The decision is tough.
Back Burner? Never been. Good rep.
Natalia's? Been once. Good rep.
Downtown Grill? Been several times, plate-lickin' good.
Taki? Never been. Good rep.
The dining choice debate is because of this: I think Georgia can beat Florida by two touchdowns, maybe more, and it wouldn't surprise me in the least.
That inspired a Georgia fan to offer this: "If Georgia beats Florida by two touchdowns, I'll buy you dinner anywhere in Macon."
No bet, nothing on my part. Just a reward for being right. Ahhh, if only the world operated that way.
Remember, your's truly is the person who wrote more than three weeks ago that Georgia wasn't nearly as bad as people thought, and said why.
What happens? Georgia stops the self abuse and starts winning.
The skeptics point out that Vandy is Vandy and Tennessee is really bad.
Unfortunately - for Robbie Caldwell - Vandy is Vandy, and Tennessee isn't as bad as whiny fans say. The Vols gave Oregon a serious test until LaMichael James took a kickoff back early in the third, breaking a 13-13 tie and changing the game, and Florida had trouble finally dispatching the Vols.
A little math, and Tennessee beats LSU, and that changes a team's mindset down the line.
Plus, this is Mark Richt's team, and that group hardly ever beats the crap out of anybody, even when it should. Thus, pounding Vandy and Tennessee says more about Georgia's improvement than people want to admit.
Georgia's weakness is pass defense, and Florida can't throw. Good grief, the Gators are 90th in pass efficiency and 82nd in passing offense. UGA is 57th against the pass, 94th in pass efficiency defense.
Aaron Murray ranks 21st in pass efficiency, but faces the No. 11 unit in that stat. The Bulldogs have drastically improved in turnover margin, and Lordy, the directional kickoffs are gone.
Watch special teams, especially with Georgia getting Branden Smith back to return punts and play some corner.
Georgia is healthier in the backfield, which will make a huge difference. Caleb King is better than people grumble, and a better blocker than Washaun Ealey.
Frankly, across the board, Georgia has more weapons at every skill position than Florida does. Read it again slowly. Doesn't happen often.
Urban Meyer's proclamations that the Gators' problems are from not practicing well are a sign of the problems in Gainesville.
He said, certainly square-jawed and defiant, some of the right things and some of the wrong things.
There are problems, serious problems, with the offensive philosophy, and not just injury related. Good grief, Florida scored seven points at home against Mississippi State. Not the Dolphins or Steelers, but the same team that gave up 24 to Houston and to UAB.
Florida needed its cupcake last week, not the week off. The Gators have been a mess on offense, and straightening all that out over two weeks of practice is 50-50. Whatever they really worked on - as if they hadn't been working on it before - now gets unveiled in a pressure game. If it doesn't work, confidence goes down the tank.
Georgia, meanwhile, got to fine-tune and tweak during a win at Kentucky that exposed a few things. UGA was outgained 423-290 and ran 23 fewer snaps, but showed some power football.
And Georgia defensive coordinator Todd Grantham has the bloodlust to pounce if given the chance. He might gamble because he knows Georgia's offense won't, and he wants the kill.
Simply, Georgia is going forward and Florida is going backward. Georgia is healthier on both sides of the ball and has, hark, made adjustments this season.
There's less attention and less yapping about this year's Cocktail Party, not surprising since the teams are a combined 8-7 and nowhere near the top 25 - but solidly entrenched in the top 60.
And this is, again, the rare year that Georgia enters as the noticeably hotter team, healthier and more confident. All that is almost too much positive for the average Georgia fan.
But every year is a funky year in college football, no year any more so than the last. And funky in this series means a Georgia win: 33-17.
LOUGHDMOUTHINGS
A painful urinary tract infection - as if there's any other kind - on those at ABC Family, who pulled "Friday Night Lights" after about two weeks because of low ratings.
A) It's ABC Family. That's automatic.
B) We really have some attention-challenged simpletons in our nation watching TV.
C) Two weeks ain't a lot of time, especially when you change the times arbitrarily without quality marketing.
But thanks for more "My Wife and Kids". Thanks a lot. ...
Right now, it says here Oregon vs. Alabama in the national title game.
Auburn could be undefeated and fill in for the Tide, but Auburn can also lose to Georgia and/or Alabama, and maybe even Ole Miss, but that's doubtful.
Auburn has a dominant player, but doesn't dominate. The Tigers BCS wins are by three, three in overtime, eight, three, 21 in that ridiculous Arkansas game, and seven.
Then again, they've beaten three teams ranked at the time, one that's joined the list. ...
Cam Newton, who ya want next to you in New York in December? ...
Fist bump to the Atlanta Falcons offensive staff for the play-calling and general plan against Cincinnati.
Atlanta came out like it should, aggressive and going downfield and mixing it up. One can use more than three plays to try to establish the run. A defense on its heels helps establish that run, and predictability - no matter your talent level - doesn't put a defense on the heels. ...
There are two AJs in the SEC, and the difference between the two is less than people - at least in one state - admit.
USCE's Alshon Jefferies leads the SEC and is 13th nationally with seven catches a game, and is third nationally with 121.14 yards a game. And he's made some absurd catches.
UGA's A.J. Green has 22 catches for 365 yards and four touchdowns in four games. And he's made some absurd catches.
Congrats to Buster Posey on winning the N.L. Rookie of the Year, which Atlanta fans blindly think should be investigated.
OK, Posey hasn't won it yet, but he's the pick. He outhit Heyward .305-.277, tied him with 18 homers, had only five fewer RBI in 114 fewer at-bats. Heyward whiffed 128 times to 55 for Posey, who also made the adjustment to catcher for a team that won its division.
Posey was more consistent, had nine multiple-strikeout games to 27 for Heyward, who had a five-whiff game against the Dodgers. Posey's average was .300 are better from day one, Heyward's was over .300 for only 10 games, and not since mid-May.
Wow. You look at all that and it's not as close as one would have thought. ...
Please, ESPN, stop stalking annoying stories and then debating them.
If Brad Childress doesn't sit Brett Favre, for a variety of reasons, then management should tell him his job is on the line. More than it is every Sunday anyway.
The organization sold out for Favre, and now it's paying, and could pay for a season or two.
But sit the pervy grampa down, keep his phone away from him, and show some stones. If Childress doesn't and Favre sucks again, it'll get really ugly. ...
Georgia didn't get better simply because Green returned. The Bulldogs have blocked better, Murray has improved in decision-making, the defense isn't embarrassing, and turnovers have declined.
Murray doesn't run it, block for it, or tackle. And a healthy Kris Durham makes a bigger difference than folks realize. ...
Am figuring it took Aaron Rodgers all his energy to walk into the press room after Green Bay held off Minnesota and not scream, "Thank GOD I finally beat that 80-year old beeeeepin' beeper."
And now we know what it looks like for a 41-year-old monkey to get thrown off a man's back. ...
Speaking of which, there's this from Mike Bianchi of the Orlando Sentinel:
"Best line of the week came from a female friend who said, 'If Brett Favre really wants to impress women, he should text them photos of his paycheck.'"
Indeed.
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