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Thank you and well said. I've lived in East TN since Dec. 08 an have a restaurant in the heart of Vol country so I know what they have gone through. They took us to the wood shed yesterday and deserve to be happy. Several of them came back from Knoxville last night to eat with me not to gloat but because they knew I'm a true Dawg fan and needed a friend. The buzz up here all weekend after the game on the talk shows is- did the vols win this game or did Martinez lose it. The consensus is Martinez lost it.
I love my dawgs and will die a dawg, I've paid my money and showed my loyalty by going to games from Dooley to now and Erk Russell is rolling in his grave over this defense.My flags are still flying and will be all day because I am and always will be a dawg. This is the first post I've read today so thank you for your loyalty and go dawgs. The one thing that made me feel good about yesterday was Gray did get in the game, that shows hope even though he did not do well he needs the snaps. If Cox loves this team then turn over the team for the good of the team, he will never play in the pro's so he doesn't need the snaps himself. Now maybe CMR will take back over the offense and start looking for coaches for the team for next year.

Go Dawgs, see ya at Vandy.

Dawg fans lame? Never. Passionate? Absolutely. Loyal? Absolutely. Forgiving of mistakes? Depends on the score.

Personally, I could care less how anyone else views the Dawg Nation as a whole. If I'm the only one left standing I'll wear my colors to the day I die. I still have two big-azz oval-g's on the Titan. I'll have them there if we don't win another game.

Thing is, we've often been accused of being fickle as if we own the patent. I heard a Michigan fan tell me \"we had to be gator fans last year.\" I couldn't have been more horrified. I'll bet you, and bet you big, you'll never hear anything even close to that from a Dawg fan. Sanford will still be packed for the remainder of the home games. Nobody will wear brown paper bags. People will still be calling for Willie's head. More will be calling for Bobo's head. Some will be calling for CMRs. But they all show up on Saturdays. You can try to tell me that you won't watch any more games, but I'm calling that as crap. It's just not possible.

Buuuuut. If dissention makes me lame in some eyes, so be it. If noise brings a call to be quiet from the back row, so be it. That, and my personal gripes, are all part of the same thing. Every one of us has one thing in common: we want to win. We've had enough years with the current regime to know that something serious is broken. We've been served a big ol heaping of humble pie, and some of us don't like the taste, but we all get to eat it. Fair enough. We've served some up ourselves over the past decade. Personally, I'm never going to tell people I disagree with to shut up. It's wrong on more than one level. If I have a counterpoint, I'll give it. A lame fan base? Not on your life. Anyone who wears the red and black is okay with me, even if I don't like what I hear from them. Actually, it makes me feel pretty good that we have so much passion. You can't have passion without a beating heart, and from what I hear, the heartbeat of the Dawg Nation is strong. All of this is nothing more than heart burn.

I have never been ashamed to be a dawg fan and absolutely never will. I will say though out of every dawg game I have watched, this was the one game taht I was so ashamed of our effort. What do you need to be said to you so that you get excited about UGA and UT? I was so shocked that they came out and acted as if the vols were just gonna lay down and say \"Well I guess we do suck and let's just give them the game.\" I mean whether UT and us were ranked or not, IT IS STILL A HUGE FREAKIN RIVALRY! I am bewildered at the effort that was NOT put forth. I have never since my first dawgs game ever not watched the whole game. I always watch to the very end because to me that is me giving everything I can in support to my team. I tell you what though, by the beginning of the 4th quarter I walked out the door and left. I feel like the dawgs gave up on this game, there season, and the whole freaking meaning of being a GEORGIA BULLDOG! I really hope CMR looks at everything that transpired here at UT this past saturday and becomes the CMR I saw at the UF game when we were boisterous and kicking tail in that game. He seems like after that that there was no reason to be that inspired coach anymore. I mean UT id the exact move I would have done in this huge rivalry and brought the game to a halt so there whole team could rub the butt whipping in our faces and rightfully so. Dawgs, I tell ya what...You dont come with some heart and pride at UV, then I wouldnt be surprised if we get our tails kicked there too. I am just getting out my rant so now I can focus my attentions to this saturday and giving it all I got as far as a fan!

DAWGS FOREVER!

Agreed LimeyDawg......heartburn is felt by everyone.

Limey -

Please go back and re-read my entire post. I in no way was calling Dawg fans lame. I was saying we need to be loud, because I hated being shown up by Vols fans on Saturday. THEY were loud. WE are not. We must be, again.

Thanks!