#3 Georgia 42, Georgia Tech 10

Instate rivalry games are often wildcards because the players often know each other, but this year’s “Good Old Fashion Hate” rivalry game between the Georgia Bulldogs and the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets was never close.  The game could be called, “A Good Old Fashion Beat Down.”  It is hard to believe that UGA has won 11 of the last 12 against GT.  I hope this is a lasting trend.

 Aaron Murray continued to dissect defenses.  He finished 14 of 17 for 215 yards and 2 touchdowns.  The offensive line created massive holes, which allowed Todd Gurley to rush for 97 yards and 2 touchdowns while Keith Marshall rushed for 66 yards and 2 touchdowns.  It is still hard to believe that these 2 guys are true freshmen.

The G-Day Defense gave up rushing yards, but did not give up the big play.  They played assignment football and out-muscled the Yellow Jackets.  I perfect example of this is when Bacarri Rambo ripped the ball out of Robert Godhigh’s hands on the 1-yard line and returned the ball to the 50-yard line.

This was a great final home game for the Dawgs, especially for the seniors as they got to hammer their instate rival one last time.  Georgia once dominated all 4 phases of the game (offense, defense, special teams, and coaching) and the Dawgs have great momentum as they head into the SEC Championship game were they will play the Alabama Crimson Tide.

 Alabama is a 7 ½ favorite and all the media types are picking the Tide to win the game.  Some “experts” are even questioning Georgia’s creditability as a national title contender.  Some have even said that the Florida Gators are better suited to challenge Norte Dame for the national title over UGA.

I want to be mad over the disrespect, but I refuse to let the hate bother me.  Georgia earned their spot in the SEC Championship game; they beat their hated rival Florida in a game that was not as close as the score reflects.  They won the games on their schedule.

 The Georgia Bulldogs will get their shot at the defending national champions on Saturday.  They control their destiny, and they will have an opportunity to silence their critics once and for all.  This is our team, it is our time, and come Saturday, there will be no regrets - Go DAWGS!

#5 Georgia 45, Georgia Southern 14

The Bulldogs started slow, but finished fast as quarterback Aaron Murray continued his aerial assault on the defense of opposing teams.  Murray finished 18 of 28 for 330 yards and 4 touchdowns.  Murray is on track to reach 3,000 passing yards.  If he reaches this milestone, he will be the only Bulldog quarterback to throw 3,000 yards in 3 seasons.

Congratulations go out to Todd Gurley who accumulated over the 1,000 rushing yards.  He is only the second true freshman to accomplish such a feat.  The first freshman tailback to reach this goal was UGA’s all-time best, Herschel Walker.  Gurley finished with workman-like stats – 68 yards and 1 touchdown.  Keith Marshall finished with 29 yards in limited action.

Chris Conley led all wide receivers with 76 yards and 2 touchdowns.  Congratulations go out to back-up quarter Parker Welch who threw his first collegiate touchdown.  I imagine the Jesup community is happy.

Today’s win over Georgia Southern was expected.  The big news today was that #1 Kansas State fell to Baylor, 52-24, and #2 Oregon fell to Stanford 17-14 in overtime.  In order for UGA to have a shot at the national title, Kansas State and Oregon had to lose.  That only leaves one undefeated BCS team – #3 Norte Dame.

If Norte Dame stays undefeated, Georgia beats Georgia Tech, and Alabama beats Auburn, the winner of the SEC Title will once again play for the national title.  The Bulldogs control their own destiny.  If they win out, they will get their shot.  GO DAWGS!

The Bulldogs have lots to play for and the Yellow Jackets would like nothing more than to ruin our shot at the crystal ball.  UGA will have to come out the gate fast and put Tech away similar to how they did Auburn.

#5 Georgia 38, Auburn 0

The Georgia Bulldogs' annual match up against the Auburn Tigers is one of my favorite games of the season.  I have always considered the Auburn rivalry as a friendly rivalry with fan bases who are similar and cordial.  Prior to this game, I did not expect the Bulldogs to completely dominate the Tigers 38-0.  This was never a contest as UGA scored on its first four possession and the defense completely manhandled the War Eagle offense.

 

Quarterback Aaron Murray continued to shine, finishing 18 of 24 for 208 yards and 3 touchdowns.  Murray distributed the ball perfectly.  He hit King (73 yards and 1 touchdown); Mitchell (47 yards and 1 touchdown); Conley (32 yards and 1 touchdown); Lynch (29 yards); Rome (17 yards); and Gurley (10 yards).

 

"Gurshall" - the dominate running backs Todd Gurley and Keith Marshall both went over a 100 yards rushing.  Gurley finished with 116 yards and 1 touchdown and Marshall finished with 105 yards and 1 touchdown.  Both of these guys should earn All-SEC honors.

 

The G-Day Defense pitched a shut out.  Jarvis Jones added another sack to his total and moves closer to breaking the sack record set by All-American defensive end David Pollack.  Bacarri Rambo added some hard hits and an interception.

 

The night ended with Georgia clinching the SEC East Title for the second consecutive year.  The Dawgs will likely play Alabama in the championship game in Atlanta.  At the beginning of the year I hoped this would be a special season.  If UGA keeps it up, it will be.

Marching Toward Atlanta

The last three weeks have been good for the Georgia Bulldogs.  For most, including myself, the loss to South Carolina shocked the confidence of UGA fans.  The Chickens beat us down, their coach once again mocked our prominence, and the Bulldog Nation saw the Dawgs in decline.  The Bulldogs limped into the bye week.  We hoped Georgia would return with renewed vigor.

#11 Georgia 29, Kentucky 24

The week started bad with the season ending injury of Michael Bennett.  Moreover, future All-American linebacker Jarvis Jones would be sidelined.  Unfortunately, the Bulldogs arrived in Lexington, Kentucky, uninspired and the Wildcats pushed around the defense of the Red & Black Attack.  The only shining moment was quarterback Aaron Murray’s career day.  He finished 30 of 38 with 427 yards and 4 touchdowns.  Murray distributed the ball evenly, throwing to King, Mitchell, Brown, Lynch, Gurley, Conley, McGowan, and Marshall. 

The week ended bad with Georgia’s next opponent, the Florida Gators, complete destruction of the South Carolina Gamecocks who previously destroyed the Bulldogs.  UGA fans went into a tailspin as we pondered the potential for another embarrassing lost to the hated Gators.

#10 Georgia 17, #2 Florida 9

 This was probably the quietest lead up to the Georgia / Florida game in some time.  Fans of the Red & Black Attack kept quiet as we were seriously afraid that the hated Gators would embarrass us.  The statistics did not favor UGA as we had not beaten a ranked team in two years. 

Shawn Williams called the team “soft” and demanded better play.  The team, led by the G-Day Defense answered the challenge.  They forced 6 turnovers and held the Gators without a touchdown.  Jarvis Jones was a one man wrecking crew, finishing with 13 tackles, 3 sacks, 2 forced fumbles, and 1 fumble recovery.  His performance will go down in history of Georgia / Florida games.

Aaron Murray and the offense played like garbage, but Murray connected with Malcolm Mitchell late in the fourth quarter for the go ahead 45-yard touchdown pass.  Jones sealed the victory when he punched the ball out the hands of Jordan Reed on 5-yard line, which caused a forced fumble that was ultimately recovered by Sanders Commings.

For the first time in a long time, Georgia played spoiler to Florida’s national title ambitions - “Glory, glory, to old Georgia!”

#6 Georgia 37, Ole Miss 10

 Many considered this a trap game because Ole Miss was on the upswing and Georgia was coming off an emotional victory over Florida.  The Rebels came out hungry and for two quarters they dominated Georgia.  Mississippi stopped the Dawgs offense and did just enough to keep a 10-0 lead.  The elation caused by being in the lead for the SEC East Title was slowly slipping away.   

UGA needed a boast, and Coach Mark Richt dialed a trick play that resulted in a 66-yard touchdown pass to Marlon Brown.  The homecoming crowd of 92,746 exploded Between the Hedges.  Once on the board, the Dawgs exploded for 37 unanswered points.  Murray finished with an impressive 21 of 28 for 384 yards and 4 touchdowns.  Todd Gurley rushed for 117 yards off 18 rushes, and senior wide receiver Marlon Brown lead the team in reception yards with 113 until her suffered a season ending injury.  I hope he recovers quickly.

In addition to the offense waking up, the defense tamed the Rebs.  Linebacker Alec Ogletree had a safety, sack, and interception.  Damian Swann recovered 2 fumbles and defense held Ole Miss to only 55 total yards in the second half.

Georgia can only continue their march to Atlanta if they beat Auburn, in one of my favorite rivalry games.  Although the Tigers are bad this year, they will look to spoil UGA’s run at a second consecutive SEC East title. 

Beat Downs

There has been multiple beat downs over the last two weeks:

Atlanta Braves v. St. Louis Cardinals
Playoff baseball finally returned to Atlanta.  The city was hot, the Cardinals were on fumes, and everyone wanted to see the Chipper Jones make one last run at postseason glory.  The fans came ready.  Unfortunately, Atlanta imploded under the playoff pressure.  The team committed multiple errors and the umpires made a horrible in-field fly call.  The fans revoked and trash flew.  St. Louis capitalized and crushed the Braves 6-3.  I am not much of a baseball fan, but thanks for the memories Chipper.

 

Georgia Bulldogs v. South Carolina Gamecocks
This was the marquee match-up of the week.  ESPN sent the Game Day crew to Columbia, South Carolina to hype the match-up of undefeated #5 Georgia versus undefeated #6 South Carolina.  Unfortunately, the game was over before it started as the Bulldogs were embarrassed by the Gamecocks.  The Chickens punched, punched, and continued to punch the Dawgs in the face.  UGA never responded.  The final score was 35-7, but it felt worse.  Carolina fans were right to chant – “overrated”.

 

President Barack Obama v. Governor Mitt Romney, Debate #1
Regardless of whether Obama was employing the “rope-a-dope” technique, he looked tired, preoccupied, and disinterested – qualities that do not help a person get reelected.  Additionally, Obama seemed unprepared, which probably stemmed from Romney’s shameful pivot from candidate with “severely conservative” views to candidate with moderate Republican views.  Romney clearly does not mind lying if it gets him elected.  Regardless, couple Obama’s poor performance with Romney’s energetic presentations of his “new” positions and you get a debate beat down and Romney victory.

 

Vice President Joe Biden v. Congressman Paul Ryan, Debate #2
Biden – verbally and nonverbally – finally said what most Democrats have been thinking throughout this presidential campaign – the Republicans only care about tax cuts for richest of Americans at the expense of everyone else and expansion of government for the purpose of controlling women’s reproductive rights.  More importantly, Biden acknowledged that the current Republicans’ are full of “malarkey”.  It was beautiful performance and beat down that Democrats needed.

 

President Barack Obama v. Governor Mitt Romney, Debate #3
Obama needed to bounce back from his poor first debate and establish that he is the president and America is better served with him in the office.  He took the facts to Romney, challenged Romney’s “new” positions and reminded the country that Romney believes that 47% of the citizens are losers.  Most importantly, he called Romney out for politicizing the terrorist attack.  The look on Romney’s face established the significance of the beat down.

#5 Georgia 51, Tennessee 44

Every team needs a gut check.  A point where everything goes against you, your opponent capitalizes on your mistake and refuses to relent.  Georgia experienced their first gut check of the season yesterday.  The Bulldogs jumped to an early 27-10 lead and it looked like a rout, but in a span a span of 4:11, the Volunteers capitalized on UGA turnovers and took a 30-27 lead and Dawg fans developed a sinking feeling that the team’s path to the SEC Championship game was about to become slightly harder.



Thankfully, Georgia was able to go into halftime 30-30 after a 50 yard field goal.  The Vols started the third quarter with the ball, but the G-Day defense caused a three and out and the offense was able to score 3 touchdowns in the third quarter.  The fourth quarter started with Georgia leading 51-37, but Rocky Top would not quit.  They were relentless during the fourth quarter and got within seven, but with the game on the line, the G-Day defense forced 3 turnovers to preserve the victory.

I do not know how well Georgia will do this year, but their confidence is at an all-time high.  It looks like the offense can score at well, and Aaron Murray appears to have complete control of the offense as he went 19 of 25 for 278 yards, 2 touchdowns, 1 interception, and 1 fumble.

At the beginning of the season I worried about productive Georgia’s running game would be without Isaiah Crowell.  Fortunately, there is such a thing as addition by subtraction.  Keith Marshall and Todd Gurley are the truth.  Although Marshall fumbled once, he more than made up for this mistake, going for 164 yards and 2 touchdowns.  His 75 yard touchdown was a slight to behold.



Gurley equally impressed.  He finished with 130 yards and 3 touchdowns.  His shoulder juke touchdown run was jaw dropping.  His postgame interview impressed me more than his on-the-field play.  Gurley came across humble, and more importantly he thanked his teammates and acknowledged that he would not have rushed for 130 without their contribution.  He and Marshall are only true freshmen.  Their potential is scary.

The G-Day defense made the most of a difficult situation.  If you give any SEC team a short field, they will probably score and Tennessee did just that.  However, when Georgia needed a stop, the Red & Black attacked Tennessee without warning or mercy.

Next week the Dawgs travel to Colombia, South Carolina to play the Gamecocks.  It will be a primetime matchup of undefeated teams and the winner will be in the driver’s seat to win the SEC East title.  Georgia’s had their gut check and came out on top.  Now it’s time to apply the lesson learned to cook the Chickens.  

#5 Georgia 48, Vanderbilt 3

Georgia’s game against Vanderbilt last night was a fan’s dream come true.  The Bulldogs came out focused and dominated all three phases of the game.  The Commodores simply looked inept and there was no question this was going to be rout. 

 Aaron Murray and the offense was precise, cutting through Vandy’s defense like a scalpel.  His throws had zip and were more importantly accurate.  He finished 18 of 24 for 250 yards and 2 touchdowns.  He showed command of the huddle, he’s throwing the ball all over, and he looked like he was having fun.  I believe Murray’s success stems from having a consistent running game.  Todd Gurley and Keith Marshall are the truth.  I like the fact that they are friends, roommates, challenge each other to be better, and embrace sharing touches.  Gurley finished with 130 yards, 2 touchdowns, and several Sportscenter highlight runs.  Marshall finished with 82 yards and 2 touchdowns. 

 The success of these two freshman stem from the amazing play of the offensive line that have created rushing lanes and protected the young guys.  Additionally, the running game is helped by the passing game, because defenses have to stay honest because Georgia receivers – Marlon Brown, Tavarres King, Rhett McGowan, Rantavious Wooten, Chris Conley, Michael Bennett, and Malcolm Mitchell – can all catch the ball and get open.

 This was definitely a fulfilling game.  I hope the Dawgs can carry this momentum into the meat of the SEC schedule.

#7 Georgia 41, Missouri 20

The Bulldogs started slow and for 3 quarters, it looked as if the Missouri Tigers were primed to upset Georgia in their SEC debut.  The Zou was rocking, wearing their yellow spirit shirts and waving their yellow flags.  Midway through the 3rd quarter, UGA finally decided to introduce Missouri to “Grown Man Football.”  Georgia raddled off 32 unanswered points and Jarvis Jones single-handedly destroyed the Mizzou offense, with an interception returned to the 1-yard line and a forced fumble, which the Dawgs recovered on the 2-yard line.

Jones is a beast and if he keeps it up, he will definitely be playing Sundays.  He finished with 9 total tackles, an interception, and 2 sacks.  The G-Day Defense complimented Jones by dominating the Tigers.  They did this with 4 missing starters.  They have the potential to be a special unit.

Aaron Murray started slow, but finished 22 of 35 for 242 yards, 3 touchdowns, and 1 interception.  I like Murray’s effort and his ability to get different receivers involved, but I feel like he is not playing like an experienced junior.  It seems like he is trying to do too much, which either leads to a turnover and/or sack.
 
I am generally not fan of the tailback by commit, but since our guys are young, it works.  We need them all healthy for the season.  Todd Gurley is the truth and has the potential to be special.  He finished with 65 yards and 1 touchdown.  Gurley averaged 6.5 yards per carry. Ken Malcolm added 33 yards and Keith Marshall added 32 yards.  As a group, they finished with 113 yards.  Congratulations go out to Marshall Morgan, our true freshman kicker who hit 2 field goals.  This was his first away game and he handled the pressure well.

The Dawgs host Florida Atlantic Saturday night.  This should be cake walk, but as University of Louisiana Monroe showed us last week, anything came happen if you do not prepare and/or respect your opponents.  I hope the Bulldogs remember this lesson, come out hard, score often, and then rest their starters so some of the young guys can get some experience.

Cincinnati Bengals = Georgia Bulldogs North

Twenty-three former University of Georgia football players are on the active rosters of NFL teams.  The Cincinnati Bengals have the most former Bulldogs, with 6 players on their roster.  Those players are: (1) Geno Atkins, defensive tackle; (2) Clint Boling, guard; (3) Orson Charles, tight end; (4) Robert Geathers, defensive end; (5) A.J. Green, wide receiver; and (6) Dennis Roland, tackle.  In addition to the six listed above, the Bengals also drafted David Pollack in with their first pick in the 2008 NFL draft.  He retired from football after suffering a career ending neck injury.

 

There seems to be a pipeline between the Queen City and Georgia.  Hopefully, many more UGA players will have an opportunity to play for the Bengals and other NFL teams.

#6 Georgia 45, Buffalo 23

Todd Gurley did not disappoint in his debut as a Georgia Bulldog.  The freshman running electrified the home crowd with his 100-yard kick return, 100 total rushing yards on 8 carries, and 3 total touchdowns.  The season just started, but the Bulldog Nation may have already forgotten about Isaiah Crowell.  Fellow freshman tailback Keith Marshall showed productive signs, rushing for 46 yards on 10 carries, and Ken “Boo” Malcome contributed 32 yards on 6 carries.

 

The Bulldog Nation questioned the strength of the offensive line coming into the game, but the big boys held their own and allowed UGA to net 485 total yards.  Aaron Murray started off sloppy, but settled down and finished 15 of 26 with 258 yards and 3 touchdowns.  Unfortunately, Murray continued to hold onto to ball too long.  He has to overcome this if Georgia hopes to challenge for the SEC title.

 

The G-Day Defense played a vanilla defense and executed poorly.  They gave up too many quarterback keepers down the middle and wide receivers were allowed to run open through the middle.  I would like to think that they kept it simple so as to not tip their hat to Missouri, but I would have liked them to be more dominating.

 

All-in-all, it was a good day Between the Hedges.  Dr. Smiles and I accompanied Wubya and Artful T to the game, so it was great to see the 2012-2013 Dawgs in person.

Let the Bulldogs Eat

University of Georgia football starts in 11 days!  The Associated Press ranked the Bulldogs #6 in their preseason poll, which puts the Dawgs in prime position to compete for a national title should they win impressively and go undefeated.    In recent years, Georgia has had the talent to contend for the national title, but they seem to always fall flat in big games against ranked opponents.  Last year it was the season opener against Boise State, the first away game against South Carolina, and the second half of the SEC Championship game against Louisiana State.   It seems like when the lights are the brightest; my beloved Dawgs wilt under the pressure. 

Offensively, their are questions as to who will start at running back. The team dismissed starting tailback Isiah Crowell, who was the SEC Freshman of the Year, because he was arrested for possessing illegal guns.  Last year's backups were unimpressive and Keith Marshall, the team's top recruit is a true freshman.  Moreover, the offensive line is young and star wide receiver Malcolm Mitchell now plays defense. 

Defensively, the Bulldogs look good, but several key players will miss the first two games of the season because of rule infractions.  1980 was a long time ago.  The Bulldog Nation needs a national title, and UGA’s 2012 schedule places them in prime position to run the table.  Georgia will play the following teams:

September 1, 2012 - v. Buffalo Bulls.  The Blue Bulls play in the MAC and finished the 2011 season  with an overall record of 2-9.  They have a new head coach and should provide little resistance to UGA.

September 8, 2012 - at Missouri Tigers.  UGA will be the first school to official welcome the Tigers to the SEC.  They finished 8-5 in their former conference and will hope to shock the Bulldogs with their high powered rushing offense, which finished 9th in the country.  Most Georgia fans consider this trap game as it is a national televised game on ESPN and it will be the first meeting of the teams in the new SEC East.  This is a must win for the Bulldogs if the hope to repeat as SEC East champions.

September 15, 2012 - v. Florida Atlantic Owls. the Owls play in the Sun Belt and finished the 2011 season with an overall record of 1-11.  Georgia's second team should see lots of action for this game.

September 22, 2012 - v. Vanderbilt Commodores.  Last year's game against Vandy ended on a heated note when the coaching staff for the respective schools got into an argument about Georgia's post game actions.  I imagine the Commodores remember the Dawgs celebrating on their field and they will want to get revenge Between the Hedges.  The Commdores have shown that they can beat the Bulldogs; therefore, Georgia better bring their "G" game.

September 29, 2012 - v. Tennessee Volunteers.  The Vols have fallen off, going 5-7 last year, but they are dangerous under Derrick Dooley and Georgia should take them seriously.

October 6, 2012 - at #9 South Carolina Gamecocks.  As long as I can remember, Georgia has always played the Gamecocks in the second game of the season.  The addition of Missouri to the SEC East changed everything and now we will play them in the middle of the season.  This will be UGA's first ranked opponent of the season.  The Chickens always give us problems, but hopefully we will take advantage of the inexperienced quarterback and regulate them back to second tier status.

October 20, 2012 - v. Kentucky Wildcats.  Coach Joker Phillips seems like a nice guy, but Georgia should tame the Cats with ease.

October 27, 2012 - v. #23 Florida Gators.  There is nothing like the World's Largest Cocktail Party.  The Dawgs left Jackville, Florida with a victory last season and it is time UGS go on a long winning streak.  It will be tough and Georgia will have to overcome their desire to lose this game, but I am confident the Dawgs can get it done.

November 3, 2012 - v. Mississppi Rebels.  I have never considered Ole Miss a rival, but back when I was at UGA, this use to be one of the craziest home games.  Johnny Reb should not give the Bulldogs any trouble.

November 10, 2012 - at Auburn Tigers.  The South's Oldest Rivalry is one of my favorite games because of the similarities between the schools.  I still mad they got a national title before us, but the joint marching bands is always a sight to see.

November 17, 2012 - v. Georgia Southern Eagles.  The Bulldogs generally do not play a "cupcake" team this late in the season, but GSU Eagles needed some cash, and apparently they are willing to travel to collect their beatdown cash.

November 24, 2012 - v. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets.  The North Ave. Trade School will want revenge from last year's home loss.  Coach Paul Johnson's triple option is always dangerous, so the Bulldogs will have to play assignment football if they hope to stop their high powered offense.

 

 

Goodbye, Good Luck

Earlier this month the University of Georgia dismissed superstar freshman running back Isaiah Crowell from the team.  It is a shame that he is gone, but UGA had no choice since he was carrying around guns without a permit.  Even worst, they had scratched out serial numbers.  Why in the world did he have illegal guns? It simply makes no sense.  He is the reigning SEC Freshman of the year.  If he needed protection, then all he had to do was tell Coach Mark Richt, and I am sure he could have gotten him security.

Although I hate to see someone squander an amazing opportunity, Crowell was well aware of the dangers of continued misconduct.  Coach Richt said he talked to him after the positive drug test last year, AJC writers talked about his deteriorating situation, and I even wrote him a heartfelt letter on December 2, 2011.  He may have not read my letter, but explicitly told Crowell that the Bulldogs would replace him if he continued to make bad decisions.

My beloved Dawgs have lost 3 tailbacks in two summers – Caleb King, Washan Ealey, and now highly recruited Isaiah Crowell.  I guess the Ken Malcolm and Keith Marshall era is starting sooner than expected.  Go Dawgs!

#17 Michigan State 33, #16 Georgia 30

The Bulldogs continued their unfortunate trend of only playing high caliber football for one-half.   Georgia entered halftime with a commanding 16-0 lead and it looked like Michigan State was on life support.  The Bulldogs had completely owned the Spartans during the first half and the G-Unit defense held them on the first series.  The offense started moving down the field with ease, and then the wheels fell off.  Aaron Murray threw a terrible interception and the Spartans commenced to score 27 unanswered points.  UGA’s offense stalled, and it became evident that the Spartans not only had the momentum, but also believed they could win the game, while the Dawgs looked tired and without confidence.

Murray finished 20 of 32 for 288 yards, 2 touchdowns, 2 costly interceptions, and 1 fumble.  It seems like a significant number of the Bulldog faithful are questing Isaiah Crowell’s place in the starting lineup, but I am starting to question Murray’s place.  He is a great player who is worthy of starting at UGA, but I wonder if he can lead us to the next level.  It seems like he tries to do too much, which leads him to make costly mistakes that are game changers.  He has thrown too many bad inceptions this season after being flushed out the pocket or fumbled the ball.

I know that backup quarterback Hudson Mason has seen limited action against top shelf competition, but insiders say he is a legitimate quarterback who could start at a SEC school.  Perhaps we need a new signal caller to reinvigorate the offense.  I would like the coaches to hold a quarterback competition and allow Mason and Christian LaMay compete for the starting job.