Yes, I’m still in mourning over the untimely death of Uga VII. Dude was a stud and died way too soon. Interim Uga Russ is now 2-0 as the Dawgs mascot, so campaigns are underway to officially make him the new UGA VIII. In honor of the Dawg’s victory over Texas A&M in the Independence bowl, I got Mike the marketing guy to drop the prices on some Georgia Bulldogs cue balls.
For those of you who don’t know the history of Uga, it goes a little something like this:
THE UGA LINEAGE
•Uga I: “Hood’s Ole Dan” (1956-66): Record 53-48-6
•Uga II: “Ole Dan’s Uga” (1966-72): Record 42-16-3, two SEC championships, five bowl games.
•Uga III: “Seiler’s Uga Three” (1972-80): Record 71-32-2, National Championship
•Uga IV: “Seiler’s Uga Four” (1981-89): Record 77-27-4, Dubbed “Dog of the Decade”
•Uga V: “Magillicuddy II” (1990-99): Record 65-39-1. Appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated and was named “nation’s best college mascot.”
•Uga VI: “Whatchagot Loran” (1999-2008): Record 87-27. Winningest dog in the history the University.
•Uga VII: “Loran’s Best” (2008-09): Record 16-7. Died too young at the tender age of 4.
•Interim Uga: “Russ” (2009). Record 2-0. Half-brother of the late Uga VII.
