Wednesday, 19 July 2006

• UGA's record when I am in attendance

  Paulwesterdawg brought this up a couple of weeks ago, but it’s an interesting question to consider.

  What is Georgia’s record in football games where you have been in attendance?

  After reviewing the stats, my personal record is:

  54-10-1 (Overall)
  

  4-2-1 (Away)
  

  3-1 (Neutral sites)

  The neutral site games include two Florida games and two bowl games, while the away games include 5 trips to Auburn, a trip to Clemson (Auburn with a lake), and a trip to lovely Starkville, Mississippi last year (it seems I only attend games in a big metropolis).
  

  Of note was the only tie on my record, it came at the end of Ray Goff’s tenure with the Bulldogs when they tied Auburn on the plains in 1994. I would suspect that a fair number of Georgia fans have never attended a game that ended in a tie. This particular game was like a win for a 5-4 Georgia squad and a virtual loss for an Auburn team that entered the game 9-0 (though, surprise, surprise, Auburn was on probation).

  Like most college football fans, I’m glad the possibility of “kissing your sister” was eliminated with the introduction of overtime, the 1996 game with Auburn being a great example.

  This also brings up my disappointment in the announcement of the cut-offs for Georgia’s away games this year. I had made plans to attend my first game in Oxford, Mississippi and ordered tickets. Unfortunately, every other Georgia fan was enticed by the draw of Oxford and a cut-off of 12,850 points was set. Needless to say I haven’t been able to attain that type of contribution level in the years since I’ve graduated. So if any affluent season ticket holder would like to donate two tickets to me, I’ll gladly accept. Alas, there is always Tuscaloosa next year to improve the away game record…..

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