A Long Time Coming

I broke out the media guide tonight to check when Georgia last beat an AP top 5 opponent in Athens.  (LSU is currently #4.)  Would you believe that it was 25 years ago?  The Dawgs needed a 60 yard FG from Kevin Butler to beat #2 Clemson, 26-23 in September of 1984.  The kick prompted the stadium to go "worse than bonkers" in one of the greatest Munson calls ever.  That was a long time, but the Dawgs haven't had many opportunities since that kick. 

Tech was #2 in 1990, Florida was #3 in 1995, and Tennessee was #5 in 1998 when those teams beat UGA in Athens.  Those are the only three top 5 teams to play in Sanford Stadium since 1984.  Notice something about those teams?  All played for the national title in those years and the Vols and Tech (partially) won it. That's a pretty spooky stat.  (By the way, the last season that LSU beat Georgia, they won the national championship.) 

Coach Richt has broken a lot of streaks at Georgia: winning in Knoxville, winning a conference crown, beating the Gators and Auburn in the same year.  Maybe he can add beating a top 5 team in Athens this weekend.

Quinton