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Dawgs outshoot Gamecocks
By Jake Harrison
If you took a poll of the 92,000
plus people in Sanford Stadium on
September 12 before Georgia and
South Carolina kicked off it’s a safe
bet that none of them would have
seen this coming.
The Georgia Bulldogs defeated
SEC East member South Carolina
in a dramatic 41-37 shootout, defy
ing the annual contest’s image of a
defensive, low-scoring affair.
Star linebacker Rennie Curran
sealed the game for UGA, knock
ing away a late desperation fourth
down pass by Stephen Garcia on the
Dawgs’ goal line.
Despite the high scores by both
teams the game still retained some
of its traditional aspects; mainly
sloppy play.
Both the Gamecocks and Bulldogs
had at least 11 penalties. Georgia
contributed their share of the turn
overs that usually plague both teams
and then some.
The Dawgs lost the ball three
times while the Gamecocks only
turned it over once.
The Dawg’s turnovers cost them,
both early and late. Fumbles by A.J.
Green and Branden Smith inside
the Bulldog’s 25 cost the Dawg’s ten
points and a Joe Cox pass in the
fourth quarter was picked off and
taken to the house by USC lineback
er Eric Norwood.
However all was forgiven, as
Smith took a pitch from Carlton
Thomas on a double reverse and
burned the Cocks’ defense for a 61
yard score while Green caught a 9
yard TD pass from Cox with only
0:09 left in the 1st half that probably
kept the Dawgs losing the ballgame.
The Bulldog Nation was also for
mally introduced to sophomore cor-
nerback Brandon Boykin who, after
playing sparingly last season, rallied
the Dawgs after Green’s early fum
ble with a 100 yard kickoff return
for a score.
Both Brandon and Branden should
continue to emerge as playmakers
for the Dawgs.
The main concern for UGA follow
ing this game should be the playcall
ing, both on offense and defense.
On offense, coordinator Mike Bobo
called the ingenious double reverse,
but he also only handed the ball
off 15 times to sophomore Richard
Samuel. Samuel is bruising at 6’2”
and 225 lbs and has great speed for
his size.
On the other hand the shaky play
of quarterback Joe Cox continued.
Despite having a decent game on
paper Cox should have been picked
off at least twice and is very lucky to
have A.J. Green, a freak athletically,
to bail him out on some of his riskier
throws.
As far as defensive playcalling,
coordinator Willy Martinez’s scheme
made USC quarterback Stephen
Garcia look like Peyton Manning.
Garcia was 31-50 passing with 313
yards.
Almost two-thirds of those came
on the same short, underneath pass
es where Gamecock receiver Wesley
Saunders would just find a hole in
Georgia’s zone coverage and exploit
it. Saunders had 8 catches for 99
yards, all of those coming on that
same underneath route.
Despite this, Martinez’s never
once made an adjustment and con
tinued to allow the same route to be
run for a gain over and over on his
defense.
However the defense came up big
when it mattered, and as Garcia’s
pass hit the turf with little time left
on the clock the Bulldogs were able
to walk away with a win made all
the more important by then-No. 5
Oklahoma State’s loss to unranked,
and apparently underrated, Houston
45-35. □
"Gone But Not
Forgotten Classmates"
Glynn Academy Class of 1969
Memorial Service
Family and Friends are invited
Saturday, October 10
10:30 a.m.
Glynn Academy Building lawn
in front of the Bell on Mansfield Street
THE ISLANDER, SEPTEMBER 21, 2009, PAGE 7
Tarver nominated by Obama to be
Southern District U.S. Attorney
ATLANTA (September 18, 2009)
- State Senator Ed Tarver (D-Augusta)
was nominated by President Barack
Obama to be U.S. Attorney for the
Southern District of Georgia. Sen.
Tarver will be the first black man to
hold the position if confirmed by the
Senate.
“I am extremely honored by the
nomination and the potential opportu
nity for further service to our nation,
subject to confirmation by the United
States Senate. I look forward to com
pleting the confirmation process and
I am grateful for the support I have
received from Georgia’s legislative del
egation in Washington.”
The United States Attorney's Office
for the Southern District of Georgia
is one of 93 such offices in the United
States. The office represents the Unit
ed States in 43 counties and is divided
into six divisions: Savannah, Augus
ta, Brunswick, Waycross, Dublin and
Statesboro. The United States Attor
ney is the chief federal law enforcement
officer of the United States within his
or her jurisdiction.
Sen. Tarver currently serves on the
Attorney Advisory Committee for the
U.S. District Court for the southern
district of Georgia, and is an active
member of the State Bar of Georgia.
Recently he received the 2008
Augusta NAACP President’s Award.
Sen. Tarver was elected to the Sen
ate in 2005. He serves as the Secretary
of the Banking and Financial Institu
tions committee. He sits on Appropria
tions, Economic Development, Special
Judiciary, and Government Oversight
committees and the following Appro
priations subcommittees: Judicial,
Public Safety, and Criminal Justice.
Over the 2008 interim, Sen. Tarver
was named by Lt. Governor Casey
Cagle as Chairman of the Senate Bank
ruptcy Homestead Exemption Study
Committee.
Sen. Ed Tarver is a partner with the
Augusta law firm of Hull, Towill, Nor
man, Barrett & Salley, P.C. He resides
in Augusta with his wife Beverly (the
former Beverly Myers). Sen. Tarver
and his wife have two children □
Calendar
Tuesday, September 22, 4 p.m.
A.W. Jones Heritage Center, SSI. Pre
sentation by Jenny Herring. $10 non
members. 912-638-4666.
Ongoing through September 26
Darien's Old Jail Art Center. Art work
of Carl G. Fougerousse. Free. Tuesdays
through Saturdays 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
437-7711.
Saturday, September 26 Dinner at
the Garrison. Ft. King George, Darien.
Reservations required. RSVP by Sept.
24. (912) 437-4770.
Tuesday, October 6, 7 p.m. Bruns
wick Library. Computer Club. 912-
267-7618. Free.
Thursday, October 8,8 p.m. Glynn
Academy Memorial Auditorium Daniel
Rodriguez opens Brunswick Commu
nity Concert Association's 69th season.
$25 adults. $10 students. 912-638-5616.
□
Would like to invite you to...
Our 25th Annual
Saturday, September 26th
8:00 PM ‘til close
Lots of Food, Fun and Music
from the 60’s and 70’s
Awesome Drink Specials • Door Prizes
415 Mallory St.
St. Simon s Is I a n d ’ s
Oldest Neighborhood Watering Hole