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6 Monday, November 8, aoio | The Red a Black lUNEUP Dogs tol)e ready for Auburn ► From Paso 1 Georgia’s defensive coordi nator Todd Grantham said he knows the caliber of ofTense the Tigers possess. “Nobody's stopping {Newton],” Grantham said. “Nobody’s stopped their offense. They’re put ting up big numbers. They're putting up a lot of points. They got a good scheme. They got good players. We’re gonna have to play really well. We’re gonna have to fly around.” Safety Bacarri Rambo said Grantham has more pages in his playbook to contain the high-octane Tiger offense, though he said the defense needs to come together and stay “on the same page" for Georgia to compete Saturday. “Coach Grantham, I know he got something up his sleeve for those guys, man. He’s a great defen sive coordinator,” Rambo said. “I know he gonna pull something from outta his sleeve. We just gotta buy into the system and just do what he say. And if we do what he say and play our techniques right, I think we can handle Auburn." But as much as Grantham said he knows about the Auburn offense to this point and as much confidence as Rambo said he has in Grantham, this is the first season in recent history in which one team clearly statistically outmatches the other. The history between Georgia and Auburn is a storied one. It’s the oldest NEWTON: Georgia prepares to stop Heisman hopeful ► From Page 1 Newton. However, Georgia’s results were shaky against Mississippi State and Florida in the new 3-4 scheme. In each game, Georgia gave up a few big plays on the ground that sprung big rushing days for their opponents, so Grantham is emphasizing “swarming the ball” to negate the big plays and try to contain Newton this week. “They do stuff similar to Florida, Mississippi State, they have a little bit of what they do. They do have their own identity, though, so it’s one of those things, they have talented players at the skill positions, and their quarterback run it and throw it, so you got to be able to play every thing. You got to be balanced,” Grantham said. “You have to have good eye control in the back and you got to run to the ball and you have to gang tackle.” However, Georgia will not use a “spy defense” on Newton as some teams have tried because Richt believes that those “usually backfire” on you. Teams frequently ran spies on Florida State’s Charlie Ward when Richt wua 'iuLw - m# . A. WMBBmBb AJMk.* . 3rd Annual Resident Appreciation Night WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10TH 1:30 -11:01 PM OT TERUMO OEER CO. Come join us for live music, food, door prizes & morel * [MBOPSBBMSDiIBSa Orttoges, lofts and fownhomes AU OVER ATHENSI LANDMARK f*booS |> |( o p | |, | | | S INSTANT REPLAY rivalry in the SEC - even being called The Deep South’s Oldest Rivalry with the first game dating back to 1892. Auburn leads the all time series by the close margin of 53-52-8. The Bulldogs have won six of the last eight meet ings, including each of the last four matchups, though the game is usually a toss up every year. But this year is differ ent. This year, Auburn is rolling, similar to the unde feated run the Tigers made in 2004. This year Georgia has been shaky and incon sistent, stumbling to a unimpressive 5-5 record, with the few bright spots on the team being over shadowed by untimely mistakes. And now the Bulldogs, who will be the underdog heading into Auburn, must play their best football of the season if they have any hope of taking down the seemingly unshakable Tiger squad and salvaging an otherwise mediocre sea son. “Everybody expects us to be the underdog, know ing that [Auburn] gonna be ranked No. 1 or No. 2 so we’re not even worried about all that,” sophomore comerback Branden Smith said. “We’re just gonna go in and just play our hard est. Just study and look at film and just see what we need to improve in. That’s all.” Rachel G. Bowers is the First & Goal editor for The Red & Black was offensive coordinator there and he believes that “by design, they were good ideas,” but generally back fired because teams are forced out of their comfort zones and don’t have enough reps in the spy packages. “I think a lot of people think that might be the answer but a lot of times when you do that you all the sudden run a defense you just don’t run,” Richt said. “If you try to devise something you don’t do, you just don’t have any reps at it, then you tend to just totally just disrupt what you’re trying to do.” 1 Despite being investi gated by the NCAA, which came to light last week, Auburn head coach Gene Chizik has maintained that Newton is eligible, and Newton has played since the investigation came to light, so Georgia will more than likely have to deal with the Heisman Trophy frontrunner. And while Auburn needs the win to maintain its hopes of a national cham pionship, Georgia needs a win to gain bowl eligibility and ruin a rival’s champi onship dreams. If Georgia doesn’t beat Auburn, the Bulldogs will need a win over Georgia Tech in the Eagaß?. ; -i v V Wt l \ ' jfl (Jm% itetukajßHPi W ai iB m m $$ JHF 1 jJH w SARA CALDWELL I Tm Kip and Bulk --‘Win rr-* MEGH AN PITTMAN i Tat Rtf a Biac. ▲ (Above) Safety Bacarri Rambo (18) came up with a pivotal touchdown scoring inter ception against Idaho State. (Right) Backups, such as sophomore Marlon Brown (15), received valuable min utes after the Bulldogs solid ified the lead in the third quarter. ' sfli' SARA CALDWELL iTubo, Bulk ▲ Freshman safety Alec Ogletree made his second career start against Idaho State, contributing three solo tackles in the Bulldogs win Saturday. season finale to gain bowl eligibility. Although Georgia could conceivably go to a bowl at 5-7 if there aren’t 70 teams with winning records to fill the bowl slots, the odds are slim. Volleyball splits games under interim coach By CHRIS (VANIELLO Tm Rzi> & Black Interim head coach Chad Hanson had the Georgia volleyball team on opposite ends of two 3-0 sweeps at home over the weekend. The Bulldogs (12-15. 4-12 SEC) were swept by No. 1 Florida in Hanson’s first match as interim head coach Friday night before bouncing back on Sunday to blank South Carolina. “We needed to maintain our emo tion, maintain our physlcality through the entire match and I’m very pleased we were able to do that," Hanson said. “(The team) demonstrated that they can be suc cessful in playing night-in, night-out and match-in, match-out, so it is very gratifying to get a three-set win and to continue to be as competitive as we can in the Eastern Division of the BEC.” Following Friday’s loss to top ranked Florida, Hanson said It would be “unrealistic” to compare his team in their current situation to the best team in the nation. “I told the team we’re not going to evaluate where we are, right now SPORTS However, two wins, one of which would be a staple win for this Georgia team, could vault Georgia out of selections into lower-tier bowls and into bigger games such as the Chick fll-A Bowl, Outback Bowl based on a match against the No. 1 that come with being a head coach,” team in the country,” he said. “That’s he said. “And it’s truly unique to have Just unrealistic with our situa tion. I want to be focused on the next match.” Hanson was able to get the team focused and motivated enough to sweep the Gamecocks on Sunday, some thing his players say is one of his strengths. “He’s been really good at motivating us on the court and off the court in preparations,” junior captain Kathleen Gates said. "We feel really good around him. It’s nice to see him as head coach rather than an assistant on the bench. We get to see more personality out of him.” Hanson was thrust into his interim role last week when Joel McCartney was relieved of his duties as head coach midseason with a 3-11 SEC record on the year and a 29-45 career record in conference play. “It’s unique to be the one submit ting the lineup and shaking hands before the match, calling the time outs and all the technical aspects or Gator Bowl, which have higher slots in selection from the BEC. Losses in the final two games would mean the first losing sea son since 1996, Jim Donnan’s first season in Athens. GATES called upon to do and if I came into the position and dragged my feet, I wouldn’t be doing my duty. I’ve got to embrace the situation as if it’s the position I chose.” GAME REWIND PLAYER OF THE GAME: AJ. Green, Georgia wide receiver Green had a big-time game for the Bulldogs, though it came against a cupcake team, racking up 103 yards on six catches with two touchdowns. The junior receiver had two sec ond quarter scores and this performance will give him momentum heading into Saturday’s game against Auburn, in which he must have an outstanding performance for the Bulldogs. OVERLOOKED PLAYERS OF THE GAME: The Georgia secondary Though Idaho State's Russel Hill and Kyle Morris didn’t take care of the ball against a superior oppo nent, Georgia picked off the Bengals' quarterbacks three times two were run back for touchdowns turning on the Bulldogs offense in the second and third quarter after a slow start. KEY MOMENT: Bacarri Rambo s pick six After the Bulldogs scored just six points in the first quarter because their drives kept stalling out, keeping them out of the end zone, safety Bacarri Rambo picked off Russel Hill and returned it for a touchdown. That got the Georgia offense going, as the Bulldogs put 35 points on the board in the second quarter en route to the blowout win. KEY DECISION: Letting the second team get work Starting the second half with a 41-0 lead, Georgia's starters on both sides of the ball played just one more series the rest of the game before the second team took the field. That allowed senior Vance Cuff to get his first career inter ception, which he returned for a touchdown, and it allowed for some younger players to get valuable game experience. QUOTE OF THE GAME: Defensive coordinator Todd Grantham on the dif ference between the NFL and FBS football: Tm not used to games like this.” BY THE NUMBERS: Georgia: Total offensive yards: 450 Rushing yards: 181 Turnovers: 0 Red zone possessions: 6 Idaho State: Total offensive yards: 151 Rushing yards: 39 Turnovers: 3 Red zone possessions: 0 Rachel G. Bowers the players looking towards me for direction.” But according to McCartney, the team is bound for good things in the future. “The team is in the capa ble hands of two extraordi nary coaches and has a roster filled with talented athletes,” McCartney said. Hanson worked under McCartney for two full sea sons at Georgia coming into the 2010 season. The new head coach had a smile on his face when he left the locker room after sweeping South Carolina on Sunday. He said he’s embracing his interim position for now and does eqjoy being head coach but recognizes the challenges that come with the title. “For right now I like it,” he said. “It’s what I’ve been