RE: Game Thread: Georgia Southern @ Georgia 7pm on ESPNU
Since the game, the fallout amoung the Atlanta sports talk radio commentators, specifically Buck Belue and John Kincaid form AM680 "The Fan", as well as WSB AM-750 analyst Eric Zeier really turned me off anything they have to say for a very long time. Explaining away Georgia's seemingly poor performance against a "former cupcake" was just intellectually dishonest if that's the right phrase.
John Kincaid never has had much of a kind word for GS, so I wouldn't expect any more from his childlike perspective.
Beleu and Zier are two former UGA quarterback greats, and I expect a certain degree of bias for their alma matter, but particularly Buck, who I grew up a fan of from his days at ThUGA, and an avid listener of the show when I have an opportunity to catch it. I expected a more balanced, thoughtful analysis than the damage control "spin" that he espoused. Rather then admit that Georgia faced and ultimately prevailed against what turned out to be a very worthy opponent in every since of the word, he and Zeier downplayed Georgia Southern and focused on Georgia's offensive woes. I just lost respect for their opinion at that point.
I grew up a Dawgs fan before attending Georgia Southern, and have several family members with degrees from the flagship, one of whom is an Assistant SID for UGA athletics, and the arrogance amongst some is at times insufferable. I'm convinced it's a symptom of UGA's athletics culture of snobbery.
I recall my cousin's words before the game with UF in 2013 stating that "if Georgia Southern were to beat Florida, it would be because the Gators were trying to get Muschamp fired". As it turned out, Georgia Southern won, and Florida didn't fire their coach until the following year.
Such rubbish, GS won't get the in state respect it deserves until Georgia is defeated, and even then, the explaining away "spin", like this time will have a tighter spiral than any ball thrown by either Buck Belue or Eric Zeier.
When, or if they resume this series, I hope Georgia Southern beats them like rented mules.
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