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Raise your hand if you are a gator hater!

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Let's see.. Blank is a billionaire. I struggle to pay bills. And HE wants ME to help pay for his office space? Really?

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Arthur Blank is just a spoiled rich man who wants the public to pay for his new venue. He should be ashamed.

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Call me bitter, but I loved seeing the Cardinals lose. Have always hated the wild card, hate two wild cards even more.

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Wait a minute, hockey might not have a season? Tack it right next to the NBA "who cares" file.

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Thankfully, the SF Giants made sure that an undeserving wild card won't win the World Series this season.

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Shawn Williams calls a spade a shovel....thankfully, someone knows what the problem is with the Dawgs. Please tell CMR.

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If the NBA and the NHL only had the Finals and the Stanley Cup, maybe it would be worth watching.

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Spoiled hockey brats might not play. Whew, I thought I would have to endure another winter of NHL programming!

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The reason Notre Dame has even played three Top 20 teams is because they arrogantly believe themselves to be too good for a football conference, and thus have to schedule so to make up for their lack of conference play.

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From the GT Athletic Department: Sorry for the delay, we just finished paying off Gailey. We still have to pay off Hewitt. Then we can pay off Johnson. Again, sorry for the delay.

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Candlestick Park can't be in the running for a 2016 Super Bowl because next year is it's last year as the 49er's stadium.

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There might have been outrage over Barry Bonds, but MLB refused to strip him of his title as "home run king". Hank Aaron is the only real home run king.

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Barry Bonds was the poster child for steroid use. He should be banned from the MLB record books. He cheated his way to those records.

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PLEASE PLEASE, shorten the basketball season this year. We are tired of the drawn out playoffs.

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I am not pessimistic about the UGA/Florida game. I am a realist. If UGA plays like they have all year, it will be an ugly game. Oh, and only the true fans will not act like immature children regardless of the outcome.

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Eagles picked to win? Someone, somewhere - probably in Vegas - has found a cure for Vick's fumble-itus.

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I don't care how many top 20 teams Notre Dame has played or won. I still don't like them!

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I'm 63 years old and I've NEVER 'endured' one season of NHL programming. You are aware of a recent invention called the OFF button, aren't you?

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In cycling, all these guys train together and ride together with times within seconds of each other. Do you really believe the majority of the sport isn't using the same stuff? This is like baseball. One falls and then we see it was a decade of use by more than we could shake a stick at.

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The NBA is playing again? Can't they have another lock out?

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Cardinals fall victim to a freak play. Couldn't have happened to a more deserving team.

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So Nike dropped Lance but kept Tiger. LOL!

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Move the stadium north. Find a venue with parks, bars and a family atmosphere. We don't need another one by burnt-out buildings and crack houses.

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Blank can build his own stadium. Why should I pay for a billionaires playground?

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Pretty much all sports, professional and amateur, have been destroyed by cheating. And the worst part is the long term effect on our society, as kids grow up thinking that is the norm and acceptable behavior.

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The Braves to get A-Rod? Be on the lookout for flying pigs, because that's when that will happen.

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Is it just me or is college football watered down this year. So many points are being given up. Fundamentals of the game are hurting, especially tackling.

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Attention women who like to play football in their underwear: the new Atlanta Lingerie Football League team will hold tryouts soon. If you don't make the team, I know several guys who will be holding secondary tryouts in their backyards...

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Mike Vick murdered innocent dogs. Lance Armstrong just physically "harmed" himself.

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Notre Dame beat three top twenty teams? How about Florida beating So. Carolina, LSU and Texas A&M? Now THAT is a record Notre Dame could only dream about. .

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Is it something in the air in Georgia? Why in the world would the Braves want A-Rod?

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Texas A&M & Mizzou were mediocre teams in the Big XII... No amount of talk by ESPN can make them seem so important or good now....

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A-Rod? Do you really want to pay 20 million for an old bat who goes dormant in October? Isn't that the issue most of you have with the Braves?

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Maybe Richt should check a recruit's rap sheet before signing him.

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Reckon if West Virginia is homesick for the Big Easy Conference

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Michael Vick did the time for his crime, and is paying back his debts. Lance Armstrong clearly capitalized off his cheating.

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If you want to reduce the injuries in football, take away the helmets and make them play in baseball caps.

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Kansas State has beaten four ranked teams on the road so far this year. Take that Notre Dame.

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I've defended Mark Richt the past few years, but I'm done. Georgia has underperformed for years now and we need a change.

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UGA fans have unrealistic expectations. They want to be Alabama, but never will be. Learn to manage expectations like GT fans have done for years. That way, you are not disappointed!

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If MLB will add just a few more games to the schedule, the World Series will be able to compete with the college bowl season.

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Why are you even comparing what Michael Vick did to what Lance Armstrong did?

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No team that is not required to play a championship game in its own conference, should be allowed to play for the NCAA football championship.

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This one game playoff for the wild care is a joke. The umpires make the game results and that's a fact. Just look at Atlanta.

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You will never get the haters to understand that teams in other conferences could never maintain year after year playing all the other teams in the SEC. Missouri and Texas A & M are going to figure that out.

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Grew up listening to Milo and Ernie. Moved to Florida and didn't follow baseball that closely for a few years. Then moved to Houston and as I was driving into town heard Milo announcing an Astros game and fell in love with the game all over again.

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Future Headline? USADA to strip Lance Armstrong of all elementary school field day ribbons. Birth records are being examined to see if any irregularities exist in his APGAR score.

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There are Braves fans who want A-Rod? REALLY?

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If Arthur would build a new stadium outside Atlanta, with plenty of secured, well lit parking, I wouldn't mine giving him a few bucks. That would be $ 3 bucks max.

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The NFL has made it clear they won't bring the Super Bowl here due to the ice storm during the last one - don't build a stadium on an empty promise.

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People! Wanna watch competitive hockey with players who play their hearts out for salaries that regular people make? Go see the GLADIATORS.

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By the time Thanksgiving rolls around, there won't be much to cheer about for either also-ran Tech or Georgia football.

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I have the same amount of Tour de France titles as Lance Armstrong.

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UGA needs to manage expectations because they'll never be Alabama? Other than 1993, Alabama was NOTHING from near the end of Bear Bryant's tenure until Nick Saban showed up. Look up Perkins, Curry, DuBose, Franchione and Shula. Did you forget those decades?

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My grandma could fill a hole better than the UGA linebackers did last week and she's near 90.

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I wil always be an Auburn Tiger, but I might have to boycott watching the rest of this "season".

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To the Notre Dame poster...if ND, Bama and Oregon go undefeated you're left out. Sorry, better luck nect year.

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The NHL is on strike and there are 4 people who are repairing the ice-hole fishing shack for Winter who are extremely upset.

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Notre Dame has only beaten one current top 20 team. Florida has indeed beaten three. Check the facts please

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Good Grief.. Lance is old news..really old news.. We have known he was a cheater for years.

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How can you say a wild card team is undeserving? They won enough games to get in the playoffs. If the Braves had beat the Cardinals would you be saying that? I don't think so.

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And what about the sparse coverage for the American LeMans racing series and the Petit LeMans race this weekend at Road Atlanta. There is so much more to auto racing than NASCAR.

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If the SEC is the BEST then it should not play push overs ! If they are equal to the other conferences then go ahead and play push overs if they do. WHAT? As Bugs Bunny would say, "What a Maroon."

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The disaster in the UGA/ S.C. game was eerily much like the Fl / S.C. fiasco. Fumbles, missed tackles, etc.etc.etc.

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Blank doesn't need a new venue, he wants one, and what rich men want, rich men get sadly.

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Way to go Tommy "2 gloves" Gainey!

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I am officially re-re-naming the GA/FLA game the Largest Cocktail Party in the South. Don't mess with tradition.

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Selfishness in the early 1960's is why Georgia Tech football struggles today.

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UGA still acts and plays like the coach's son.

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Getting Jason Aldean and Luke Bryan to play Sanford Stadium is the biggest win for UGA in years.

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Lance for Dancing With The Stars.

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What are the odds of the Dawgs having a miracle saturday?

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Stop bashing Arthur Blank. He is committed to this team and it has flourished under his ownership. You want to go bank to the sad days when the Smith family owned the Falcons?

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Let me be the 1st to ask the idiot question....."when do pitchers and catchers report"?

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Charlie Strong say he's not leaving Louisville...oh yeah let Ga call him to replace Richt...He'll drop everything to sign with a team in the SEC.

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I will never like the neutral feild between Georgia/Florida. It takes away a home game and thousands of fans who could see the game.

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It's about time for Coach Richt to come up with something silly for the team to wear in the Florida game.

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Dogs fans, your Dawgs have been revealed. You not only will be destroyed by Florida, but by Tech!

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I still don't understand why people bash the Hawks so much ... we never hear anything bad about the players and they make the playoffs yearly.

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Michael Vick admitted his mistake and served time. Lance Armstrong and Pete Rose lack the humility to do so. That is why I can forgive Vick. Hope you never get judged by the way you judge others.

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Now that Chipper is gone can we get rid of Uggla and get some players who will make a decent impact to our team. You know, players who show up everyday and actually play the game. These utility players are getting on my last nerve.

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OK if we are going to fuss about softball not being covered, I want to fuss about the lack of coverage for lacrosse.

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The Vent is like sports talk radio, a good ole boys'/NASCAR/football forum. Any mention of round balls is voted down or diminished.

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Anyone that believes the Falcons should be #1 in any power ranking is delirious; the shoe is about to fall hard.

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So even ESPN admits Bama hasn't played anyone yet... but still deserves the #1 ranking.. go figure..

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Arthur Blank is hoping a new stadium will help the NFL forget all the bad stuff that happened last time the Super Bowl was in Atlanta.

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Pray for the Dawgs.

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Braves out. Cardinals out. Two teams that don't matter playing in the World Series. It figures.

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Forget the elite NFL QBs, five rookie starting QBs and all second year starting QBs are better than Matt Stafford . . Go Dogs!

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After how many years is ND relevant again?

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This weekend we will be in town for the BYU-GTU game! We look forward coming to Atlanta for the first time! Go Cougars!

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Lance Armstrong has a net worth of $125 million, mostly if not entirely from cheating. I don't like him but I don't blame him.

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The Hawks starting 5 plus the bench will be draining a ton of 3's this year! Should be an exciting season!

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If the SEC is the BEST then it should not play push overs ! If they are equal to the other conferences then go ahead and play push overs if they do.

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Atlanta Hawks' home opener less than 2 weeks away!

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