Blackout, Part Deux!

Word on the street is there is a movement underway to turn New Orleans black on New Year's Day. I know what everyone is thinking - "That scoundrel Mayor Ray Nagin and his repulsive attempts to build a homogeneous city!" But, the villian is this experiment in eugenics is none other than Evil Mark Richt, and he just wants you to show up in your duds from the Auburn game. Apparently, the players get to keep the jerseys from the bowl game because of the Sugar Bowl patches that are sewn on. So, they'll get to keep the black jerseys this year.

Now that the BCS selection process is in the rearview mirror, I'm getting more and more excited about the Dawgs playing Hawaii. It makes for some interesting story lines, and only one bowl game counts for something anyway. It is much better than another matchup with Wisconsin and it's a chance to see my third-favorite former Falcons coach from the 1990s in action.

Who among us does not love the Run & Shoot?

This time of year, the biggest news in college football is the coaching merry-go-round. So far, the best news for Dawg fans broke yesterday, as Tennessee Offensive Coordinator David Cutcliffe was hired on to be the head coach for the Blue Devils of Duke University. He was an assistant at UT from 1982-1998 and 2006-2007. So, while he was at UT, Georgia went 1-10, with the one win in 1988 when Cutcliffe was just coaching the tight ends. In his absence, Georgia has gone 14-9-2, including 4-2 in the 1999-2005 stretch. Plus, the guy recruited and groomed Heath Shuler, Peyton Manning, and Eli Manning, and turned around Erik Ainge's career. So, all things considered, it's good to see him leave.

Sadly, Ed Orgeron was made redundant at Ole Miss and we will have to wish him well. Hopefully, he is still making commercials for car dealerships.

In roundball action, the team is taking a break after the beatdown they put on Wake Forest. They travel to none other than Hawaii for the Rainbow Classic, starting December 20. It will be fun to see if the basketball team ends up facing the Warriors right before the football team does it. The only other squad of note in the eight-team field is St. Johns. This is a good opportunity for the Dawgs to pick up some wins before facing Georgia Tech (who isn't very good this year) and conference opponents. In part due to the dismissals of Takais Brown and Mike Mercer, some talented young guys are seeing a lot of playing time. I still have my fingers crossed that Felton can salvage a decent season and continue building towards worldwide dominance. Perhaps a February Saturday would be a good time for a DOTWU convergence on Athens to catch the action in person.