouse was over by the Tabernacle. Interesting character but embodied the spirit that makes America great.
yah, he was a great businessman. In this day and age where a lot of business leaders are only worried about shareholder value it's great to reflect on his legacy. His products brought a lot of enjoyment and value to people. The Braves were terrible most of his tenure but I and many people loved them.
re: Let's get political!
Posted by agentoranj1990 on 5/4/26 at 11:03 am to Wwarmouth
Interesting thread. Agree w/ an early thread - I think Kemp is done. He's in his late 50's and can do pretty much whatever he wants - TV, think tank, consulting, speaking, golf, or whatever he wants. It wouldn't surprise me if he took some post at UGA like Sonny Perdue. I am hoping he takes some time off and then decides to run for President.
The Republican governor primary will likely go to a runoff with Jackson, Jones, and Raffensperger.
The Republican governor primary will likely go to a runoff with Jackson, Jones, and Raffensperger.
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