Tuesday, October 30, 2007
correction
Thanks to Hal Greer for pointing out that it was Pinto, (not Otter) who had a difficult choice to make concerning the 15, (or 13?) year old daughter of the dean.
In response to UGA celebration
Much commentary on the initial touchdown in the UGA vs Florida game.
In response to Matt Zemek's article on CFN.com, here is Dawgma's take:
Hi Matt,
I love the web site, and have just finished reading your essay regarding the behavior of Georgia. http://cfn.scout.com/2/557922.html I was at the game, (my twentieth in a row, including the two played in Athens and Gainesville). As a UGA supporter, despite our horrible record over the past two decades, this is the game that I look forward to the most on the schedule.
I must admit, the end-zone celebration was quite a shock. I felt like Otter in the movie "Animal House" during the scene in which the angel and devil embodiment of Bluto was perched on each shoulder whispering instructions on whether to engage the dean's 15 year old daughter. On the one hand, I thought to myself, "what on Earth are we doing? Get the hell off the field!" On the other hand, I applauded the strategy, and felt awakened as a fan. This was the most original act of motivation I had ever seen, and I loved every second of it.
I use the word "awakened" carefully. College football lovers have been blessed by the advent of technology. Every game is on TV, now. The internet is full of the information we crave. We can even listen to our team on the radio in the middle of nowhere thanks to satellite radio. Alas, the blessing of technology is also a curse, in my opinion.
I long for the days when the only way that I could enjoy a night game in Knoxville was to listen to Larry Munson on the radio, (and what a joyous night it was back in 1980 when Herschel ran over Bill Bates as a freshman). Then waking up the next day as a 10 yr-old and watching clips from the game on the Vince Dooley show at noon. On the occasions when I did get to go to the game, it was a huge deal because there was no ESPN or CBS sports to televise the games, (just the ABC game of the week).
When your team did get on TV back then, it was tremendous. I remember watching Herschel vs George Rodgers in 1980. Both teams were very fired up being that it was their first televised game of the year, (in mid-October). Nowadays, TV is not as big a deal to these kids. Neither is playing for a coach who makes millions of dollars a year, for that matter. Today's college athletes are numb. They live in a world that no longer requires exploration. They live in a world with no more mysteries. They live in a world with less passion. They live in the USA, and the USA is wired.
In my opinion, technology is the real culprit. Not Georgia, not Coach Richt, not the fans at the game. It is very hard to get jacked up for a football game week in and week out in the SEC. Kids get distracted because they are part of a wired world. Coach Richt is a genius, in my opinion, because he came up with an original idea to motivate his team. It worked.
I remember the first time I watched Georgia on TV. I remember the first game I went to in Sanford Stadium. I remember the first time I heard Larry Munson's voice. And I will always remember when Georgia's players celebrated in the end-zone after their first touchdown vs. Florida in 2007.
Right or wrong, I felt "awakened"
In response to Matt Zemek's article on CFN.com, here is Dawgma's take:
Hi Matt,
I love the web site, and have just finished reading your essay regarding the behavior of Georgia. http://cfn.scout.com/2/557922.html I was at the game, (my twentieth in a row, including the two played in Athens and Gainesville). As a UGA supporter, despite our horrible record over the past two decades, this is the game that I look forward to the most on the schedule.
I must admit, the end-zone celebration was quite a shock. I felt like Otter in the movie "Animal House" during the scene in which the angel and devil embodiment of Bluto was perched on each shoulder whispering instructions on whether to engage the dean's 15 year old daughter. On the one hand, I thought to myself, "what on Earth are we doing? Get the hell off the field!" On the other hand, I applauded the strategy, and felt awakened as a fan. This was the most original act of motivation I had ever seen, and I loved every second of it.
I use the word "awakened" carefully. College football lovers have been blessed by the advent of technology. Every game is on TV, now. The internet is full of the information we crave. We can even listen to our team on the radio in the middle of nowhere thanks to satellite radio. Alas, the blessing of technology is also a curse, in my opinion.
I long for the days when the only way that I could enjoy a night game in Knoxville was to listen to Larry Munson on the radio, (and what a joyous night it was back in 1980 when Herschel ran over Bill Bates as a freshman). Then waking up the next day as a 10 yr-old and watching clips from the game on the Vince Dooley show at noon. On the occasions when I did get to go to the game, it was a huge deal because there was no ESPN or CBS sports to televise the games, (just the ABC game of the week).
When your team did get on TV back then, it was tremendous. I remember watching Herschel vs George Rodgers in 1980. Both teams were very fired up being that it was their first televised game of the year, (in mid-October). Nowadays, TV is not as big a deal to these kids. Neither is playing for a coach who makes millions of dollars a year, for that matter. Today's college athletes are numb. They live in a world that no longer requires exploration. They live in a world with no more mysteries. They live in a world with less passion. They live in the USA, and the USA is wired.
In my opinion, technology is the real culprit. Not Georgia, not Coach Richt, not the fans at the game. It is very hard to get jacked up for a football game week in and week out in the SEC. Kids get distracted because they are part of a wired world. Coach Richt is a genius, in my opinion, because he came up with an original idea to motivate his team. It worked.
I remember the first time I watched Georgia on TV. I remember the first game I went to in Sanford Stadium. I remember the first time I heard Larry Munson's voice. And I will always remember when Georgia's players celebrated in the end-zone after their first touchdown vs. Florida in 2007.
Right or wrong, I felt "awakened"
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