Remember how bad it felt after Colorado beat ND in the 1990 season Orange Bowl and it looked like we would finish second in both polls? We had won our conference championship, whipped the Dawgs, and had won all our games except one. But, because of a game that was completely out of our control, it looked like we were going to be denied a national championship and finish second in both polls... and it felt heart-breakingly horrible!
Well, that's the way Georgia is going to remember this season. The only difference is that we did get a share of the national championship and they're not going to.
As time goes by, they will remember one thing about this season: they lost to an average Florida team and that cost them a chance for the national championship. That will eat away at them forever. Chances to win the NC don't come along very often, and to come that close and lose really, really hurts.
Nobody remembers who finishes number two, and that's the very best they can even hope for. So, ironically, long after we have put this season behind us and moved on, Georgia will still be haunted by what might have been.
Plus, the pressure on Georgia and Richt to repeat their combination of luck and good play and win it all next year will be great, and the odds are that they won't be able to do it. That will rub salt in their wounds and create dissention in their ranks.
They may talk bravely about how great it is to beat a team tied for second in the SEC West in the SEC championship game, but in their hearts they're only thinking of the glory that might have been theirs. Their one loss to the Gators will be the thing they remember about this year.
They're feigning a great celebration right now, but their Dawg hearts are aching. Because they came so close to the national championship and missed it.
I remember how it felt when I thought we were going to miss out on a national championship after that Notre Dame loss to Colorado in the Orange Bowl, and it hurt so much that I wouldn't trade places with any barking dog fan today.
They're barking with their mouths, but they're crying with their hearts. So, ironically, this season will be haunting them long after Tech has forgotten about it. Sweet irony!
Well, that's the way Georgia is going to remember this season. The only difference is that we did get a share of the national championship and they're not going to.
As time goes by, they will remember one thing about this season: they lost to an average Florida team and that cost them a chance for the national championship. That will eat away at them forever. Chances to win the NC don't come along very often, and to come that close and lose really, really hurts.
Nobody remembers who finishes number two, and that's the very best they can even hope for. So, ironically, long after we have put this season behind us and moved on, Georgia will still be haunted by what might have been.
Plus, the pressure on Georgia and Richt to repeat their combination of luck and good play and win it all next year will be great, and the odds are that they won't be able to do it. That will rub salt in their wounds and create dissention in their ranks.
They may talk bravely about how great it is to beat a team tied for second in the SEC West in the SEC championship game, but in their hearts they're only thinking of the glory that might have been theirs. Their one loss to the Gators will be the thing they remember about this year.
They're feigning a great celebration right now, but their Dawg hearts are aching. Because they came so close to the national championship and missed it.
I remember how it felt when I thought we were going to miss out on a national championship after that Notre Dame loss to Colorado in the Orange Bowl, and it hurt so much that I wouldn't trade places with any barking dog fan today.
They're barking with their mouths, but they're crying with their hearts. So, ironically, this season will be haunting them long after Tech has forgotten about it. Sweet irony!
