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Georgia Bulldogs Catch Huge Break in Opener

8/21/2008 3:45 PM ET By Adam Jacobi

    • Adam Jacobi


Georgia, upon learning of the suspensions.

That sound you hear is a giant collective sigh of relief from Athens, Georgia today, as Georgia Southern announced the suspensions of eight players, including two starters. The GSU Eight, as they're undoubtedly going to be remembered in the annals of history*, will miss the Georgia game after unspecified violations of team rules. Murder? Maybe!**

'Dawg fans must be ecstatic. This softens the blow of hapless Georgia's only game this season against the "Championship Subdivision," which sounds so much better than "Bowl Subdivision" and therefore must be way tougher competition. A cursory Google search confirms this, as NFL legend Rob Bironas is a Georgia Southern alum. I assume there's no Bulldogs in the NFL.

This scandal has clearly rocked the college football world, as Vegas sportsbooks aren't even putting out a line for the game anymore. It's one of the sporting world's most reliable maxims, and it's as true today as it ever has been: "you throw out the records when Georgia and Georgia Southern lock horns." We're not in the predicting business at FanHouse, never have been, but college football fans in the mood for a shocker just might want to watch this plucky Georgia team. Led by QB Matt Stafford (a.k.a. "The Little Quarterback Who Could"), these Bulldogs just might treat Mighty GSU a little "ruff!"

*hahahahahaha, the whats?!
**definitely.***
***Our legal department has just informed me I cannot say eight members of a football team are "definitely" murderers. Whatevs.

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