As last Saturday's BCS selection melee played out, we UGA fans knew our Bulldogs were going to the Sugar Bowl—whether we wanted to admit it or not.
Sure, there was plenty of talk about Georgia's title game chances—but that was wishful thinking more than anything else.
Do I blame the BCS? I can't say I fully agree with the system—or the outcome it produced—but then again I'm not the bitter fan who wallows in woulda-shoulda-coulda's.
In the words of the old Negro spiritual, Bulldawg Nation shall overcome.
And just how might we do that?
By stomping the pineapple-eatin', Run-and-Shoot-runnin' Hawaii Warriors, whose ex-con wideouts are smart enough to execute an offense that requires no thinking at all from its receivers.
"Get open on two—ready, break."
Sure, Davone Bess and "Random guy with a hyphen in his last name" are both good receivers—when the play weak secondaries.
Hawaii's game plan hasn't changed in five years:
Throw underneath to scat receivers and hope they rack up the YAC...then, when the defense finally commits to stopping the underneath routes, throw it over the top.
In fairness, Colt Brennan's ability to deliver the ball on time, no matter the route, is extremely impressive. As a matter of fact, I believe Brennan to be the best quarterback in the country (too bad the Heisman goes to the best player).
All else being equal, it's a good bet that Brennan would have his way with the Dawgs secondary—because as much as I love them, our DBs are probably on par with those the Warriors have seen all year.
But the rest of our defense is another story.
The Warriors' line hasn't faced the size and speed of the UGA front four. Combined with Rennie Curran and the rest of a strong linebacking corps, the big boys should be able to pressure Brennan enough to turn the game in Georgia's favor.
As long as UGA defensive coordinator Willie Martinez is willing to get aggressive by playing man-up and gambling on some wholesale blitzes, UGA's D can hold Hawaii to fewer than four touchdowns.
On the flipside, the Warriors won't have an answer to the RB tandem of Thomas Brown and Knowshon Moreno.
Since coming into his own against Vanderbilt, Moreno is averaging 5.3 yards a carry and two touchdowns a game as a starter. With Brown back in the mix, there's no drop off between No. 1 and No. 2.
Given how easily Washingston's Jake Locker ran on Hawaii last weekend, Moreno and Brown must be chomping at the bit.
QB Matt Stafford, meanwhile, has finally learned to harness his cannon, and has thrown the touch ball extremely well in the second half of the season. With the O-line learning to develop a pocket and the receivers finally catching the rock, the Bulldogs have one of the most balanced attacks in the nation.
In the end, if the game is tied, the two teams can settle it "B-boy" style—with the Warriors doing their tribal "jump and flex and scream a lot" tango, and the Dawgs Crankin' that Soulja Boy to carry off the Sugar Bowl trophy like Supaman.
As it stands, I'm stickin' with my Dawgs 31-28 or 31-24. The over-under is 55.
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10 months ago
you chicken. You talk big and we knows you's all are very big and fast and well financed so why only a three to seven point spread???? The icon that is Bulldog football and it's legacy should offer at least four touchdowns!!!! You must remember that the Warrior's recruiting budget hovers under $50,000. per year while the Bulldogs recruiting budget come in at approx. $500,000.00 So put your money where your mouth is and walt the talk and give me four touchdowns and I take the Warrior's. Fair is fair.
Leghorn Cleghorn
10 months ago
Georgia 31-10 "They are who we thought they were!" Dennis Green and now UGA. I'm not a Bulldog fan but they are a sleeping giant.
10 months ago
Georgia fan!!!! Remember what happened to you in the Sugar bowl 2 years ago! IN ATLANTA I say you win but the upset wouldn't suprise me. 38-34 UGA
10 months ago
I think Georgia's ground game will eat time of possession up. Thus no Brennan no big points.
10 months ago
I love how the first post-er talks big and posts anonymously. 4 touchdown spread? Are you mentally handicapped? I am not fool and if you read all my articles, I post from a reasonable angle--not from some crazy stance.
10 months ago
I hope that UGA does beat Hawaii. Although i am not a bulldog fan, i am pulling for them and all SEC teams who are playing in bowl games (yes, that even includes Bama as much as i hate Nick). So, good luck Georgia! GEAUX TIGERS!
10 months ago
Reasonable article, Trey, except for the derogatory remarks directed at Hawaii and its players, but hey, if UGA fans need to conduct themselves that way then I can understand that.
10 months ago
The media, SEC kool-Aide drinkers and Bowl money people do not want Hawaii to win. Someone should make sure the refs of this game are screened. There is big money riding on the side of UGA/SEC winning this game. Propigating the SEC myth takes alot of effort. ESPN analysts (suck as SEC Kool-Aide King Herb on Game Day) keep talking about how "dominent" the SEC is. How about some pure FACTS they have nothing to do with fanbase size, $$$, etc.
SEC vs. Non-Conference Top 25 opponents this year . . . 2-3! Losing record!
SEC vs ACC . . . 3-3
So much for dominence . . . UGA get ready for Hawaii!
10 months ago
hahahaha, wit a minute.... hahahaha, let's see Georgia score on Hawaii's fast defense
10 months ago
The Dawg's offense is finally comfortable throwing the ball and we all know Knowshon and Brown can handle the running game. The rushing D is fairly consistent and very quick off the ball. Georgia's onlyweak point: a lackluster secondary. However, dont expect the Warrior's wide-outs to put more than 2 TDs on the board.
34-17 UGA
Dawgs win!
10 months ago
Colt Brennan - 131 touchdown passes, 23 NCAA records, led the only undefeated team in America. Who else can say that?.... Nobody. How can he not win the Heisman? If you are skeptical, I challenge you to watch last week's Hawaii vs. Washington. Colt is amazing!
10 months ago
I have been watching Hawaii and Colt Brennan play in the WAC and have seen him perform against several Pac-10 teams. I never noticed any of those challengers dis him or not show signs of respect.
Down the stretch I was checking out LSU and Florida boards while there was talk of a potential LSU-Hawaii game in the Sugar Bowl. Now Hawaii is excited about playing Georgia because Georgia is possibly the best team in the Country.
LSU and Georgia board posters when contemplating playing Hawaii seem to me to have an excessive amount of fans making irrational derogatory statements. Psycologically I believe there is really Fear of looseing to Colt and Hawaii. It is being masked with Hawaii is not worthy of playing us or ridicule of our conference, state or type of players even posting pictures of Hawaii's deceased Hawaiian Icon, Brother IZ. This mentality has the potential of massive humilation for Georgia and the SEC and frankly feeds the Hawaiian beasts. The Warriors will be in New Orleans on Christmas. They will be ready for War on New Years Day.
I won't make any predictions of the score but I will definitely put my money on Colt "Big Game" Brennan MVP.
10 months ago
"Colt Brennan - 131 touchdown passes, 23 NCAA record"
And thats in just 3 seasons!!!!!
10 months ago
Hey Bobby
Brennan also missed two games this season with injuries and played hobbled in two others. In 2006 he sat out at least 9 quarters when the game was in hand and still passed for 58 TD's plus rushed for another 8 while compiling almost 400 yds rushing, basically scrambling out of the pocket
10 months ago
If brennan,bess and grice mullen did not undress at half time against northern colorado it would have benn a 100- 0
10 months ago
Georgia will beat Hawaii? The same was said about Oklahoma last year, and they were 12-1 (the blown call by the referee taken into account) and should have played for the national title. Look what happened to them against Boise State.
Hawaii's chances are less than 50%, but greater than zero. We won't really know until the teams step onto the field. You should be making predicitions, not displaying your predilictions.
Of course, we _would_ already know whether Hawaii belongs if the BCS teams had played Hawaii this year instead of refusing to schedule them. Hawaii's attempted to secure at least three BCS opponents, but the BCS teams wouldn't show up.
As far as I'm concerned, if BCS teams don't want to show up during the regular season, they should shut up if Hawaii or someone else gets into a BCS bowl game.
10 months ago
well said T....I respect what you got to say about Hawaii...but as a fan I believe it is 50 50 for both....Any team can beat any team on any given day....Hawaiii did try to get scheduling so I was sick of hearing the moaning and groanin about them not deserving this game.....
10 months ago
look at it this way if Hawaii is a walk over team then dont worry Georgia...the win is all your....Fans dont even have to talk....its a free bowl game
10 months ago
Watch out, here come the bandwagon Hawaii fans...
10 months ago
"By stomping the pineapple-eatin', Run-and-Shoot-runnin' Hawaii Warriors, whose ex-con wideouts are smart enough to execute an offense that requires no thinking at all from its receivers."
Yes, Davone Bess did have a run in with the law a while back. He picked up a couple friends who he didn't know had stolen goods on them. He got caught in the flak and got sent to juvi. Since then he's been in no trouble.
Next, the Run and Shoot requires all of its receivers to read coverage every single play and adjust accordingly. They need to know exactly what the DBs and the safeties are doing. Colt and the receivers both read the coverage the same. Colt knows where to throw it and the receivers know where they need to be to make a catch.
10 months ago
Just as a disclaimer, the statement in question was edited slightly for pizazz I believe...do not get it twisted, I respect Hawaii...read my other Article on the BCS matchups to see. Obviously I respect them with the spread I provided. With that said, I am still a UGA fan and entitled, with class in mind, to articulate my thoughts about any team, player, program, etc. All this talk about "billboard material" is a shame. Look, both these teams new they would be playing each other...now its time to see what's good. No more talk about budgets, or past seasons...this is the here and now, UGA vs Hawaii...
p.s. to the guy who stated something about "I want to see Moreno or Brown run on Hawaii's fast defense..." what are the SEC defenses: slow? what a joke.
10 months ago
I wouldn't disrespect Hawaii's players like that. They have the best group of receivers in the nation. Look at the numbers.
I wouldn't disrespect the routes or intelligence of the recievers, as all of the routes get sight adjusted to the defense on each play. It is the most complex in NCAA/NFL. It is virually impossiblee to stop, Hawaii leads the nation in scoring.
I wouldn't say Jake Locker ran it up on Hawaii. Washington got out to a 21-0 lead because of 3 first quarter Hawaii fumbles. Hawaii shut out Locker and Rankin in the 2nd half. 0 points in the 2nd half.
Hawaii will only lose if they beat themselves with turnovers. The only close games Hawaii played this year were because of turnovers, yet Hawaii always found a way to win!
There is no defense in the nation that can stop Hawaii when they are clicking and Colt is healthy. Colt played on a severely sprained ankle all year and got knocked out of a game and half because of a concussion, still he accounted for 46 TD's, last year when healthy he accounted for 63 TD's. Just FYI, Colt is now healthy.
Good luck Dawgs.
Hawaii 38, Georgia 24
Another note... I don't know why the ESPN guys are always puffing up the SEC, the SEC non coonference record is not that great. I hope the Georgia players watch plenty of delusional ESPN this month. Then come New Years day they can wake up to a little dose of reality.
10 months ago
to anonymous...what are you talking about...espn? for most of the year they didn't even talk about Georgia. Check back at all the predictions vs Florida, Auburn, Kentucky, Alabama, etc. None of them ever predicted a win. I think everyone now is on the Georgia bandwagon and I wish they would get off.
Remember in 2005, Georgia played that Boise State team who was the highest scoring team in the nation. Does anyone remember what that score was? UGA 48 Boise State 13. Oh yeah, that was the same year they beat Hawaii's high scoring offense: Boise St 44 Hawaii 41
Oh yeah, don't forget too that when we played OK State this year, everyone was saying that their offense was the best in the nation: UGA 35 OK State 14. Listen to this Rainbows...that was the lowest scoring output for them this year, by far. OK State had games where they scored 42, 49, 39, 45, 41, 35, 28, 45.
Hawaii will not score anything when UGA's running the ball all day. I really think Colt will have a great day, but...it will be a 2nd half performance as Georgia gets out to a 21-3 halftime lead. Georgia's defense is also underrated...watch out for some blitz packages.
Just remember Rainbow fans, you aren't playing patsy's like: Northern Colorado, Louisiana Tech, UNLV, Charleston Southern, Idaho, Utah State, San Jose State, New Mexico State, Fresno State. Hell Georgia College for the Deaf and Blind could have won a few of those games.
Good luck Hawaii! Welcome to the Dirty South.
10 months ago
Ok, first off, Boise State has a very good running back named Ian Johnson, who I believe is better than both of the Georgia backs. Neither of them could have performed the way Johnson did against OU in last year's Fiesta Bowl. Johnson's line against the Warriors this year: 22 carries for 86 yards and 2 touchdowns. His first score came on a 50-yard run with 5:13 to go in the first quarter. Hawaii limited him to just 36 yards on 21 carries the rest of the game. The numbers don't lie. Hawaii's defense is better than people give them credit for. Hawaii stands a better than 50-50 chance of winning this game. Georgia has not faced a offense that is as explosive as Hawaii. I respect SEC defenses, and undrstand that they are fast, but Hawaii's wideouts will be very tough to cover. This game will b almost as good as last year's Fiesta. Hawaii will pull it out 41-38 in a very entertaining game.
10 months ago
Dru Who?
You have got to be kidding...
Your mind is tainted. I said ESPN pumps up the SEC.
I hope the team thinks like you do. When Georgia blitzes watch out for the shovel passes. Bring on the blitz is Hawaii's take.
Georgia's running game will run into a brick wall. Remember these numbers, 17, 44, 53... these are the linebackers who will have at least 6 tackles for loss. 53 will knock one of your RB's out of the game.
The offense will make you dizzy and Colt will dismantle your D. Get a barf bag as your head will be spinning.
Hawaii is about to clean up the dirty South...
Annonymous
10 months ago
Hawaii is a very good team and I'm proud my Bulldogs have the opportunity to play them in the Sugar Bowl.
Hunker Down Hairy DAWGS !!! Hunker Down for a fight !!! When the Warriors meet the Bulldogs, they're gonna feel the Bulldogs BITE !!!!!!!!!!
Goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
DAWGS ....................................... sic 'em
10 months ago
All the pressure is on UGA to perform. If Hawaii is still hanging at half time or worse, are ahead, doubts will start to creep into the minds of UGA players. When this happens, mental breakdowns will occur and as a result, Brennan will shred their secondary like they've never seen before.
Bottom Line: UGA better jump out fast and keep the peddle to the metal against a dangerous Hawaii offense that has pro-caliber receivers and the same for quarterback.
10 months ago
Northern Colorado, Louisiana Tech, UNLV, Charleston Southern, Idaho, Utah State, San Jose State, New Mexico State, Fresno State...that's all I have to say. I don't care who your defense is...you haven't played anybody. Charleston Southern...for goodness sake!
UGA's o-line averages about 30 pounds heavier than any team you played this year and they are that much stronger.
What are you talking that there is no pressure on hawaii. If you get your ass kicked, the whole country and your fans will realize that your entire season was a JOKE! So then you can continie playing teams like Northern Colorado, Louisiana Tech, UNLV, Charleston Southern, Idaho, Utah State, San Jose State, New Mexico State, Fresno State. You will be lucky to be in the top 30 next year even if you have zero losses!
10 months ago
For anybody that actually sits down and watches a UGA game you know for a fact we are a second half team. For all the people saying ESPN puffs up the SEC, why don't you actually sit down and look at the teams they play year after year. There is no team in the SEC that has a powder puff schedule like Hawaii does. Take Ohio State, let me know the last time they beat a SEC team in a championship game. Oh-yeah thats right they haven't ( 0-8 ). UGA did have a glimmer of hope playing for the CG but the powers at be put us in the Sugar Bowl. Cool by me! I don't remember Hawaii ever being mentioned for the championship.
I also believe most of the teams that are worth the crap within the SEC that have losses came from the SEC.
LSU lost to Kentucky(SEC) and Arkansas(SEC).
UGA lost to S. Carolina(SEC) and Tennesse(SEC).
UF lost to UGA(SEC), LSU(SEC), and Auburn(SEC).
Need I go on. So congrats to Hawaii on there 12-0 season but strength of schedule means a lot to the BCS rankings and thats why your 10th. Maybe your schedule will be a little tougher next year and you can talk crap. But if you guys would have lost even one game you would have dropped off the map. So I look ahead to the Sugar Bowl with support from fellow Dawg fans and we all know them Tiger fans are going to be there as well. Bring your A game Hawaii, your going to need it.
Gooooooo Dawgs.......sic'em.
10 months ago
some stats for you: You are right, Georgia is a 2nd half team not only for the offense, but mainly for their defense. UGA has scored 210 points in the 2nd half compared to their opponents 97. UGA has given up 152 pts this year in the 1st half. So if Hawaii has any shot, they will have to come out strong.
10 months ago
what BS... schedule, schedule, schedule.... any team can beat any other team on " gameday "... just look at the top ranked BCS team beat by "non-ranked" teams...
if schedule is so important get on a plane and go to the islands UGA.. do 25000 miles a year in the air to play football, like Hawaii
we look forward to a great game with UGA... ( probably better than OH's preformance with LSU)
10 months ago
We beat OK ST and GA TECH, 2 teams picked to compete for their divisions. We tried to schedrule tough. Troy was suppose to be able to go to a bowl this year, we had one easy game, W. CAR. We lost to 2 ranked teams and beat bowl teams UK, AUB, BAMA, UF as well as OK ST and GA TECH. Nobody played a tougher schedrule. OU, WVA, VA TECH all played schedrules AS TOUGH. Besides VA TECH, LSU and OH ST played 7 teams that were ranked no where in the top 50 as far as Non Conf goes.
10 months ago
UGA will be rested too....after playing a grueling SEC schedule and having a month for everyone to rest up will only help.
Richt knows what's a stake with this game. We have to win to be able to be ranked in the top 5 in the early polls next year. UGA has the chance to go 5-0 to start off the year, but that will be tough with ASU and Bama on the schedule. UGA has by far the toughest schedule for the remainder of the year.
That's why this Hawaii game is so important to our program...plus it will help with some last second recruiting. Rainbows, how would you do against this schedule?
08/30/08 Georgia Southern Eagles
09/06/08 Central Michigan Chippewas
09/13/08 at South Carolina Gamecocks
09/20/08 at Arizona State Sun Devils
09/27/08 Alabama Crimson Tide
bye week
10/11/08 Tennessee Volunteers
10/18/08 Vanderbilt Commodores
10/25/08 at LSU Tigers
11/01/08 Florida Gators (Jacksonville, FL)
11/08/08 at Kentucky Wildcats
11/15/08 at Auburn Tigers
11/22/08 Open Date N/A
11/29/08 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
10 months ago
Hawai'i's toughest match ups this year were WASH and BOI ST. They nearlly lost to San JOSE St and LA TECH and NEV. The best secondary they faced was BOI ST and the best team defense was WASH. So let me get this straight....You barely beat LA Tech, NEV and SJ ST. 4-8 WASH is the best defense you played and BOI ST is the best team you've played.....and you think you have a chance. NO. A Resounding NO. Our front 4 (as well as the linebackers who will rotate in as pass rushers) will rush Mr Brennen like he's never been rushed before. UH has no running game but it wouldn't matter if they did. Their recievers can catch and do know the system but come on!! Asher allen, Prince Miller, Brown and Wilson will be far too fast and tough. Rennie Curran will have a coming out party. On Offense...you cannot stop Brown and Moreno. You cannot cover Massaquoi, Bailey, Henderson, Durham and Chandler. You have no chance against our line. On Special teams we are evenly matched a kicker but not at punter, team coverage, Kick Ret or Punt Ret. BEFORE THE GAME AND OUTSIDE THE LINES... Villi will probably try to eat Uga, but Uga is the best mascot in football while Villi is basically an angry 'Radio" (my apologies to Cuba Gooding). You STOLE the HAKA from the New Zealand ALL BLACKS or the Samoans Sipi-Tau but it doesn't matter....OUR SOULJA BOY is better!!!! Also, we are BLACKING OUT the Superdome (good then we can put those things away for a few years and not wear them until a special occasion arises. THIS IS NOT A SPECIAL OCCASSION---it's a WAC team. Dawgs 59- Warriors 24
10 months ago
anybody who understands football understands how much better SEC football is. SOULJA BOY beats the HAKA 51-10
10 months ago
DO THAT SUPA MAN! SOULJA BOY Moreno and SOULJA Boy Brown will Superman HAWAI!
10 months ago
Another point on how well our defense is:
We beat Georgia Tech 31-17.
Georgia Tech's defense is ranked nationally in the following categories:
#1 in sacks
#2 in tackles for loss
#11 in total defense
Don't talk to me about Hawaii's defense. If we can put up 31 (should have been more) on GTech, then the Rainbows are in for a hurtin'!
10 months ago
Villi the warrior is an unemployed actor with an anger management problem. I liked it when he got in a fist fight with the Mormons a few years ago...but you're right he will probably try to eat Uga. Uga will attack him Auburn Style. And the Soulja Boy WILL beat the Haka 49-27
10 months ago
the haka comes from New Zealand not hawai'i. The Soulja Boy (Superman) comes from Georgia. So not only is our war dance better but it comes from our own state and country!
10 months ago
Y'all remember when Boise State thought they would come to Athens and upset us? HA HA HA. Their QB completes his first 5 passes to guys with SILVER BRITCHES. I think its the Phillipines that eats dogs, not Hawaii byt Soulja boy can beat the HAKA 55-10
10 months ago
Every Year the SEC plays Florida State, Clemson, Georgia Tech. Our second rate oppenets are the likes of Southern Miss, App St, Troy State and Memphis. All those teams could win the WAC in any given year. The SEC is not comparable to ther confernces . The Big 12 and ACC are very strong but not as deep. The Big 10 is a joke. The Pac 10 has serious quality but is too top heavy and the Big East has shown a big turn around of late. but no Conf is as aggod as the SEC. Dawgs win this on and probably pretty big. There are lots of June Jones fans in GA but we will black out new orleans and do the Soulja boy in the French Quarter
10 months ago
Another Georgia defensive stat:
UGA beat Auburn 45-20
Auburn's defense is ranked nationally in the following categories:
#8 in total defense
#6 in scoring defense
#6 in passing defense
#11 in passing efficiency defense
So Rainbows, stop worring how well your offense is going to do, how is your defense going to stop UGA? I know Hawaii is ranked high in some defensive categories, but when you kill teams like Northern Colorado, Charleston Southern, and UNLV it kinda skews the numbers a bit.
Plus a see a stat where Hawaii may be tiring out a bit...hopefully the month-long rest will help:
Your last 4 wins were only by a combined total of 28 points. What happened to the blow outs? Maybe some teams were figuring you out? You have to play your best vs UGA. We're not UW. We will take advantage of those turnovers.
dru
10 months ago
oh by the way...UGA leads the SEC in sacks with almost 3 per game. Colt, get on your horse because you will be running around all day.
Colt will definitely have more INT's than TD's.
I have an idea...
How about whoever wins this game (UGA), will play the winner of LSU and OSU for the real national championship?
Both bowl games will be in new orleans...maybe they can sneak down to a high school football field and play the game. That will be a nice match-up LSU vs UGA!
from 10 months ago
thats a great idea.....College nneds that playoffs man....it would only prove who belongs....beacause right now I think you guys hogging the pot of money in the these bowls......Now Hawaii finally got a big pot just for this so stand by for next season...I saw are schedule and now that Brennan leaves we get the tougher schedule like they been asking for.....here it ir:
2008
Aug. 30 at Florida
Sept. 6 WEBER STATE
Sept. 13 at Oregon State
Nov. 29 WASHINGTON STATE
Dec. 6 CINCINNATI
10 months ago
boise st vs hawaii on espn classic right now from nov 2007 2pm eastern
uga fans...let's scout!
hawaii wins 39-27
hawaii's lucky they had a huge 3rd quarter...otherwise it would have been a lot closer.
10 months ago
Colt Brennan gets laid out by a Bulldog! Ummm...a Fresno State Bulldog.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1076304862635054555&q=colt+brennan+fresno+state&total=33&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=2
Copy and paste into your browser...enjoy the pounding...Brennan will get much of the same from UGA.
10 months ago
All this talk about Hawaii's strength of schedule, howz this:
The Warriors beat Idaho 48-20
The men from Troy (USC) beat that same Idaho team 38-10.
What gives?
Keep talking your trash and dissing Hawaii's players - ya'll in Georgia are going to find out what it's like to face a pissed off, highly motivated group of polynesian braddahs!
Oh by the way, Colt Brennan doesn't get rattled.
You guys lost to the Vols 35-14, give me a break!
Hawaii, Boise and Fresno will play anyone from the SEC anytime, anywhere.
Good luck Dawgs and stay cocky - even if you score 28 points against the Warriors, guess what? It won't be enough!
Pipeline (North Shore of Oahu - where any of you country boys would drown in about 3 seconds after getting smacked in the head by a ten foot wave)
from 10 months ago
uhhh...Andrew...sounds like you've been swallowing too much salty water or possibly something else.
USC vs Idaho...first game of year for both. USC was up 38-3 in the 3rd. USC took all their starters out in the 4th vs a horrible Idaho team. To show proof of the reserves comment: check out the article from yahoo: http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaaf/recap?gid=200709010062
Ummm...also Andrew, did you know that when Hawaii played Idaho it was one of Colt's worst games of the year? First of all two of the TD's that Hawaii scored was on defense so there goes your 1st argument. Anyone can intercept passes from Idaho. Your second argument on how good Colt is: Can you say 5 INT's????
Andrew, get your facts/opinions straight before you come on this board...we'll shut you down just like the DAWGS will piss over your Rainbows!!!
10 months ago
Let the Hawaii fans get their glory. They remained quiet about their team for years (because they had nothing to talk about) until about November this year and havent stopped talking since. That's pretty much the definition of a bandwagon fan. Once UGa wins, they'll curl back up into their shells and disappear for another decade or so. That's just what people who aren't used to a lot of success do.
By the way, Colt Brennan is a great player, but he's a very, very bad man (so is Bess). It takes a lot to get kicked off the Colorado football team...
10 months ago
david...You are the definition of a band wagon hater....We are here because the sh#$%^t started talking so I was here to get it on.....I been on them from 1989.....some years were shallow so I didnt follow....plus I was stationed on the east coast and watching a game was inpossible....Coming from Hawaii it was never a band wagon....You watch...when Hawaii has something good they support whole-heartedly....Did you remeber the boy that won the Little league world series? Those kids came home to a parade like celebrities...So stand buy for the toughest game of ball you ever gonna watch. hearts will be crushed on the field...
from 10 months ago
Reply to tommy:
what kind of comment is:
"when Hawaii has something good they support whole-heartedly."
So you only support your team when they are winning?
It's going to be crazy in the Dome...75% will be Dawg fans. Hawaii fans, when was the last time you played this far east? This is not smack talking...just a question. Will the 3000+ miles affect your team at all especially with all of the attenntion and stress?
dru
10 months ago
Colt Brennan - 131 touchdown passes, 23 NCAA records, only undefeated team in America. Who else can say that? How did he not win the Heisman?
Disappointing. All those voters didn't watch any of Colt's games before voting. Well, when he murders Georgia, I hope they change their system... voters must watch at least the last 2 games for each of the candidate. Their vote has no credibility when they just look at stats and read news articles.
Vote fair people.
from 10 months ago
More than just talent and records come into play with the Heisman. I don't think Mr. Brennan is exactly a great role model to look up to. As much as I don't like UF, Tebow honestly deserved it. He plays his heart out every game. And on top of that he is a Christian man who puts God before anything else. I can see Tebow winning it again next year too! But you will soon see why Colt did not win the Heisman when Hawaii plays UGA in the Sugar Bowl. Go Dawgs!!!
10 months ago
2 years ago, UGA went into the Sugar Bowl--which was in ATL that year--thinking they had already won the game. The week before the game we were out boozing in Buckhead while Rich Rodrigez was quietly beating the crap out of his players. For the first 30 minutes of the game, our players were busy sending shot-outs to their babys' mommas in the stands while WVU was busy playing like it was the f'ing superbowl. When we finally did decide to play football, it was no contest. We beat on WVU like they owed us money--but it was too late. The 28 points they rang up on us early was too much.
My point, to all the dawgs and rainbows, is you better believe we can lose this game, but it won't be because of Hawaii.
Of course, I think that perhaps the last lesson of coaching was finally learned by Richt this year after the Tennessee game--and that is motivation is almost as important as talent.
Therefore, Richt gets his team ready to play this game and Dawgs prevail 35-24.
Congrats Warriors on a great season--I'd be routing for you in any other game. Bottom line, though, if UGA brings their A game, you can't win. Period.
10 months ago
AlohaJJ,
Our rush hour lasts longer than your flight to the Mainland!
It'll be Mardi Gras before your connnecting flight ever gets off the ground in Atlanta. Of course, you'll still be standing in line waiting to get thru security if it finally ever does take off. But then you'll have to spend at least one night at the Hartsfield International Detention Center/Airport just because that's what you must do as punishment for having a layover here.
You have no idea what you're in for. And that's just the airport.
The only lay you're gonna get down here is gonna cost you whatever you got. And it ain't gonna smell near as pretty as the ones you get back home.
You put little umbrellas in your drinks, we sometimes add a splash of Coca-Cola to ours. Your fresh ocean breeze...? We have to cut thru brick walls of humidity to breathe. You have grass skirts and hulas. We wear cowboy boots and jeans. Hawaii has luaus. We play football.
So you just return your seatback and trays to their original upright and locked position, and wait for the captain to turn off the seatbelt sign before moving moving freely about the cabin. We should be landing shortly. You'll be on the ground just as soon as some of this air traffic clears up. Don't ask us how much longer until we land - the only authorized answer is "We're next.. Now please take your seat." So unless you have a parachute and jump, you're gonna spend another few hours on a plane to play football.
Y'all need to just slather on that sunscreen and go on back home, now. This big-boy ball.
This is Georgia Football.
10 months ago
This has been one crazy season!! Both LSU and UGA (the SEC elite) losing their bowls would be a perfect ending to a season like this, so don't be surprised if it happens.
10 months ago
I'm not going to say much, but Colt Brennan's Pocket presence is absolutely phenomenal. Its like I was watching Payton Manning in the Boise State - Hawaii game. Boise State would crash through their line and get so very very close to sacking him, but were limited to only 2 sacks on Brennan due to his awesome pocket presence and situational awareness. Georgia expects an easy game and Brennan will not give it to them. Georgia will crash through Hawaii's line just like Boise State but they'll find out that sacking him is tougher than it looks.
I predict Hawaii will upset the Dawgs.
10 months ago
I'm sorry, but surely this is a joke.
Hawaii is undefeated. Who did they play? Jamaica Tech? Middle Bahamas School of Art and Design? Princess Cruise Lines School for Cruise Directors?
Surely you're not comparing that to the Georgia Bulldogs.
Y'all bring it on. We got a real down-home southern style butt-whoopin' with your name all over it.
10 months ago
Response to the comment above:
"Georgia will crash through Hawaii's line just like Boise State but they'll find out that sacking him is tougher than it looks."
You are comparing Jawja's d-line to Boise State's? Man you got another thing coming.
Richt has a whole month to look at video tape of Hawaii's 4 and 5 WR sets. Hawaii does one thing well and that is throw the ball. Georgia can't stop Colt, but they will have to mimimize the yards after catch. Colt will dump stuff here and there, but I think UGA's speed will stop them.
Hawaii doesn't do anything special and Georgia will see that in their research.
Here's what's going to happen:
Hawaii will score first 3-0...scares the crap out of the Dawgs.
Georgia will run all the way down the field to make it 7-3. (Moreno and Brown show)
Georgia will make it's first of 3 INT's and take it back for a TD 14-3.
Hawaii's defense steps up in the red zone but UGA will have a trick play in their plans somewhere 21-3 at the half.
Hawaii will make some adjustments and the Rainbows and Georgia will score an equal amount of points in the 2nd half. Colt realizes he has to throw it 35 times in the 2nd half to have any chance and here comes the next 2 INT's.
UGA wins 42-24
10 months ago
The teams listed below are the top 25 offenses posted by the NCAA Football web site. Hawaii you look pretty good up there, but who did you play?
Georgia beat #9 Oklahoma State 35-14 and held them to ZERO points in the 2nd half when it mattered.
Georgia beat #10 Boise State in 2005 45-13. Yes I know it was 2 years ago, but it is basically the same offense. Georgia led 38-0 before Boise State finally scored. Georgia held them scoreless until 7:11 left in the 3rd quarter. Boise State was ranked #18 at the time.
Georgia beat #13 Florida 42-30. 7 of the Gators points were from an INT TD return. UGA held UF to only 13 points in the 2nd half. They held Mr. Heisman Tebow to only 236 yards passing.
Georgia defeated #17 Troy this year 44-34. Georgia held Troy to 10 points in the 1st half. Troy came out hot in the 2nd half and the Dawgs did well...Troy did score that last TD with 11 secs in the game with our backups in the game.
Georgia vs #19 West Virginia in 2006 Sugar Bowl. Georgia lost 38-35. UGA got behind very early with two turnovers and the Dawgs could not recover. The good news is that the Dawgs did recover enough to hold this high flying offense to only a one TD in the 2nd half.
Georgia beat #25 Kentucky 24-13 in Kentucky. The Wildcats were held to 3 points from the 2nd to 4th quarters.
Hey Dawgs fans, next year we face LSU (#21 ranked offense) and Central Michigan (#22 ranked offense).
Hey Hawaii fans, are you going to be added to our Once Bitten Big Dawg List? Get ready for a Junkyard Dawg Brawl...Dirty South style.
1. Tulsa
2. Texas Tech
3. Hawaii
4. Houston
5. Missouri
6. Kansas
7. Nevada
8. Louisville
9. Oklahoma St.
10. Boise St.
11. Nebraska
12. Oregon
13. Florida
13. Texas
15. BYU
16. Arkansas
17. Troy
18. Oklahoma
19. West Virginia
20. Toledo
21. LSU
22. Central Mich.
23. Memphis
24. Navy
25. Kentucky
10 months ago
Dru must be fat couch potato with nothing else to do but sit all day and try to impress everyone thru his comments. You dont fool me you FAT ASS. Youre like the rest of the idiots who predicted Hawaii would lose... and when they didnt, you ran to your kitchen and ate your fat ass in sorrow. I can't wait to see when the Warriors will upset you MUTTS and you all will be runnin' away with your tails between your legs. Except for you of cours, your ass will be too damn big for you to run HAHAHAH!! Crybabies.
from 10 months ago
wow the first rude person from Hawaii...there are so many island comments to come back with...especially calling me a fat ass when 95% of your population are freakin' fat arses, but I will wish your team luck because you will need it. Please come back to the message board after the game.
10 months ago
I did watch the boise-hawaii game on espn classic this weekend and was quite impressed with hawaii's passing game. However that was against a boise team that in essence did not have good enough athletes to pressure or much less catch brennan in the pass rush. The bows are like the colts and peyton, give him time and they will pick you apart, keep him on his back and he will make mistakes. Ga has the athletes to not only pressure colt but to CATCH him when he flushes from the pocket. He can't complete these passes on his back. Also don''t be surprised to see richt employee some defensive techniques of haveing linebackers jumping up to knock down the short passes, cause that is where hawaii gets most of their yards is short passes turned into long gaines , wghich the ga db's are fast enough to catch them - ASK florida - they tried short passes and bubble screens to no avail cause the dog defense was on top of them before they could get more than 5 yards. All in all , yes hawaii went undefeated and yes any team can beat anyteam on anygiven day, but january 1st won't be any given day it's be dawg feeding day!! Hawaii hasn't faced anything like what they will see in the sugar bowl. I expect them to just be overwhelmed by it all and probably be down, big by halftime. I predict 45 -24 dawgs!!
10 months ago
First It is a Hawaiian Haa, a Haka is from New Zealand, A Samoan Slap Dance is Samoan. But A Haa is Hawaiian so do your research before you make crap filled comments. The Haa is Hawaiian, and Soulja-Boy is a dance that only a person in SPED, or on DRUGS could have created. So Enjoy when Hawaii Kicks the BULL-SHITS(Dawgs) ASSES!!! So Super-Iddiot, take your week-ass Super-Muff and bang them dirty ass nasty stink disease infested south holes. Because the Haa is going to rattle that dome.
Hawaii 52 Georgia 35.. Bye Bye Bull-Shits!!!
10 months ago
When Hawaii comes to the superdome...the bull dawgs will wish Michael Vick killed them!! Bring on the pain and light them up...38 -24 Hawaii
10 months ago
Rainbows...hahahahahha....Honestly, Soulja Boy 51 Haka 27(?) Colt Brennen is the best passing rapist in the country. And his recievers are the best B & E, Armed Robbery and Distribution receivers in the nation. And the "Crook and Shoot" is a fun offense to watch. And your only loss this year was to the strength of Schedrule. And your Hula dance is oh so scary. And your mascot is from Disney's "Headhunters of the Pacific" Ride. We got all that. But we are going to beat you and probably very bad. We won't run up the score because Mark Richt is all Christian and nice. If I were a Hawaii fan, I'd be pissed that UGA wasn't playing USC because you might have a real chance of beating Illinios. New Orleans (from the Quarter to the Garden District to Desire to MidCity to Carrolton and even way out to the North Shore or Slydell) is our backyard, that's where we go for fun. And fun is what we will have. No chance of a West Va repeat. That was our fault. We learned form our mistake and we are pissed. Most of us probably root for you against other teams because of June Jones and come on who hates Hawaii? Mormons and Broncos. So dont feel bad, you have our pity. DIRTY SOUTH !!!
10 months ago
Here's the thing. We Hawaii fans support our team like any other fans. We shout and boast about our players like any other fan does. We believe we will win, like any other fan does.
However, we don't insult your players, your team, or your fans.. and yet, many of you are constantly insulting us. Even the writer of this article refferred to us as "pineapple eaters" and brought up our players' run-ins with the law. What the hell does that have to do with football? Show some respect and leave the hate at home.
As a Hawaii fan I can say we are very excited to make it to a National BCS bowlgame and we are looking forward to playing great football.
May the best team win.
10 months ago
The Comments made in the article aren't suprising. Considering that they come from a Georgia Fan. Isn't Georgia the most Racist State in the U.S. The home of Slavery, Confederency, and the Ku Klux Queers. But 90% of Georgia Athletics is Afro-American. Most of you pride yorselves on being proud White Confederates, yet cheer on your team. Well We come from Hawaii, same place where America Illegaly Overthrew Our Sovreign rights. But we show the most Aloha to every body and every race. So look at your selfs. It's Pathetic. After the game we get to go home to Paradise, you get to go home to. Oh that's right Georgia isn't even you home, Georgia belongs to the Native Americans. So go back to England, you racist white fans.
Hawaii 52 Georgia 35
from 9 months ago
YOU HAVE A SERIOUS PROBLEM! I HOPE AN 8y.o. WROTE THIS COMMENT BECAUSE HE MAY NOT HAVE HAD THE CLASSES IN SCHOOL TO EDUCATE HIMSELF ON AMERICAN HISTORY OR SPELLING. SO IF YOU ARE I'M SORRY. IF NOT BRING YOUR BUTT TO THE LIBRARY GET SOME HISTORY BOOKS AND STUDY. CORRECT ME IF I AM WRONG BUT THE "KKK" WAS STARTED IN TN AND NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS WAS IN AL.
JUST IN CASE YOU DON'T KNOW...BLACKS WERE NOT THE ONLY PEOPLE TO BE SLAVES. I MAYBE WHITE BUT MY FAMILY IS NOT FROM ENGLAND. SO BEFORE YOU START WITH THE RACIAL PROFILING REMEMBER WHERE YOU ARE...____AMERICA____YOU ASS!!! OUR SKIN MAY ALL LOOK DIFFERENT AND WE MAY PRIDE OURSELVES ON INDIVIDUAL HISTORY BUT GUESS WHAT... WE ARE ALL AMERICAN!!! THAT SHOULD COME FIRST.
I HAVE BEEN IN THE MARINE CORPS FOR 6 YEARS NOW FIGHTING PEOPLE IN OTHER COUNTRIES THAT HAVE THE SAME VIEWS ON AMERICA THAT YOU HAVE ON GEORGIA. SO AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED YOU ARE NO BETTER THAN A TERRORIST. SO IF YOU ARE SO PISSED OFF THAT WE CAME IN THERE AND ILLEGALLY TOOK OVER HAWAII YOU CAN PACK UP AND LEAVE. THAT WAS WELL OVER A HUNDRED YEARS AGO. I CAN'T CHANGE THE PAST. BUT I CAN HELP APOLOGIZE FOR IT JUST AS CLINTON DID ALMOST 15 YEARS AGO.
***AND BACK TO WHERE YOU SAID WHITE GEORGIA FANS PRIDE THEMSELVES ON BEING WHITE CONFEDERATES BUT CHEER ON TEAMS THAT MAYBE PREDOMINATELY BLACK JUST SHOWS HOW FOOLISH YOU REALLY ARE...
I'M A BULLDOG AND I BLEED RED AND BLACK JUST LIKE ANY OTHER DAWG FAN!!!
AMERICA: ENDLESS
THE RACIST TERRORISTIC BASTARD THAT SHOULD CHOKE ON HIS OWN VOMIT WHILE BEING PUNCHED IN THE FACE IN FRONT OF HIS OWN MOTHER: ZERO
NOW BACK TO FOOTBALL:
GOOD GAME OVER ALL
UGA 42 HAWAII 35
10 months ago
by making generalized statements about people from Georgia it shows that people from Hawaii are just as racist. You have to be the guy from earlier making the fat ass comments. Bring the info and smack about the game...stop bringing the hate. I have lived in 7 states from Washington, Georgia, Florida, Minnesota, Maryland, Texas, etc. The most racism I have ever heard was from the people in Minnesota and Washington. They say it so openly b/c there aren't as many minorities in those states compared to the South.
Go Dawgs! 42-17
10 months ago
From the comment earlier...
"But we show the most Aloha to every body and every race. So look at your selfs."
How come from ever white person I have heard that has lived in Hawaii, they say that the are discriminated against so much there. They have told me that Hawaiians say, "They are my islands, leave please!"
10 months ago
LEARN TO SPELL!!!
10 months ago
Great fiction article!!
10 months ago
uga 62 - hawaii 70 in 4 overtimes, happy new year!
9 months ago
its gonna be the best game in history...Underated Hawaii beats Overated Georgia.....Colt will be the real Heisman....Hawaii will break dawghearts and it will shake up the bull bcs system....The way college football is set up will change....Im telling you look for another wac champion next year....We may be undefeated once more.....I love hawaiis bench....goodluck
9 months ago
oh predictions....You guys will have a blast covering davone bess and Jason Rivers and Ryan Grice-mullen...(remember these names cuz its all you gonna hear)....but You focused to hard on them and Colt passes to C.J. Hawthorne for a short pass and gains 20....then libre takes a shovel pass all the way in the zone. colt wil be 3 for 3 first drive....7-0 Hawaii....now You answer back really quick with a pass but miss the pat....7-6 Hawaii......It remains scoreles for the rest of the game and that its.
9 months ago
"davone bess and Jason Rivers and Ryan Grice-mullen...(remember these names cuz its all you gonna hear..."
I've heard of them on the police report. How is June bringing in these thugs to balance your team? It must be sad that all of your skilled position players are recruited from the mainland and they all have major issues. I guarantee you that none of them will graduate.
Do you think your offense is better than Florida or any of the other ones that we faced? We killed Tebow and The Gators...what makes your team any different? Oh just rememeber you paly Florida first next year...enjoy the loss to start off the year!
9 months ago
7-6? Apparently they have computer access at the Hawaii State Home for the Mentally Ill. I know you beat a bad Bama team a few years back and you think that means something. Many of us were probably rooting for you in that game. But we are so much faster. Orlando Scandrick and Marty Tadman are the best DB's your team has faced. I'm sure they will be Canadian Football Leaugue Hall of Famers one day. Fresno State was the second best team you played. I know, I know, they once defeated a real team too. (actually, many of us will root for them to beat GA Tech). 4-8 UW is the next best team you played (impressive win or what?) and the list kinda goes down hill from there.
You might be right about the 7 points (actually I think you guys might put up as many as 27). But it will be shocking if we put up less than 45. HERE are some names to remember ASHER ALLEN, PRINCE MILLER, RaMARCUS BROWN and KELLEN JOHNSON...4 DB's all with 4.4 or better speed, these will be the guys with the size and speed to jam you felons at the line. Here are some more names to remember...RENNIE CURRAN, MARCUS HOWARD, BRANDON MILLER...all future draft picks with 4.5 speed at LB and DL, these will be the guys constanly sacking your passing rapist. ALL AMERICANS play at Georgia, "The Replacements" play at Hawaii. Your defense will be turned to swiss cheese. You better play your starters on Special Teams, cause they are gonna get beat bad if you dont.
AND ONE MORE THING.... I understand you have a dance that you like to perform that you 'borrowed' from New Zealand's All-Blacks (I know, this year its"different and more acurately describes Hawaian culture"...how long did it take you to figure out the HAKA wasn't yours?) Well, we have a little jig of our own that Comes From the DIRTY SOUTH...ITS CALLED THE SOULJA BOY (Superman)!!!! Watch as our team does it repeatedly on Jan. 1. Hey, I thought these black jerseys were for special occaions....I guess they're for funerals.
9 months ago
RE Previous comment: Amen to all of that...Hawaii's in major trouble! The passing rapist comment was hilarious! The Hawaii Rainbow Felons.
HERE are some names to remember ASHER ALLEN, PRINCE MILLER, RaMARCUS BROWN and KELLEN JOHNSON...4 DB's all with 4.4 or better speed, these will be the guys with the size and speed to jam you felons at the line. Here are some more names to remember...RENNIE CURRAN, MARCUS HOWARD, BRANDON MILLER...all future draft picks with 4.5 speed at LB and DL, these will be the guys constanly sacking your passing rapist.
9 months ago
51-26 uga is a safe enough bet. this year's hawaii team though has lifted the spirits of these islands. we decided early on that we would simply believe that this team would reach its goals and the heights that would come as a result. sure, when colt hurt his ankle and tyler stepped in to post equally impressive numbers, it added to the "it's a system" argument, but everyone runs one system or another. our's is just extremely potent. against nevada, however, tyler showed exactly who he really was, and so did the entire team. no one was more excited than colt brennan on the sidelines. the bottom line is that nobody can take away the enjoyment this hawaii team has given me, my family and friends this year and so we continue to believe. i believe that this year's sugar bowl will be the most exciting bcs bowl game. i believe hawaii will surprise the country and dominate the 'dawgs'. i also believe that if we trail georgia late in the game we can come back and win. my predictions: 34-27 hawaii, or 62-70 hawaii in 4 overtimes. aloha, darren
9 months ago
Interesting attendance stats I researched...
My stats came from this site...http://web1.ncaa.org/d1mfb/Internet/attendance/IA_AVGATTENDANCE.pdf
Will attendance and noise play a role in the game? Hawaii has not played in a game and atmosphere in a long time.
Hawaii's avg home attendance: 43,514 and ranked #53 in the country
Georgia's avg home attendance:
92,746 and ranked #5 in the country
Hawaii's away game attendance avg: 19,713 Ouch! In a game they beat Idaho 48-20 only 13,807 were at the game. Oh and by the way, Colt threw 5 INT's in this game. Can't blame that on crowd noise!
The Louisiana Superdome has a capacity of 72,000+. If Hawaii's offense gets it going early, the neutral crowd will make it loud for the Dawgs. If the Dawgs get out to a hot start, the dome will be rocking and Colt will be tossing some INT's.
9 months ago
I like your research and prediction.
9 months ago
I'm with you. To see the expressions on the faces of opposing teams and their fans this season when Hawaii's offense just keeps on going and going and going. It's like they're thinking "we can't stop these guys." I love it!
9 months ago
Granted. Home crowd noise is always a positive factor. IF, there's reason to be loud about. The Warriors thrive on national tv.
9 months ago
What's in a name and let me count the ways. You said it all. Your team is names (and I could add a few). The Warriors is a TEAM!!!
Aloha!
Riley
9 months ago
Passing rapist? Are you complementing or being derogatory?
9 months ago
Are all of Georgia's players from Georgia? Duh...
9 months ago
no but they aren't criminals...all of your players not from hawaii have some sort of criminal record. So you have like a Miami Huricanes of the Pacific!
9 months ago
Yes Georgia plays better competition...yes Georgia's athletes are bigger and faster...but never ever under estimate the HEART of the WARRIORS. We Warriors back down to no one. In the end, the only thing that matters is the scoreboard. Dawg fans talk big now, but don't cry if your going home with your tails between your legs. IMUA.
9 months ago
I just read this report on BR. It's really indepth:
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/4867-College_Football-Georgia_Bulldogs_Football-Sugar_Bowl_Preview_A_Close_Look_At_The_Matchup-141207
9 months ago
I think that we should remember that this is about a GAME of CHANCE people! Let's not get NASTY with all the personal & racists like comments. Hiki? OK? MAHALO
As I wrote in my Bleacher Report Article, this is about the SPIRIT.
Whomever has spirit of PONO, being balanced will prevail.
No, I'm not a preacher of any kind, but do believe what I'm reading here borders on MEANNESS.
BE COOL EVERYBODY, we'll all have our day.
IMUA NA KOA HAWAI'I! GO WARRIORS!
Silence those critics before they KILL themselves with all this TRASH TALK on BOTH SIDES OF THE BENCH!
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