Every Dawg Has Its Day...And This is Ours.
January 1, 1981 is a day I will never forget. The scene was the Sugar Bowl in the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans. Georgia 17 Notre Dame 10. The win meant the Bulldogs were the undefeated, undeniable, undisputed National Champions. As the clock ticked down, I hugged the buddy with whom I attended the game. I high fived a game warden from Statesboro and kissed a girl from Manchester square on the mouth. There was great excitement that day among all the Georgia fans with one exception in the form of a girl from Manchester who was looking for mouthwash. My buddy and I left our seats and stormed on to the floor of the Louisiana Superdome. I fully expected a string of championships would follow. We had Herschel Walker. We had Coach Vince Dooley. We had Coach Erk Russell running our defense. A championship would begat more championships. This was going to be a new age of Dawg domination. Yet, that was not to be at least, for forty years. I graduated