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I hate UGA. You should know that if you know me. I hate the assumed dominance by the media, the arrogance of their fans, and the arrogance portrayed by their players and coaches, not to mention the crap Heisman talk over Knowshow Moreno.

So you can imagine I loved the outcome of Saturday’s UGA vs. Florida game, formerlly referred to as The World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party.  That’s right, the “Dawgs” were dismembered play after play. They lost by 39 points. Ouch. So much for “best team in the country,” “best team in the SEC,” and “2009 National Champion.”

While the Bulldogs have underperformed to many (I expected them to fail, so I’m just thrilled), the Yellow Jackets have overperformed. Who - except Paul Johnson - would have expected them to be 7-2 right now, in contention for the ACC championship, and just a few plays away from being 9-0.

In fact, we’re ranked only 7 spots behind UGA in the BCS rankings. We’re picked by a few analysts to be playing in the Orange bowl while UGA will miss BCS bowls alltogether, most likely.

I like that. This college football season is shaping up nicely. Next up is UNC, which will be a good, tough game. Looking forward to that matchup in November.

To Hell With Georgia,

Colin

UGA is playing Fresno State for the College World Series.  My extended family (bless their poor souls) are UGA fans.  If you’re not aware, I go to Georgia Tech, and we hate UGA.  I pull for two teams - Georgia Tech and whoever’s playing UGA.  I grew up that way, and the rest of the school is that way.  That’s how a rivalry works.

Now when I mentioned I was pulling for Fresno State, I got the normal “I’d be pulling for Tech if they were still playing,” line.  I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard that line.  The Parkers give me a hard time about it - Mr. P went to West Point and Matt went to the Air Force Academy, and I can see how they pull for each other’s schools when they’re not playing - they have a common bond in military service.  I heard it when I refused to pull for UGA over Hawaii, no matter what the odds.  But for GT and UGA, there’s nothing more that I want in college sports than for UGA to be completely irrelevant.  In fact, I want UGA to be ranked preseason #1 in football.  That way there’s nowhere for them to go but down in the rankings, disappointment saddening their fans.

I’ll give you a rivalry - it’s so intense at GT that we want UGA to lose no matter who they’re playing.  That’s animocity between two schools.  None of this “we’ll pull for you when you’re not playing us” crap.  It’s hardcore.  There’s a reason they call the football game “Good, clean, old fashioned hate.”

That’s a rivalry.  Go Fresno State.