At the request of Allen, I'm writing this time about the travesty that hit UGA football this week. Despite beating Southern, UGA fell in the rankings from 1 to 2. Sure this isn't a big drop but it still should be addressed. Now I didn't find this out until today as I was in Canada fishing the entire week and had nightmares that Southern actually beat UGA, which would have been bad. But still, to fall like that is a slight insult.
But...and this is the part that Allen will hate, I think it is for the best.
It is clear that Richt was not overly comfortable with being the number 1 team at the start of the season. Everyone was focusing on talking about how this was an overrated ranking for this team and how they are going to completely crumble. While such talk can help motivate a team, I think all of the media attention was something new for Richt and he would rather place it on someone else and just work behind the scenes, much like last season. So long as UGA keeps winning, the rankings will speak for themselves in the end. But for now, let's just look at this as a motivational tool.
Plus, and Kirk made a good point of this, who cares who is number 1 in September. You need to check back in November and December. That is when it will really matter.
Of course, it should also be stated that most of the rankers bend over backwards for Southern Cal, but that has been known for years.
PS, more info on the fishing in Canada when I get the pics together.
UPDATE: This just in, Knowshon Moreno is one of the most amazing running backs I have ever seen. If you need to know why, check out the pic above. He leaped 4 feet into the air in mid stride to jump over a linebacker. When was the last time you saw someone do that? Here is the video in case you want to see the whole play develop.
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