It's 1,918 Miles to Tempe....

It's 1,918 miles to Tempe, we've got a full roster of players, half a bottle of bourbon, it's hot and we're most definitely going to be wearing sunglasses. Hit it.

Yet another article came out yesterday about the Bulldogs historic lack of travel outside of the Deep South for non-conference games. This time, the Macon Telegraph weighs in. Luckily, Josh Kendall wrote this one so it's a nice homer piece. In the article, Damon Evans talks about Georgia's scheduling philosophy in regards to leveraging the 12th game to broaden the UGA brand and recruiting base.

He specifically mentions Notre Dame as a team that he'd love to see us play. I seriously doubt the Irish will be down with that anytime soon, but I'd love to see it.

Teams that I've heard rumors of varying quality that UGA has spoken with over the past few years about home and home series include (in no particular order):

Michigan (per Damon)
UCLA (discussions fell apart late)
Notre Dame (per Damon)
Penn State
Nebraska (rumored date conflicts)
Oklahoma (rumored date conflicts)
Washington
Oregon State (they canceled)

I'd love to throw Notre Dame a beating. Beyond that I'd like to play teams that are typically in the Top 25, but I don't really see the point of playing a typical Top 5 or so team given our existing SEC schedule. Having said that...if we are in a two year rotation where we don't get Bama or LSU from the West (like 2005 and 2006), then I'd love to see us take on a huge name program like Southern Cal or Texas.

See Also:
-- UGA Schedule: Long Tough Road - GSB
-- Are Your Bags Packed - GSB
-- Phil Steele's Toughest Road Schedule - Blutarsky

What are your thoughts?

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