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	<title>Comments on: Delusions of Grandeur</title>
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	<description>The world through GATOR-colored glasses.</description>
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		<title>by: Corey</title>
		<link>http://www.orangeandbluehue.com/2008/08/16/delusions-of-grandeur/#comment-166165</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2008 21:11:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.orangeandbluehue.com/2008/08/16/delusions-of-grandeur/#comment-166165</guid>
					<description>They will most definitely NOT get out of Baton Rouge alive.  Next, they will most definitely not beat the Gators two years in a row (think  of the odds people).  Finally, they will lose at Auburn.  I almost want to throw another loss in for good measure (due to injury, malaise, arrests, or whatever)

Georgia is a 3 or 4 loss team.  Florida will win the SEC east, the SEC championship in a revenge game against Auburn.

And my gut feeling says we will then lose to Ohio State in the NC (another revenge game).

2008 - the year of revenge.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>They will most definitely NOT get out of Baton Rouge alive.  Next, they will most definitely not beat the Gators two years in a row (think  of the odds people).  Finally, they will lose at Auburn.  I almost want to throw another loss in for good measure (due to injury, malaise, arrests, or whatever)</p>
<p>Georgia is a 3 or 4 loss team.  Florida will win the SEC east, the SEC championship in a revenge game against Auburn.</p>
<p>And my gut feeling says we will then lose to Ohio State in the NC (another revenge game).</p>
<p>2008 - the year of revenge.
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		<title>by: Vince Gagliano</title>
		<link>http://www.orangeandbluehue.com/2008/08/16/delusions-of-grandeur/#comment-165925</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 22:42:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.orangeandbluehue.com/2008/08/16/delusions-of-grandeur/#comment-165925</guid>
					<description>Wait for the next roundtable, and you'll divine the answer.</description>
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		<title>by: Daniel</title>
		<link>http://www.orangeandbluehue.com/2008/08/16/delusions-of-grandeur/#comment-165916</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 21:54:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.orangeandbluehue.com/2008/08/16/delusions-of-grandeur/#comment-165916</guid>
					<description>So does all this mean you guys don't think UK is going to win the eastern division this year?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>So does all this mean you guys don&#8217;t think UK is going to win the eastern division this year?
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		<title>by: skigator93</title>
		<link>http://www.orangeandbluehue.com/2008/08/16/delusions-of-grandeur/#comment-165326</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2008 23:59:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.orangeandbluehue.com/2008/08/16/delusions-of-grandeur/#comment-165326</guid>
					<description>I nominate Gatorskeptic for post of the year!  In fairness though, we have to do something to occupy our time for the next 12 days until it is time to fire up the grill!

My 10th anniversary will land me in Boston for opening day, but I have already touched base with the Boston Gator Club and look forward to joining them at McFadden's for the Hawaii game!

A Labor Day wedding seemed like a good idea at the time...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I nominate Gatorskeptic for post of the year!  In fairness though, we have to do something to occupy our time for the next 12 days until it is time to fire up the grill!</p>
<p>My 10th anniversary will land me in Boston for opening day, but I have already touched base with the Boston Gator Club and look forward to joining them at McFadden&#8217;s for the Hawaii game!</p>
<p>A Labor Day wedding seemed like a good idea at the time&#8230;
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		<title>by: GatorSkeptic</title>
		<link>http://www.orangeandbluehue.com/2008/08/16/delusions-of-grandeur/#comment-165304</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2008 21:09:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.orangeandbluehue.com/2008/08/16/delusions-of-grandeur/#comment-165304</guid>
					<description>Talk about over-analysis. All of you Dawg and Gator fans wasted far too much time coming up with such detailed responses. It is 12 days from kickoff (10 for the Cock fan on here) and all anyone should care about at this point is preparing to get hammered, grilling up some red meat and cheering their Dawgs, Gators, Cocks, etc. to victory. I love Fall Saturdays in the South! Good luck to all SEC teams this fall (except when you are playing my Dawgs)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Talk about over-analysis. All of you Dawg and Gator fans wasted far too much time coming up with such detailed responses. It is 12 days from kickoff (10 for the Cock fan on here) and all anyone should care about at this point is preparing to get hammered, grilling up some red meat and cheering their Dawgs, Gators, Cocks, etc. to victory. I love Fall Saturdays in the South! Good luck to all SEC teams this fall (except when you are playing my Dawgs)
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		<title>by: rjsplow</title>
		<link>http://www.orangeandbluehue.com/2008/08/16/delusions-of-grandeur/#comment-165294</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2008 19:09:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.orangeandbluehue.com/2008/08/16/delusions-of-grandeur/#comment-165294</guid>
					<description>I think we're all forgetting that Massaquoi, the alleged #1 receiver on Georgia's squad, has what we down here in the Swamp like to call &quot;alligator arms&quot;:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3o2ULj5IsQ</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I think we&#8217;re all forgetting that Massaquoi, the alleged #1 receiver on Georgia&#8217;s squad, has what we down here in the Swamp like to call &#8220;alligator arms&#8221;:</p>
<p><a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3o2ULj5IsQ' rel='nofollow'>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3o2ULj5IsQ</a>
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		<title>by: Vince Gagliano</title>
		<link>http://www.orangeandbluehue.com/2008/08/16/delusions-of-grandeur/#comment-165134</link>
		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Aug 2008 23:01:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.orangeandbluehue.com/2008/08/16/delusions-of-grandeur/#comment-165134</guid>
					<description>As a disinterested (note, not &quot;uninterested&quot;) sports writer, not a Gator blogger, consider another benefit to a Massaquoi breakthrough:

Ironically, making him better could result in Stafford needing to throw to him less.  If corners can't man up on Mo, he can draw sufficient coverage to free up other options, or maybe even draw guys out of the box.  

Thus, last year, Percy Harvin (59-858) helped out  Andre Caldwell (56-761), Louis Murphy (37-548), and Cornelius Ingram (34-508)  Putting on my Gator hat, as much as I hate to say it, this would be a terrifically effective idea.

You don't always have to pull the trigger to do damage.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As a disinterested (note, not &#8220;uninterested&#8221;) sports writer, not a Gator blogger, consider another benefit to a Massaquoi breakthrough:</p>
<p>Ironically, making him better could result in Stafford needing to throw to him less.  If corners can&#8217;t man up on Mo, he can draw sufficient coverage to free up other options, or maybe even draw guys out of the box.  </p>
<p>Thus, last year, Percy Harvin (59-858) helped out  Andre Caldwell (56-761), Louis Murphy (37-548), and Cornelius Ingram (34-508)  Putting on my Gator hat, as much as I hate to say it, this would be a terrifically effective idea.</p>
<p>You don&#8217;t always have to pull the trigger to do damage.
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		<title>by: Keltic Gator</title>
		<link>http://www.orangeandbluehue.com/2008/08/16/delusions-of-grandeur/#comment-165133</link>
		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Aug 2008 22:37:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.orangeandbluehue.com/2008/08/16/delusions-of-grandeur/#comment-165133</guid>
					<description>Jones, what is wrong with you my man??? You seem like a fairly intelligent guy but I look at your comments and I'm just befuddled. I think you are seeing black helicopters here (or maybe orange and blue helicopters). Here's a good tip, read a post before you comment with the preconceived notions you get from it's title. And apparently there is something wrong with my title??? Delusion of Grandeur simply means a vision or image of great success or acheivement. How is that incorrect? You are either at the height of arrogance or ingnorance regarding what grandeur is. I mean seriously, do you as a Georgia fan actually feel that your program has acheived it's highest level by just being voted a preseason number one??? Because most other fanbases feel that the national championship is the pinnacle of the sport, not a preseason number one ranking. &quot;Hey Martha, we did it! We are preseason number one! It won't get any better than this so enjoy it while you can!&quot;

If you actually &lt;strong&gt;READ&lt;/strong&gt; the article you would see that my actual point was that a majority of Georgia fans feel that their top talent and high prognostication means the season will end with a National Title. My point was that a National Championship is not simply the result of great talent but also luck and circumstance. That their path so difficult as to ensure that their dreams would not come to fruition. Delusion of Grandeur is the &quot;dream of a national title&quot;. Apparently your dreams are considerably lower so you took the present situation and figured I was referring to that (can't get any better right Henry?).

What is just as amusing is your main complaint seems to be that &quot;Georgia didn't vote itself number one&quot;. WHere, just where Henry do you even see a &lt;strong&gt;SINGLE MENTION&lt;/strong&gt; of Georgia's national ranking??? Seriously, WTF??? What do you want to complain about next? Margaret Thatcher? I mean I my article has no mention of her OR Georgia's national ranking in it so I guess that's fair game.

Again . . . HJ. All this can be avoided if you stop seeing what you expect to see behind all that Gator hate and actually pay attention to what is in front of you.

P.S. Don't worry about injuries. Florida has finally acheived top 10 program depth. We lost one starter and a possible starter to knee injuries. The Gators won't miss a beat (as neither will USC, Georgia or any other team that recruits at a high level). Outside of a quarterback injury, Florida and Georgia will be just fine. We promise not to use that as a crutch if you don't.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Jones, what is wrong with you my man??? You seem like a fairly intelligent guy but I look at your comments and I&#8217;m just befuddled. I think you are seeing black helicopters here (or maybe orange and blue helicopters). Here&#8217;s a good tip, read a post before you comment with the preconceived notions you get from it&#8217;s title. And apparently there is something wrong with my title??? Delusion of Grandeur simply means a vision or image of great success or acheivement. How is that incorrect? You are either at the height of arrogance or ingnorance regarding what grandeur is. I mean seriously, do you as a Georgia fan actually feel that your program has acheived it&#8217;s highest level by just being voted a preseason number one??? Because most other fanbases feel that the national championship is the pinnacle of the sport, not a preseason number one ranking. &#8220;Hey Martha, we did it! We are preseason number one! It won&#8217;t get any better than this so enjoy it while you can!&#8221;</p>
<p>If you actually <strong>READ</strong> the article you would see that my actual point was that a majority of Georgia fans feel that their top talent and high prognostication means the season will end with a National Title. My point was that a National Championship is not simply the result of great talent but also luck and circumstance. That their path so difficult as to ensure that their dreams would not come to fruition. Delusion of Grandeur is the &#8220;dream of a national title&#8221;. Apparently your dreams are considerably lower so you took the present situation and figured I was referring to that (can&#8217;t get any better right Henry?).</p>
<p>What is just as amusing is your main complaint seems to be that &#8220;Georgia didn&#8217;t vote itself number one&#8221;. WHere, just where Henry do you even see a <strong>SINGLE MENTION</strong> of Georgia&#8217;s national ranking??? Seriously, WTF??? What do you want to complain about next? Margaret Thatcher? I mean I my article has no mention of her OR Georgia&#8217;s national ranking in it so I guess that&#8217;s fair game.</p>
<p>Again . . . HJ. All this can be avoided if you stop seeing what you expect to see behind all that Gator hate and actually pay attention to what is in front of you.</p>
<p>P.S. Don&#8217;t worry about injuries. Florida has finally acheived top 10 program depth. We lost one starter and a possible starter to knee injuries. The Gators won&#8217;t miss a beat (as neither will USC, Georgia or any other team that recruits at a high level). Outside of a quarterback injury, Florida and Georgia will be just fine. We promise not to use that as a crutch if you don&#8217;t.
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		<title>by: Winston</title>
		<link>http://www.orangeandbluehue.com/2008/08/16/delusions-of-grandeur/#comment-165128</link>
		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Aug 2008 21:56:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.orangeandbluehue.com/2008/08/16/delusions-of-grandeur/#comment-165128</guid>
					<description>Vince,

I'll definitely agree with you that it would be a huge plus if Massaquoi developed into a solid number 1 most UGA fans believe he can be, but I just don't think it's a prerequisite for a great season.  I think your listing of receivers on past national title teams almost proves my point however.  Last year LSU had some good receivers, especially talent wise, but their leading receiver was LaFell with 650 yards.  Texas in '05 was even more deficient with Davis Thomas playing tight end and totaling 600 yards.  No matter how many balls he caught, Thomas at TE was hardly the game breaking threat on the outside you worry about UGA not having.  

Again, I agree that it would be a bonus and greatly improve UGA's chances to have that #1 guy, but it ain't a deal breaker by any stretch.  There are ingredients to a title run that have consistently proven to be far more important to championships teams that go to wideouts.  Take playing good defense for example.  I would say that if we're talking about championship ingredients, or a lack there of for SEC teams, UF's questions on the defensive side of the ball should produce far more concern amongst pre-season pundits than the dawgs lack of productive wr's.  Then again, another common thread to a championship run is not having to play top 10  opponents on the road, which I think speaks back to the original point of this article...the schedule doesn't bode well for the dawgs.  

I will also second the pleasure other readers have taken with the overall intelligent discourse on this blog.  It's definitely a refreshing change of pace in from the message boards where taunts, insults, and flame wars reign supreme.  Enjoy the blog and keep up the good work!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Vince,</p>
<p>I&#8217;ll definitely agree with you that it would be a huge plus if Massaquoi developed into a solid number 1 most UGA fans believe he can be, but I just don&#8217;t think it&#8217;s a prerequisite for a great season.  I think your listing of receivers on past national title teams almost proves my point however.  Last year LSU had some good receivers, especially talent wise, but their leading receiver was LaFell with 650 yards.  Texas in &#8216;05 was even more deficient with Davis Thomas playing tight end and totaling 600 yards.  No matter how many balls he caught, Thomas at TE was hardly the game breaking threat on the outside you worry about UGA not having.  </p>
<p>Again, I agree that it would be a bonus and greatly improve UGA&#8217;s chances to have that #1 guy, but it ain&#8217;t a deal breaker by any stretch.  There are ingredients to a title run that have consistently proven to be far more important to championships teams that go to wideouts.  Take playing good defense for example.  I would say that if we&#8217;re talking about championship ingredients, or a lack there of for SEC teams, UF&#8217;s questions on the defensive side of the ball should produce far more concern amongst pre-season pundits than the dawgs lack of productive wr&#8217;s.  Then again, another common thread to a championship run is not having to play top 10  opponents on the road, which I think speaks back to the original point of this article&#8230;the schedule doesn&#8217;t bode well for the dawgs.  </p>
<p>I will also second the pleasure other readers have taken with the overall intelligent discourse on this blog.  It&#8217;s definitely a refreshing change of pace in from the message boards where taunts, insults, and flame wars reign supreme.  Enjoy the blog and keep up the good work!
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		<title>by: Henry Jones</title>
		<link>http://www.orangeandbluehue.com/2008/08/16/delusions-of-grandeur/#comment-165124</link>
		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Aug 2008 21:20:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.orangeandbluehue.com/2008/08/16/delusions-of-grandeur/#comment-165124</guid>
					<description>Vince- I shouldn't have mentioned the bode/bade thing because mistakes occur all the time on blogs..some intentional.It was not meant in the pedantic tone it took with the rest of my blog. One blogger wrote &quot;phase&quot; when the intent was &quot;faze&quot;. That would be me. Your response was measured and is good for continued discussion.

The intent was for you to look for information concerning the present receivers, not what you have extrapolated to the UGA/UF game.Look at the remainder of our games last year as well as the Spring Game for some of that ink on receivers available this year. The reason the yardage you quoted is not a valid stat on individuals like &quot;Massimo&quot; and Sean is due to the ball being spread around last year. If you wish to make the same comment about the receivers, that would be applicable to yr. before last when no one could hold on to Staff's burners. That also affected his stats. After the team gelled last year, it was a different team altogether. One important thing to digest about this team this year is that many players got playing time last year at meaningful times during games when they spelled the starters. They didn't go in for a few plays, but rather got plenty of game time experience such that we are 3-4 deep with players with time in stadiums that were plenty noisy. They were not put in for game time after the game was won, but during the time that the game was on the line. The national writers have noted that and it was one of the reasons UGA was ranked. That applies to the wideouts as well. Sorry about Ingram as I'm sure he is as important to your team as Sturdivant is to ours, but I'm also sure there is a replacement for him just as there is for Sturdivant. I'm sure that neither team will tank, unlike the wishful(bitter?) blogs implying that we are.
We would be thrilled to see 8-9 players in the box. That would be the time you might look for those &quot;lost&quot; receivers I've been discussing.
  

Keltic Kid- Your title for the article was so out it deserved that reply. You implied that UGA elected themselves #1 and were delusional for considering they were capable of representing themselves as such. The FU ego is riding so high that another team can't possibly be ranked even though your butt was kicked soundly by that team. 

Both of our teams have taken hits in practice,UF more so than UGA. Over 20 UGA players wore the green practice jersey Sat., but most of them will heel for gametime.
Moreno hasn't scimmaged all week along with Green. Their injuries are mild compared to all the ligament damage to your players. We get no pleasure from it and sincerely hope that most will get back on the field this year. That won't happen for Trinton or Cornelious, but baring further injury ,we should see them next year. Hopefully at that time you will have the added incentive of trying to beat the reigning National Champion.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Vince- I shouldn&#8217;t have mentioned the bode/bade thing because mistakes occur all the time on blogs..some intentional.It was not meant in the pedantic tone it took with the rest of my blog. One blogger wrote &#8220;phase&#8221; when the intent was &#8220;faze&#8221;. That would be me. Your response was measured and is good for continued discussion.</p>
<p>The intent was for you to look for information concerning the present receivers, not what you have extrapolated to the UGA/UF game.Look at the remainder of our games last year as well as the Spring Game for some of that ink on receivers available this year. The reason the yardage you quoted is not a valid stat on individuals like &#8220;Massimo&#8221; and Sean is due to the ball being spread around last year. If you wish to make the same comment about the receivers, that would be applicable to yr. before last when no one could hold on to Staff&#8217;s burners. That also affected his stats. After the team gelled last year, it was a different team altogether. One important thing to digest about this team this year is that many players got playing time last year at meaningful times during games when they spelled the starters. They didn&#8217;t go in for a few plays, but rather got plenty of game time experience such that we are 3-4 deep with players with time in stadiums that were plenty noisy. They were not put in for game time after the game was won, but during the time that the game was on the line. The national writers have noted that and it was one of the reasons UGA was ranked. That applies to the wideouts as well. Sorry about Ingram as I&#8217;m sure he is as important to your team as Sturdivant is to ours, but I&#8217;m also sure there is a replacement for him just as there is for Sturdivant. I&#8217;m sure that neither team will tank, unlike the wishful(bitter?) blogs implying that we are.<br />
We would be thrilled to see 8-9 players in the box. That would be the time you might look for those &#8220;lost&#8221; receivers I&#8217;ve been discussing.</p>
<p>Keltic Kid- Your title for the article was so out it deserved that reply. You implied that UGA elected themselves #1 and were delusional for considering they were capable of representing themselves as such. The FU ego is riding so high that another team can&#8217;t possibly be ranked even though your butt was kicked soundly by that team. </p>
<p>Both of our teams have taken hits in practice,UF more so than UGA. Over 20 UGA players wore the green practice jersey Sat., but most of them will heel for gametime.<br />
Moreno hasn&#8217;t scimmaged all week along with Green. Their injuries are mild compared to all the ligament damage to your players. We get no pleasure from it and sincerely hope that most will get back on the field this year. That won&#8217;t happen for Trinton or Cornelious, but baring further injury ,we should see them next year. Hopefully at that time you will have the added incentive of trying to beat the reigning National Champion.
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