Georgia's latest Joe T. has more than Gators in his sights

CBS Sportsline.com ^ | 27 October 2005 | Dennis Dodd

[MikefromOhio]

No pressure or anything, Joe Tereshinski. All you're asked to do Saturday is beat your school's hated rival, clinch the SEC East, keep alive an undefeated season and national championship hopes.

Georgia fans will put their faith in Joe Tereshinski this weekend. (AP) All in your first career start.

Then melt obediently back into the background.

If that's about it, can we move on? Because, Joseph Peter Tereshinski III knows what it's like to be a Bulldog.

It means extending a Georgia legacy that goes back to 1906. Making proud a grandfather (Joe Sr.) who came out of the Pennsylvania coal mines to Athens, Ga. in 1941 and played for the undefeated 1946 team.

It means sometime Saturday night, hugging a dad (Joe Jr.) who played for Vince Dooley on the 1976 SEC championship team. Dad has been a Georgia assistant for 23 years.

"All three of them have the same genes," Dooley said. "Absolutely overachievers. They go hard and want to do everything right."

That's more than 60 years of Joe T.'s, the latest becoming a Southern-fried fairy tale this week. His story is so compelling because this is probably it for the phenomenon becoming known as Joe T III. At least for this year.

[MikefromOhio]

Can Georgia keep the dream season going?

Can Urban Meyer stop the rumbling that has already started in Gainesville? Yes there is a FireUrbanMeyer.com already.

I think the UGA season goes down in flames. Talk about bad luck. DJ Shockley was my darkhorse candidate for the Heisman too....

[MikefromOhio]

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[scott says]

I hope it is a good game...do you think Georgia will play well without the starting QB? Who is your pick?

[MikefromOhio]

I think Georgia is going to have problems moving the ball without Shockley.

He could pass, he could run, he made great decisions.

Now you are putting a redshirt freshman into the game of their year up to this point. Let's remember Florida's defense isn't the reason they have lost twice.

On the same coin, the UGA defense is easily one of the best in the SEC and the nation. Florida hasn't shown anything resembling offensive rhythm and I don't think they will have improved enough since the 'Bama game to really do anything either.

I think in the end Florida will win it, either by a FG or TD, on a Georgia mistake. Call it UFLA 17 - UGA 10

[scott says]

I'll be watching this game...heres espn.com story--

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/columns/story?id=2206452

[MikefromOhio]

yeah...

here's the one I will be watching :)

http://www.sportsline.com/collegefootball/story/9009778

[scott says]

Ohio St/ Minn should be good...Minnesota is pretty good, that should be a fun game.

Penn State/ Purdue- do you think Purdue will put up a fight?, or is this a blowout.

Michigan/Nortwestern- this could be a real shootout.

OK/ Nebraska- I'll watch this game because of nostalgia reasons, the history and rivalry is legendary.

[MikefromOhio]

OSU/Minny may be the best game of the week because it's more or less an NFL running game against an NFL defense.

I am an OSU homer so I think they will win, but if they don't I can see that too.


Penn State will probably destroy Purude.

Michigan will show us that their early season struggles are behind us.

When was the last time Nebraska/Oklahoma meant virtually nothing on a national scale?