Stewart Mandel: Georgia not dancing around expectations as a title contender

Last season, Georgia won the Sugar Bowl and finished No. 2 the polls Coach Mark Richt still taking heat for controversial dance in win over Florida Georgia returns 17 starters from last year's 11-2 team and may open '08 at No. 1 HOOVER, Ala. -- He's captured two SEC championships, holds the fourth-highest winning percentage (.789) of any coach in the country and is coming off a season in which his team finished No. 2 in the polls. For many football followers, however, Georgia coach Mark Richt is known primarily for a dance. Nearly nine months have passed since Richt's team's 42-30 victory over arch-rival Florida last October in Jacksonville, yet the unforgettable moment from that game -- the Bulldogs' massive, sideline-clearing end-zone celebration following their first touchdown -- was the topic du jour during Georgia's... [read full story]