Calling the Dawgs

Welcome back to the 7th season of Calling the Dawgs! This is one our typical offseason episodes where we catch up on recent Dawg news and any waves in the college football landscape. We also discuss what round we think our Dawgs are going in the 2024 NFL Draft. We hope to bring you one more offseason episode but there's no guarantee. Unfortunately, we do not get paid to do this. But nevertheless, we are back for another season and hungry as ever for another National Championship run!

As always, Go Dawgs!

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The current state of College Football: the Wild West in Space. We don't know exactly what to make of this game. Make no mistake, it is important. This is the game that springboards us into the 2024 season. Let's start 2024 off with a win and get ready for the gauntlet next fall.

Go Dawgs! Beat the Noles!

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Well, we lost... and we discuss that.

Go Dawgs, always.

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The Dawgs meet the Tide this weekend in Atlanta. For some reason, this game feels bigger than the National Championship. Maybe its the swelling hatred of Alabama while they dominated college football for decades. Maybe it's the chance to finally beat them for the first time in the SEC Championship. Either way, this is the biggest game of the year. This may be one of Nick Saban's weakest squads of late, but they have the ability to play at an elite level on occasion. Strap up. This is going to be a dogfight...

And them Dawgs is hell.

GO DAWGS! Beat Bama!

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The Dawgs made a statement vs Ole Miss last weekend. Let's make another one in Knoxville this weekend.

GO DAWGS! Beat the Vols!

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The Rebels are coming to town and it's looking like the weather won't be so welcoming. Win this one and the Dawgs are heading to Atlanta. The first SEC night game in Sanford since 2020. Don't forget, this is a Kirby revenge game (2016). It's about to be a wild Saturday night.

GO DAWGS! Beat Ole Miss!

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It's a beautiful thing watching the Dawgs whip up on the Gators in Jacksonville. That was probably our most complete game to date. We've got a HUGE game this weekend against a 1-loss Missouri squad. Good thing is, the game is in Sanford and Dawgnation is still hungry.

GO DAWGS! Beat Mizzou!

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Them Dawgs are fresh off the bye weekend and hopefully getting healthier every day because we will need all hands on deck for the Cocktail Party. That's right, the biggest game every year is finally here and it just feels right. The coast is calling those loyal Dawg fans to make the annual pilgrimage down to St. Simons, Jekyll, and ultimately, the armpit that is Jacksonville, Florida. We love everything about this weekend, including loving to hate the Florida Gators with a passion. This game is HUGE for the Dawgs as we head into our November gauntlet.

Let's break them. GO DAWGS! Beat the Gators!

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The Dawgs put together a complete, dominating performance against the basketball school last weekend. We were happy to see them not only take care of business, but do it with a minimal amount of mistakes. Was Kentucky overrated? Maybe so. But that was the best game start to finish that we had played all year. This week, we've got Vandy. And that's about all we have to say about that.

GO DAWGS! Beat the 'Dores!

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The Dawgs passed their first away test. Was it an A+ effort? No, definitely not. But we learned a lot about the resiliency of this team last Saturday. We've got a big one this weekend with undefeated Kentucky coming to town. After 3 long years, we finally have an SEC night game. Buckle up, or rather, hunker down. This one is going to be a slugfest.

GO DAWGS! BEAT THE CATS!

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The weather is getting cooler. The leaves are starting to change colors. And we are about to play Auburn for our first away game of the season. What a great time of the year! Auburn hasn't looked great this season, but we can tell you this, the Dawgs are going to get their best shot. Jordan-Hare is never an easy place to play. But we got a feeling we're about to see a more motivated Georgia this weekend.

Welcome to the 128th matchup of The Deep South's Oldest Rivalry!

GO DAWGS! BEAT THE TIGERS!

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Them Dawgs decided to wake up in the 2nd half last weekend. We are glad they did. We took the win from South Carolina's grasp and Cash Jones sealed the deal with a 4th quarter score to reach the final score of 24-14. It was ugly at times, and there is plenty still to work on, but the 2nd half showed the culture and mindset of the Bulldog program. We've got one more out-of-conference game before a meeting with Auburn on the Plains. Let's get everything fine tuned in the big night game vs UAB.

Go Dawgs!

The Dawgs take on the Cocks at 3:30 this coming Saturday for their 1st real test of the season. We're still trying to figure out what this team is made of. We think we'll have a better idea after Saturday. The "next man up" mentality is very real these days. But great (see also, elite) teams adapt and overcome. They say we haven't had much of a pass rush the 1st two games of the season. We have a feeling that is going to change this weekend.

GO DAWGS! BEAT THE COCKS!

DISCLAIMER: we recorded this episode the day before it was announced that Branson had ruptured his patella tendon. We wish him a speedy recovery and know he'll be back better than ever!

The 2023 college football season is now upon us. The Dawgs begin their quest for a 3rd straight National Championship (did those words just come out of my mouth?) in just a few short days. In this Season Preview, we discuss the starting QB announcement, the game schedule, and we break down each position to see where the Dawgs' strengths and (potential) weaknesses are.

Welcome to the 6th annual season of the Calling the Dawgs podcast. We are happy to have you here and hope that you follow along with us throughout the 2023 Georgia Football Season!

GO DAWGS!

In a little over a month, we will be sitting in Sanford Stadium taking in the 1st game of the 2023 Georgia Football Season with 92,000+ other Dawg fans and all will be right in the world. Until then, we've got you covered with the latest summer news.

We hope you follow along with us during the 2023 season for our weekly episodes filled with commentary and (amateur) analysis on them Dawgs!

It's Spring in Athens and the Dawgs just wrapped up Spring Ball with the annual G-Day scrimmage. We discuss what we saw and if you should put much weight on anything from the game. Then, we dive into the Dawgs who are heading to the NFL. Where will big names like Jalen Carter and Darnell Washington go? Where will The Mailman go? Listen in for our take!

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Never in our wildest dreams did we think this would happen. The University of Georgia Bulldogs are National Champions for the second year in a row. 

WHAT A TIME TO BE A DAWG.

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Wow. We couldn't imagine a better way to start off the New Year than the Miracle at Midnight to send us back to the National Championship for the 2nd year in a row. Give Ohio State a lot of credit. They played their best game at the best time. But our boys found a way to win, and Ohio State didn't make the final play that mattered. Now, we've got TCU in Los Angeles. Don't be fooled, they are a very good team led by Heisman finalist Max Duggan. Their offense is great and their defense can be stingy. We've got to have that DAWG in us. And we think we will. 

GO DAWGS! BEAT TCU!

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The playoff is here. The Dawgs take on Ohio State at 8:00 PM on New Year's Eve. Winner goes to LA for the National Championship. It's a two-game season at this point. Nothing else matters. The last team to win back-to-back National Championships was Alabama a decade ago. It is very rare in the sport. We wouldn't mind making a little history in early January. 

GO DAWGS! BEAT THE BUCKEYES!

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The Dawgs are back to their rightful place on the SEC throne. The final score didn't really do that performance justice. We demolished them in the 1st half and were able to burn the clock for most of the 2nd half. There were still a few hiccups in this game. In particular, we gave up 500 passing yards and turned the ball over again. But, you give Coach Smart a month to prepare, and he'll get that taken care of. We're playing Ohio State on New Year's Eve for a chance to go to the big one. What a time to be a Dawg!

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The Dawgs finish back-to-back seasons without a defeat for the 1st time in the history of Georgia Football. And we're back in Atlanta for the 5th time in the last 7 years. The best part is, we ain't done yet. We owe the Bayou Bengals.

GO DAWGS! BEAT LSU!

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There once was a time when Georgia Tech was a competitive ball team. Those times are over. Let's give thanks for our many blessings this season and cap it off with a nice exhibition game this weekend before the showdown with the Tigers.

Go Dawgs! Beat the Nerds!

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The Dawgs wrapped up the SEC East last weekend with a dominating 2nd half against Mississippi State. This week, we've got Kentucky, a team coming off of a home loss to VANDERBILT. We expect our boys will not skip a beat. We're trying not to look too far ahead, but it's pretty hard when you look at who we have to play the last two games of the regular season. Take care of Kentucky and finish the regular season with our annual exhibition against Tech, then it's on to LSU in Atlanta. 

Go Dawgs! Beat the Wildcats!

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The Volunteers walked into Sanford Stadium thinking they had a chance. I think we left no doubt who the real contenders were last Saturday. It was the quintessential college football Saturday in Athens. The score doesn't do that performance justice. The Dawgs DOMINATED the "# 1 team in the nation". We've got Mississippi State this weekend. Win and we clinch a spot in Atlanta the 1st weekend in December. 

Go Dawgs! Beat the other Bulldogs!

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Well, the committee did it. They knocked the Dawgs down to #3 and put Tennessee at #1. And we aren't mad about that one bit. The Vols' confidence is at an all-time high. The media is in love with them. They have been the talk of the college football world since they took down Alabama in Knoxville. Poor ol' Georgia just doesn't stand a chance!

It'd be a shame if someone crushed their hopes and dreams right after they were anointed the 'Top Team in the Land'.....

No quarter.

GO DAWGS! BEAT THE P*SS OUT OF THE VOLS!!

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We have arrived at the week of hate once again. If you find yourselves getting complacent about this rivalry after our recent success, go to youtube and look up highlights from when Florida was actually relevant in this game. '08 and '09 should suffice. Feed your hatred. 

Go Dawgs! Beat the Gators!

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We couldn't work out a time to get together last week before the Vandy game. We figured we'd make up for lost ground during the bye week. As most of you are aware, the Tennessee game is looming large after this past weekend. Let them get a big head. We'll be ready come November. But we'll get to that in a few weeks. For now, we'll dive into what we saw against Auburn and Vandy.

Go Dawgs!

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Another sloppy game. We probably should have lost that one. But we overcame our worst 1st half of football this whole year to squeak by a motivated Missouri team in Columbia. It's behind us. We've got Auburn this weekend. At home. Thank you, Lord. We needed a legitimate home game. Kickoff is at 3:30 and the weather couldn't be anymore perfect. Going to be a good day!

Go Dawgs! Beat Auburn!

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We are  timing our sloppy games really well. But let's not do that again. We can't afford to be sloppy in October. We finally have a night game this weekend against Missouri. Let's get back to work.

Go Dawgs!

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Them Dawgs showed up and gave us a dominating performance in Columbia last Saturday. We give our initial reaction, takeaways, and a few small areas of concern. The Bulldogs take on Kent State this weekend at noon for the 2nd home game of the year. See y'all there!

Go Dawgs!

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We are glad we got our "sloppy" game out of the way against Samford. Can't afford to play like that this weekend. Rattler ain't ready. 

Go Dawgs! Beat them Cocks!

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The Dawgs "limited-out" this past weekend and put the entire college football world on notice. We discuss the dominating performance and what to expect from the team moving forward. Feels good to be back!

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Bo Nix is starting! The gift that keeps on giving! In this preview of the season opener against Oregon, we break down where we think that Dawgs have an edge, what our biggest area of concern is, and how we are going to attack Oregon early and often.

The 2021 National Champions defend their title starting at 3:30 Saturday afternoon.

If it flies, it dies! GO DAWGS!

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Soak up these last few days of being defending National Champions. In two short weeks, the Dawgs begin their war path to become back-to-back champions. The Dawgs tee it up against Oregon in Atlanta for the Season Opener. It's hard to believe it's finally here. We don't know about you, but we are ready for tailgates, cold beers, barking fans, night games in Sanford, and all the pageantry that comes with the greatest sport in the world. 

Welcome back, Dawg fans. Let's run it back.

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The boys are back. 

Is this how Alabama fans feel going into the season every other year? If so, I can get used to this. We are almost exactly a month out from the start of the college football season. But, this year is not exactly business as usual. There is a lot up in the air regarding the future of college football. Which teams are jumping ship? Why would West Coast teams join the Big Ten? Will this be the end of college football as we know it? We may not have all the answers. But what we do know is, them Dawgs are still National Champions until the clock hits zero in January 2023. Who knows? Maybe they might be the ones holding the trophy that day.

We can't wait to get back into the swing of things. We'll have the Season Preview out for y'all sometime in late August!

GO DAWGS!

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You really can't put much stock in a glorified practice scrimmage. But, we did learn a few things from G-Day. Most notably, Arik Gilbert is still a freak. We also saw what some of the young guys were capable of. Either way, it's a long time before the season starts and there's plenty to work on. In the meantime, we are more excited for an NFL draft than we've been in a long time. Make sure you tune-in next Thursday to see our boys fly off the board in the 1st round!

Go Dawgs!

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The Dawgs are primed to break several program records in this year's NFL Draft. They have earned every bit of their success. And we are still dreaming about that cold, Monday night in Indy...

Still Champs.

GO DAWGS!

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The National Championship. The Natty. Against Alabama. It truly doesn't get bigger than this. We got steam-rolled by the Tide barely a month ago. Will the rematch be any different? We think so. We know so. It's our time. Let's go take it. 

GO DAWGS! BEAT ALABAMA FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THINGS GOOD IN THIS WORLD!

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We're playing in the Orange Bowl for the first time since 1960. After Atlanta, we aren't confident. But we are cautiously hopeful. Michigan is certainly a better matchup scheme-wise than Alabama. That doesn't make winning an easier task. We are looking forward to seeing our defense turn it around, and we think there may be a few key position groups that will give us an upper-hand. Either way, we expect to see a much different team than we did in Mercedes Benz in early December. We want this. Let's go out there an take it.

GO DAWGS! BEAT THE WOLVERINES!!

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It took us a week to calm our emotions from that tail-whipping we received a couple weekends ago. Despite our worst effort all year, we are still playoff bound (Baylor may have saved our season). We are down. There is a lot to work on between now and New Year's Eve. But, we are not out. There's no doubt we will see a different level of focus and intensity in preparation for Michigan on the last day of the year. We found out we are not invincible - not even close. But, this team is better than what they showed in that God forsaken stadium in Atlanta. Win two more games, and we are elite.

Go Dawgs.

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This is it. This is the big one. We are terrified with how good we feel coming into this game. But, we've never seen such a hungry Dawg team. We're going to find out exactly how hungry they are come Saturday. We'll both be there bright and early, ready to cheer on the Dawgs. Work productivity is at an all-time low. Let's get it done Dawgs!

Go Dawgs! Beat Bama!

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Them Dawgs are undefeated in the SEC regular season for the first time in while. There's still a lot of work to be done, but man it felt good to stomp Tennessee again in their stadium. We started a little slow. Then, we found a gear that Tennessee had not seen the likes of all year - all while battling the stomach flu! It was nice to see our guys battle through adversity last weekend and turn it into one of the most dominating performances of the year. Rocky top continues to be a dumpster fire, and for that, we are thankful. We've got Charleston Southern this weekend. To be honest, we have no preview of that game. This one is all about what we saw last weekend in Knoxville, how the Dawgs are going to get healthy, and frankly, how anxious we are getting as we gear up for Atlanta that first weekend in December.

GO DAWGS!

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We came out a little flat against Mizzou, but it didn't take long for them Dawgs to get it going and put together another dominating performance. A majority of our receivers are finally healthy for the first time all year. JT got in for nearly a half and played fairly well. There's a little rust, but we wouldn't be surprised to see him take the first snap in Knoxville this weekend. Speaking of Knoxville, we hate rocky top. Hooker is going to learn what a real SEC defense looks like this Saturday.

Go Dawgs! Beat the Vols!

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Please give Dan MuLLLLen a lifetime contract. It brings us so much joy to beat that miserable excuse for a head coach. The Dawgs came out a little slow, but they finished the first half with the best 2 minutes and 30 seconds of football that we have ever seen. We continued to push them losers from Gainesville around in the 2nd half. Zeus finally broke a big run for a touchdown. The QB situations continues to be a hot topic. Does JT take over this weekend, or does Stetson keep the top spot and rebound? We discuss all that and more. 

*** We recorded this before the Braves won the WORLD SERIES. Go Braves!

Go Dawgs! Beat Mizzou!

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Nothing better than beating Auburn in Jordan-Hare. Well, except blowing out Auburn in Jordan-Hare. Yes sir, it was a thing of beauty watching our defense make Bo Nix look like the bum quarterback that he really is. That's right, the ol' "sprint backwards for 20 yards and then heave it" technique didn't work out to well for Mr. Nix. I will admit, we did not square up on him quite as much as I had hoped. Nevertheless, we beat the brakes off Auburn in their own stadium. And for that, we couldn't be happier. That's 5 in a row, if you're keeping count. This week, we have #11 Kentucky. They use a similar formula for success as we do, only without the 5 star talent. Will they be able to run on us? We don't think so. Who will start at QB? We discuss our thoughts on that and much more in this weeks episode. College Gameday will be in town for the 2nd time in three weeks, and the 3rd game of ours this season. Let's show Kentucky they still play 2nd fiddle to the Junkyard Dawgs.

Go Dawgs! Beat Kentucky!

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The Dawg fans showed up and showed out last week for the noon kick against Arkansas. That's what Kirby meant when he said we needed to be elite. We have seen many incredible environments in Sanford Stadium ('07 Auburn, '13 LSU, '19 Notre Dame, '14 Clemson). That was the only noon game we have witnessed that was not only comparable to those afternoon/night games, but honestly right up there with them. It was an electric atmosphere no matter the position of the sun. And the Dawgs came to play, blanking the boys from Arkansas 37-0. This week, we turn our attention to the showdown with those losers from "The Plains". They escaped Death Valley with a surprising win last weekend. I wonder if they've completely forgotten about nearly losing to GEORGIA STATE at home the previous weekend? We sure haven't. We are just hoping that Bo Nix tries to perform those run-around-circus-throws against our defense this weekend. If so, we'd anticipate a lot of picks and a high havoc rating. 

Go Dawgs! To Hell with Auburn!

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