It's one thing to lose a game. As long as you play hard and play smart, there is honor in defeat. But there's very little dignity in rolling over and playing dead on national TV. With 7:23 left in the game, the Georgia Bulldogs put the offense in park on Saturday, and the Fighting Illini went on a 22-0 run to close out the game. A game that was within 7 points at the half turned into a humiliating 76-42 beat down (Image: ESPN.com)
Thus continues Dennis Felton's staggering track record of complete ineptitude in games played outside of the State of Georgia. In six years, Felton has won roughly 12 games played beyond the border of the Peach State. I always say "roughly" in an attempt to give him the benefit of the doubt that I might have missed a win somewhere. Only 7 of those road wins outside of our own state came against Major Conference schools:
- 2009 - none (but it's early)
2008 - Auburn
2007 - Wake, Arkansas and Vandy
2006 - SC and Vandy
2005 - none
2004 - Kentucky
Tuesday against Virginia Tech is a reasonable chance at victory. The Hokies don't have a solid win yet, but they have played Wisconsin and Xavier tough. We'll see.
See Also:
-- Dogs controlled from the Start - ABH
PWD
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