Georgia vs. Vandy: PlayStation Preview (From Jerome)

JeromeFromDecatur brings insight into UGA vs. Vandy

“пожалуйста!”
Holy Sh*t.

The Dawgs Go Ivan Drago on Vanderbilt 82-24.

In a contest that can only be compared to the 1985 Ivan Drago-Apollo Creed exhibition match, the Georgia Bulldogs killed Vanderbilt last night. Warning. This is not a metaphor. Not hyperbole. The Dawgs beat Vanderbilt 82-24. And the ramifications go beyond the scoreboard. It wasn’t pretty, it was over quick, and at the end, ethical questions were being asked about how much is too much in sports.

(Photo: More Machine than Man)

Consider the numbers:
Georgia 82 Vanderbilt 24
Georgia : 815 yards of total offense.
DJ Shockley: 7 touchdown passes, 662 yards passing.

But as dominating as the victory was for Georgia, post-game speculation ran rampant as to why Jerome didn’t substitute at any point in the game. Why did he not call off the Dawgs. Why did he refuse to punt on any possession (5 for 9 on 4th down conversions). And why did the Dawgs feel the need to make Vanderbilt look so much like...Vanderbilt.

When asked by journalist and Monday morning quarterback Scott Kennedy exactly what D.J. Shockley was doing in the shotgun scrambling around in the forth quarter tossing the ball deep downfield with a 50 point lead Jerome said,

“Let me answer that question with a question.”

Kennedy nodded.

”Why anything?”

Kennedy raised an eyebrow and Jerome walked off.

As Jerome walked off the field at Vanderbilt stadium, the ever persistent Ryan Jordan continued to ask Jerome why the Dawgs ran up the score. In a rare moment of unabashed honesty, Jerome snapped, “Do the words “1994 Homecoming” mean anything to you? I was there Jordan. I was there. Were you?”

(Jerome and Drago: Similar Styles, Similar English Speaking Skills, Similar Results)

As Jerome berated Jordan, Vanderbilt Chancellor Gordon Gee was conducting a press conference of his own.

"This is it. No more. There is a wrong culture in athletics, and I've declared war on it," the Vanderbilt Chancellor yelled. “Something horrible happened out there today. A game was played. And feelings were hurt. We can’t have that. No sir. No sir-e Bob. And after today there will be no more football at Vanderbilt. It’s over. No more. And JeromeFromDecatur should be investigated by the NCAA.”

When told that Chancellor Gee was throwing in the towel and the future of Vandy Football was in jeopardy, Jerome said, “If it dies, it dies.”

[Photo: 1890-2005]

A chilling statement. A statement that as of now, the NCAA has refused to comment on as the undefeated and #2 ranked Dawgs head home to battle Arkansas next week.

By: JeromeFromDecatur

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