Sugar Bowl News, Late Saturday Night Edition

Chip Towers of the Atlanta-Journal Constitution writes about the task the Georgia defense has trying to stop the Warrior receivers.

"We know Hawaii is going to come out and throw the ball 50 times," Georgia defensive end Marcus Howard said. "They pass nearly 90 percent of the time. This is the type of game a defensive line dreams of."

Chad Nielsen of ESPN the Magazine profiles the four UH receivers. An excerpt:

Against Boise State, Bess somersaulted into the end zone from the 4-yard line. A week later, he read the defense, turned to Grice-Mullen, and said, "Dawg, you're about to score." And Grice-Mullen did. "A lot of that comes with experience and repetition."

The AP's Jaymes Song profiles them as well.

Georgia has been preparing for the "Dreadheads."

"They're the best set of wide receivers since I've been in college football," Bulldogs defensive end Marcus Howard said.

Jake Curtis of the San Francisco Chronicle has an excellent profile of Davone Bess.

Stephen Tsai had the quote earlier, but here's an article from Towers about Tim Tebow talking to Colt Brennan about Georgia.

Tebow was sacked six times by the Bulldogs in a 42-30 loss in Jacksonville. Tebow's advice?

"He said just get rid of it because they're coming," Brennan said. "They're a very physical and very fast defense. They're Georgia. They live up to their reputation and they're just as good as they are any year."

Roger Clarkson of The Athens Banner-Herald writes about the comparatively undersized yet athletic UH offensive line.

"They're the most athletic offensive line that we've faced all year," Georgia defensive line coach Rodney Garner said. "It's shocking. They're very athletic out front. It's a great system. (Brennan) knows where he's going with the ball. They do a great job in protection. It's going to be a big challenge for us to put some pressure on him and try to not let him move his feet and set and throw the ball."

Here's a Georgia practice report from Dawgpost.com.

"College football is a game about momentum," said Martinez. "You got to grab it when you have a chance and keep it when you got it. That's the challenge again here. Hawaii scores a lot of points and they get rid of the ball quick. We'll have to be able to get pressure, maybe not a lot of sacks, but we have to be able to get some knockdowns. We do a good job with our substitutions at all positions. We've been able to get a lot of guys some experience this year and we'll continue to do that.

Marc Weiszer of the The Athens Banner-Herald takes a look at the contrasting cultures of Georgia and Hawaii.

Here's some news and notes from Weiszer, including this funny story about Georgia defensive tackle Geno Atkins getting a picture with Colt Brennan.

Brennan also obliged when a stranger wanted to pose with him in front of camcorder this week on Bourbon Street.

The guy's name was Geno Atkins. Yes, the Georgia defensive tackle who will try to put Brennan on his backside Tuesday in the Sugar Bowl stopped to meet Brennan when both were with some of their teammates one night this week.

"He was like acting like a groupie," said defensive end Marcus Howard: "All of us gave him grief for that."

"Geno wanted to just meet him," defensive tackle Jeff Owens said. "He was taking pictures of everything we saw. He got Colt Brennan."

Linebacker Dannell Ellerbe wasn't thrilled when he heard the news.

"I'm going to have to get him about that," Ellerbe said. "You don't take pictures with the enemy."

Here's some Georgia news and notes from The Macon Telegraph.

Troy Johnson of the Ledger-Enquirer writes about the uniqueness of the UH football team, while his colleague David Ching has some notes about Hawaii's culture, including a section on Solomon Elimimian adapting to Hawaii his first year.

An interesting AP article with some history of sugar in US, and how it relates to Hawaii, Louisiana and the Sugar Bowl.

Thomas Stinson of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution talks to Don Murphy about Warrior fever.

There is no way to describe it because nothing like it has gone before it.

Hawaii football, 2007.

How big is it?

"Boy, I don't know," Don Murphy said one recent afternoon. "It's like statehood."

Tony Barnhart of the AJC writes about the dedication of the UH fans.

But let's be honest. If you're a Georgia fan, the LONGEST road trip you had this season was to Jacksonville for the annual game with Florida. That's about a six-hour drive from Athens. The rest of the road games were a five-hour drive or less.

If you're a Hawaii fan, every road trip BEGINS with a five-hour flight across the Pacific.

David Paschall of the Chattanooga Times Free Press writes about how June Jones helped to turn around the program.

Here's another June Jones profile, this one from Josh Kendall of the Dawg Post.

And this excellent JJ feature article from Heather Dinich of ESPN.com.

And finally, Pete Thamel of the New York Times writes about what Colt Brennan has learned, enjoyed and accomplished after deciding to come back for his senior season.

He threw for 20 fewer touchdowns and 2 more interceptions (12) this season while slowed by an ankle injury and a concussion. His accomplishments, however, might have transcended the numbers.

“I think this year he’s done the things that the N.F.L. guys wanted to see,” said Coach June Jones, a former N.F.L. coach. “He’s competing and winning games, coming from behind. When bad things happened to him this year, he raised his game another level when he got the ball back. I don’t think he’s hurt himself at all. I think he’s helped himself.”