Will Someone Please Shoot Me and Put Me Out of My Misery??

I knew we were going to lose this game today before we even kicked off, yet I still held a belief that maybe, just maybe we could play well and win. Alas, that was not to happen, 4 turnovers will do that to you. I am not sure what to feel anymore, its gut wrenching to watch (or in this case listen) to the Dawgs play. I don't even enjoy the games anymore, they make my stomach hurt and I end up in a pissy mood the rest of the day. I haven't been happy after a game since the South Carolina game, and that seems like forever ago. I can't believe that I am actually typing this, but I wish the season were over today. I wish we didn't have to play Auburn or Tech, I wish we could just pack it in like a bad relationship and say "I just didn't work, let's move on and start over". I am trying to remember when I have felt this way about UGA football and I can't do it. The mid '90's we expected to lose, it wasn't an "if" but "when" type of mentality, the late '90's to '01 there were flashes of greatness, and we underachieved badly for the talent that was here, but you could pretty much hang your hat on 8-4 or 9-3, we would lose to the Vowels and Swamp Lizards , and War Chickens too often, and Tech and Bobby Gaston a couple of times, but we usually ended up in a mid tier bowl. I really thought when Mark Richt was hired at UGA that the days of losing and losing badly were gone. I am not one of those foolish fans that expected us to win the SEC every year or even win the SEC East every year, that level of success in the hardest conference in football is just not sustainable. I did (and still do) expect these teams to be competative, winning more than we lose and having a chance to win every week. This year that hasn't happened, we find more ways to lose than any team I can ever remember seeing in any level of football. It's maddening to watch the inconsistancy and lack of execution week after week after week. You hear all this BS about we are a young team and it a rebuilding year. What a load of crap! We started 8 upperclassmen on both sides of the ball, that is guys who have been here at LEAST 3 years (4 or 5 if they redshirted). What happened between the end of last year and this year? I'll grant you that they loss of D.J. Shockley's (or if you prefer J.D. Stokely) athleticism and leadership is huge, and the fact that 3 out of our starting 4 DB's from last year are playing in the NFL now is also a big deal, but come on did we really lose THAT much from last year? are those 4 players really the difference between 11-3 and 6-6? Sean Bailey being out this year is also a fairly big loss, but he and McClendon's hands were suspect at best. The lack of a running game is due to the fact that our upperclassman OL are awful. I understand that they are thin, but even when they are healthy they haven't played well. How in the world do you not get enough push to convert a 4th and 1 against UK? They have been getting their asses whipped all season long.

I realize this hasn't been the most coherant of posts, but I am just writing what I am thinking right now. I am frustrated, but more disappointed and scared than anything. I thought prior to the season that Joe T was going to be adequate enough to lead us to at least a 10-2 or 9-3 record, I thought our D was going to win us a few games we shouldn't win, I thought our "3 Headed Monster" was finally going to run wild on the SEC, I thought we wouldn't have anxiety about every kick, I thought MoMass was going to be this year's Sidney Rice. WRONG on all accouts, Joe T tried but he just doesn't have the physical tools, our D has lost us 2 games and tried really hard to lose us another one (Vandy and UK, tried to lose Miss St), our tailbacks are overrated and our OL hasn't helped any, with Cotu's injury and Ely-Kelso being "gun shy" after the three blocks I am anxious about every kick, MoMass has just struggled this year (possibly because of the constant QB rotation). I am already nervous and anxious about next year, its going to take a few big wins before I start "trusting" the Dawgs again, another year like this and we could be returning to the "Dark Times of Which We Shall Not Speak".

Only 2 more games to go.....thank God!