Game Three: The Tune-Up/Trip-Up

September 16^th

Vs. University of Alabama-Birmingham (in Athens, GA)

I hope no one forgets that in 2003, this Blazer team marched into Athens and lost to Georgia by three measley points. This was supposed to be a walkover game, but as I recall, we got beat up pretty bad. And last year, they almost beat Tennessee. (Ok, that wasn’t that big a deal after all – cue drum roll – thanks, I’m here all night). Gone is Mr. All-World Quarterback, Darrell Hackney. I have no idea who is taking the reins for the Blazers this year and I don’t care. Even though the Blazers won’t be as good this year, there is no way the Dawgs take this game lightly. Get a lead, rotate in some of the back ups, and get out of there without getting banged up. This is the type of game that makes tail-gaiting much easier, it allows some young guns to step up, and it makes it easier to leap-frog someone in the national rankings. By now the QB situation should be somewhat clearer (see today’s sidenote). Also we’ll know if our defensive secondary (the last line of guys between the the ball and our goal line) will be the best ever or just incredibly over-hyped. And in turn, we’ll know if I need to stop listening to all those morons on the Dawg fan pages.