Georgia Bulldogs: Vince Dooley
Editor’s note: As we approach national signing day and consider the future of Georgia’s football program, we’ll also look backward into the Bulldogs’ recruiting history. Over the next few weeks, we’ll talk with several former Georgia standouts about their experiences as recruits. Today we feature the multitalented Scott Woerner, who was an All-America defensive back and kick returner for Georgia’s 1980 national championship team.
ATHENS, Ga. -- Texas native Scott Woerner almost never became “Woerner the Returner” of Georgia’s championship lore.
ATHENS, Ga. -- Texas native Scott Woerner almost never became “Woerner the Returner” of Georgia’s championship lore.
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If the world ends, what is Georgia's legacy?
December, 21, 2012
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David Ching | ESPN.com
You’ve no doubt been flooded with online stories, social media jokes and commentary about the Mayan doomsday scenario that supposedly arrives today, 12/21/12.
Let’s hope it’s not the end of the world as we know it. But just for conversation’s sake, let’s imagine that it is.
Caring about Georgia football would seem fairly trivial at that point, wouldn’t it? But that subject is why we gather here at DawgNation. So if the clock stopped on the Bulldogs program tomorrow, what would have been its legacy?
Although there is no shortage of notable achievements in program history, I’d think any discussion of Georgia football would have to begin with the Herschel Walker era of the early 1980s. The three seasons when Walker -- arguably the best running back in college football history and the 1982 Heisman Trophy winner -- was on campus represent Georgia’s all-time high-water mark.
Let’s hope it’s not the end of the world as we know it. But just for conversation’s sake, let’s imagine that it is.
Caring about Georgia football would seem fairly trivial at that point, wouldn’t it? But that subject is why we gather here at DawgNation. So if the clock stopped on the Bulldogs program tomorrow, what would have been its legacy?
Although there is no shortage of notable achievements in program history, I’d think any discussion of Georgia football would have to begin with the Herschel Walker era of the early 1980s. The three seasons when Walker -- arguably the best running back in college football history and the 1982 Heisman Trophy winner -- was on campus represent Georgia’s all-time high-water mark.
Everybody can recite who’s the all-time winningest coach in the SEC.
Bear Bryant won 232 career games at Alabama and became one of the most iconic figures in college football along the way.
To this day, Bryant’s name is mentioned with reverence around the Capstone.
But even if you take his 232 career wins out of the equation, the Crimson Tide would still have 582 wins.
So while the guy with the Houndstooth hat carved out a legendary career at Alabama, the Crimson Tide’s success on the football field hasn’t been defined solely by the Bryant years.
Frank Thomas won 115 games. Gene Stallings won 62 games. Wallace Wade won 61 games. Nick Saban -- in just five seasons -- has already won 55 games.
All five men, including Bryant, have also won national championships at Alabama.
In surveying the winningest coaches at all 14 SEC schools, some of what you find, especially when you take away each school's all-time wins leader, is telling.
For instance, Bryant is actually the winningest coach at two different SEC schools. He was 60-23-5 at Kentucky from 1946-53, and led the Wildcats to eight consecutive winning seasons.
Bear Bryant won 232 career games at Alabama and became one of the most iconic figures in college football along the way.
To this day, Bryant’s name is mentioned with reverence around the Capstone.
But even if you take his 232 career wins out of the equation, the Crimson Tide would still have 582 wins.
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Bernard Troncale/US PresswireBear Bryant won 232 career games at Alabama.
Bernard Troncale/US PresswireBear Bryant won 232 career games at Alabama.Frank Thomas won 115 games. Gene Stallings won 62 games. Wallace Wade won 61 games. Nick Saban -- in just five seasons -- has already won 55 games.
All five men, including Bryant, have also won national championships at Alabama.
In surveying the winningest coaches at all 14 SEC schools, some of what you find, especially when you take away each school's all-time wins leader, is telling.
For instance, Bryant is actually the winningest coach at two different SEC schools. He was 60-23-5 at Kentucky from 1946-53, and led the Wildcats to eight consecutive winning seasons.
DN Roundtable: UGA's best 'fireworks' 
July, 4, 2012
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Today being the Fourth of July, we expect to see fireworks and parades. Georgia football has had its share of fireworks through the years, if we talk about individual performances and astonishing victories. With that in mind we asked the staff and DawgNation's readers:
“What is the biggest fireworks display, figuratively speaking, you have seen at a Georgia football game?"
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ATHENS, Ga. -- Hundreds of friends, family and dignitaries gathered Friday afternoon at the Georgia Center for Continuing Education to honor Charley Trippi -- a coal miner’s son from Pennsylvania who starred at Georgia in the 1940s and went on to become one of the most accomplished football players of all time.
A host of speakers paid tribute to the 90-year-old Trippi at the dais, including Athens mayor Nancy Denson, who declared Friday “Charley Trippi Day” in his adopted hometown.
“To me, this is a great day. I will cherish it the rest of my life,” Trippi said.
A host of speakers paid tribute to the 90-year-old Trippi at the dais, including Athens mayor Nancy Denson, who declared Friday “Charley Trippi Day” in his adopted hometown.
“To me, this is a great day. I will cherish it the rest of my life,” Trippi said.
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As the Georgia football players return to the Butts-Mehre building for winter workouts this week, one familiar face will be absent.
The Bulldogs’ assistant strength and conditioning coach John Kasay will no longer be part of the staff.
"We asked John to come out of retirement on a part-time basis last January and help us through a transition period in our strength and conditioning program," Senior Associate Athletic Director Claude Felton told DawgNation. "He graciously accepted and has provided everything we hoped for in supporting Joe Tereshinski [Georgia’s director of strength and conditioning] as we moved in this new direction. That transition period has put us well down the road in our strength program, and John has stepped back into retirement with our sincerest thanks."
The Bulldogs’ assistant strength and conditioning coach John Kasay will no longer be part of the staff.
"We asked John to come out of retirement on a part-time basis last January and help us through a transition period in our strength and conditioning program," Senior Associate Athletic Director Claude Felton told DawgNation. "He graciously accepted and has provided everything we hoped for in supporting Joe Tereshinski [Georgia’s director of strength and conditioning] as we moved in this new direction. That transition period has put us well down the road in our strength program, and John has stepped back into retirement with our sincerest thanks."
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As Auburn and Georgia meet again in The Deep South’s Oldest Rivalry, oddsmakers in Las Vegas have picked the Bulldogs to be almost a two touchdown favorite over the Tigers. This bucks the historical trend of the road team winning this game.
The visiting team in this rivalry has consistently done well, as both Auburn and Georgia have winning road records against each other. Georgia is 14-10-2 in games played at Jordan-Hare Stadium while Auburn is 18-11 in games played in Athens.
Former Georgia coach Vince Dooley can attest to the visitor’s success, as he earned a number of road wins and home losses during his 25 years of coaching the Bulldogs. He points to the 1970 and 1971 contests to illustrate the history of the rivalry.
The visiting team in this rivalry has consistently done well, as both Auburn and Georgia have winning road records against each other. Georgia is 14-10-2 in games played at Jordan-Hare Stadium while Auburn is 18-11 in games played in Athens.
Former Georgia coach Vince Dooley can attest to the visitor’s success, as he earned a number of road wins and home losses during his 25 years of coaching the Bulldogs. He points to the 1970 and 1971 contests to illustrate the history of the rivalry.
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