Bill King

55 Years Later, UGA Football’s ‘Original Five’ Tell Their Story, Help Young People The First Five, seen at the recent dinner, are (from left) Richard Appleby (Clarke Central), Horace King (Clarke Central), Chuck Kinnebrew (West Rome High), Clarence Pope (Clarke Central) and Larry…

The Dawgs’ first five Black football players are looking to help young people at UGA. You can read about The Five, along with the playoff, the portal and more, in the latest Junkyard Blawg. Click below to check it all out.
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Junkyard Mail: Thoughts, Questions From Dawgs Fans, Plus News With Gunner Stockton and his backfield returning, the outlook for Georgia’s offense is good. (Tony Walsh/UGA) This past week, I asked Blawg readers to share their expectations for Kirby Smart’s Daw…

The latest Junkyard Blawg has readers sharing their expectations for Kirby Smart’s Dawgs this coming season, along with concerns and questions related to UGA athletics. I also offer some news of interest to fans. Click below to check it all out.
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In Era of Constant Change, Confidence Still Is High for 2026 Dawgs With Gunner Stockton returning at quarterback, Georgia again is a preseason Top 5 pick. (Conor Dillon/UGA) We Dawgs fans have tended to be an optimistic lot ever since Kirby Smart came back to town…

Some things will remain the same and some will look a bit different in 2026, but the Dawgs again will enter another season with high expectations. For more thoughts on the state of the program, click below to check out my latest Junkyard Blawg.
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Surprise SEC Champ UGA Exceeded Expectations Despite Playoff Flameout Kirby Smart and the Dawgs celebrate another SEC Championship for Georgia. (Conor Dillon/UGA) Bulldog Nation is still dealing with its deep disappointment over Kirby Smart’s Dawgs failing to win a C…

Fellow Dawgs fans and I look at the highs and lows of the recent football season in my latest Junkyard Blawg. Click below to read it.
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Injuries, Poor Play Calls Doom Dawgs in Sugar Bowl Playoff Quarterfinal Ole Miss’ Trinidad Chambliss managed to elude the ineffective Georgia pass rush Thursday night. (ESPN) There were quite a few factors that contributed to Georgia’s 39-34 loss in its College Footbal…

Injuries and poor play calling on both offense and defense contributed to Georgia’s loss to Ole Miss in Thursday night’s Sugar Bowl College Football Playoff quarterfinal game. To read more about the game, check out my latest Junkyard Blawg.
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Dominating Win over Bama Sends Dawgs to Playoff With 1st-Round Bye Georgia players Cash Jones, Colbie Young, Oscar Delp and Ellis Robinson IV celebrate another SEC Championship win by the Dawgs. (Conor Dillon/UGA) The key to taking another step toward exorcising t…

Georgia’s domination of Alabama in the SEC Championship Game resulted in a first-round playoff bye. But the Tide also made the playoff. What does that say about the relevance (and the future) of the SEC game? Check out my latest Junkyard Blawg. billkingjunkyardblawg.wordpress.com/2025/12/07/d...

Holiday sale on my Southern music book "LARGE TIME" at special holiday sale prices: $31.99 unsigned or $41.99 for a signed, numbered. Checks, money orders, credit cards accepted at The Goody Press Books, 3009 Delcourt Drive, Decatur, GA 30033. Or pay via PayPal, directed to goodypress@gmail.com.

Questions Loom As Dawgs Face Rematch With Bama After Win Over Tech Zachariah Branch celebrates during Georgia’s win over Georgia Tech Friday night. (University of Georgia) There was a lot for Dawgs fans to digest (besides Turkey Day leftovers) on Black Friday this…

Georgia’s defense was the main reason for the Dawgs’ 8th straight win over Tech. Now, the Bulldogs face a rematch with Alabama, the only team to beat them so far this season. Read about it all in the latest Junkyard Blawg.
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Freshman Grabs Senior Day Spotlight As Dawgs Pound 49ers Before Taking on Tech Freshman running back Bo Walker showed speed and power Saturday against Charlotte. (Tony Walsh/UGA) On Senior Day at Sanford Stadium Saturday, it was a freshman who grabbed the spotlight, as runnin…

Dawgs’ Senior Day puts the spotlight on a freshman running back, plus thoughts on keeping Tech’s Haynes King in check on Black Friday. Read it all in the latest Junkyard Blawg.
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I'm quoted in a special two-page feature devoted to memories of the print edition of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. It's in the A section on Page 9 of Sunday's paper and online. I'll share an expanded version in my free Quick Cuts blog closer to the end of print's run.
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Smart Schools Sark as His Aggressive Dawgs Win Another Big Game Over Texas Georgia tight end Lawson Luckie makes a big catch against Texas. (Tony Walsh/UGA) Georgia’s Kirby Smart gave Texas’ Steve Sarkisian a master class in coaching strategy Saturday night in Athens as t…

Georgia’s Kirby Smart gave a master class in coaching strategy Saturday night in Athens as the Dawgs got their third win over Texas in just over a year. Check out my thoughts the big win in the latest Junkyard Blawg post.
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Explosive Georgia Shows ‘Starkvegas’ How It’s Done, Dawg-style Nate Frazier and Gunner Stockton celebrate at Davis-Wade Stadium in Starkville. (Tony Walsh/UGA) Before Saturday’s 41-21 SEC road win at Starkville, Miss., quite a few college football observers ha…

Georgia didn’t just avoid a much touted “trap” game Saturday in “Starkvegas.” It absolutely dominated Mississippi State. Check out my thoughts on this SEC road win in the latest Junkyard Blawg post.
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Kirby Smart’s ‘Cardiac Kids’ Take 5th in a Row over Gators the Hard Way Georgia linebacker CJ Allen and fans celebrate a fifth straight win over Florida. (Conor Dillon/UGA) When I got together with my Bulldog buddies Joel and Scott for lunch Friday, Dawgs football natu…

My latest Junkyard Blawg also includes a look at the series’ future, news of a bobblehead set honoring Georgia-Florida and my favorite line from the media summing up this past weekend in college football! (It involves the Vols.) Check it all out at billkingjunkyardblawg.wordpress.com/2025/11/02/k...

Kirby Smart’s ‘Cardiac Kids’ Take 5th in a Row over Gators the Hard Way The Dawgs celebrate a fifth straight win in Jacksonville. (Associated Press) When I got together with my Bulldog buddies Joel and Scott for lunch Friday, Dawgs football naturally dominated a lot of…

Georgia’s fifth consecutive win over the Florida Gators in Jacksonville wasn’t decided until the latter half of the fourth quarter. Check out my analysis of the game in the latest post at the Junkyard Blawg.
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THE BLAWG CHRONICLES: Bulldogs at Play — An Athens Time Capsule Remember sitting out on the deck at T.K. Harty’s Saloon in Athens? (T.K. Harty’s Facebook page) Since the Dawgs are off this weekend, I went into the Blawg archives for a post I first put up …

I dug into my archives and came up with a “Bulldogs at Play” piece I did in 1983 that provides a fun time capsule of Athens nightlife at that time. If you were at UGA in those days, it should jog your memory. Check it out at my Junkyard Blawg.
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Dawgs Prove ‘Hard to Kill’ as They Take Down Ole Miss in Top 10 Matchup Georgia receiver Lawson Luckie had a big day against Ole Miss, including 3 touchdowns. (University of Georgia) On a day when the Dawgs’ defense went MIA for the first three quarters, their offensiv…

Georgia scored on all eight of its possessions Saturday to overcome Ole Miss in an offensive shootout at Sanford Stadium. Click below to read about it in the Junkyard Blawg:
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A Tale of Two Halves: Dawgs Flip the Script on Auburn as Gunner Goes Superman Georgia and Auburn played Saturday for the 130th time in the Deep South’s Oldest Rivalry. (Auburn Tigers) What a wild, crazy, aggravating, stupid and (ultimately) glorious game Georgia’s ninth stra…

Georgia got off to a terrible start but somehow still managed to get an SEC road win against Auburn, the Dawgs’ ninth straight victory in the Deep South’s Oldest Rivalry. Click below to read about it in the Junkyard Blawg:
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Dolly Parton assured fans this week, “I'm not dying!" Here’s hoping Dolly is with us a long time, because she's a national treasure. My book “LARGE TIME” (available on Amazon) tells about my encounters with her. For more info on my book, go to: beatlefan.com/book-store

Kirby Smart’s 2025 Dawgs Definitely Are Not Quitters Georgia kept up its winning ways against Tennessee Saturday in Knoxville. (University of Georgia) “We’ll know more about this team after Tennessee.” With Kirby Smart’s 2025 Georgia Bulldogs having …

It was a thriller of a game, but the Dawgs managed to maintain their mastery over the Tennessee Vols Saturday. Click below to read my analysis of the game in the latest Junkyard Blawg.
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Book Store GET YOUR COPY OF THE NEW BOOK BY BILL KING! NOW ON AMAZON! Ordering a copy of Bill King’s book “LARGE TIME: On the Southern Music Beat, 1976-1986” now is easier than ever, because IT IS AVAIL…

Culture Sonar has a review up of my book “LARGE TIME: On the Southern Music Beat, 1976-1986,” focusing on how my experiences showcase the variety of Southern music. The book is on Amazon and available from us. For more info, go to: beatlefan.com/book-store/

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I have a quick look at Saturday's game up. I’ll take a deeper dive into the Dawgs’ performance in a Labor Day Junkyard Blawg. (I’ll be out of pocket most of Sunday as the family gathers to remember my brother Jon.) Check out my First Take here:
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Let's hope the Dawgs take step one today on making brother Jon's annual prediction come true: undefeated national champions! And as Jon always said, OADAADHSII!

Twenty years ago today, at 8 a.m., my very first Junkyard Blawg was posted. The Blawg continues at billkingjunkyardblawg.wordpress.com
And if you’d like an email notice every time a new Blawg goes up, just shoot me a hote at junkyardblawg@gmail.com.

I no longer will be posting to DawgNation, but you can continue to read the Junkyard Blawg at its own new dedicated site: billkingjunkyardblawg.wordpress.com/ I hope all my readers will continue to follow me at the new site. Thanks for your support over the past two decades.

School Days: A Great Teacher’s Influence Never Ends As we used to sing, I loved to go to Barrow School, the best old school I know. Although most schools in Georgia now begin classes for a new year ridiculously early — in late July or early August —…

Some schools in our area are beginning a new term today. Your school days (and especially great teachers) make a lasting impression on you. Here's a piece I wrote last year about some of the teachers that I revere.
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The latest Boom Athens has an extensive review of my book by Chris Jones! If you go to the home page of the magazine at boomathens.com you can click on the large picture of the issue's cover on the righthand side of the page and view the free flip-book digital edition.

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Large Time: On the Southern Music Beat 1976-1986 Large Time: On the Southern Music Beat 1976-1986 [Bill King] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Large Time: On the Southern Music Beat 1976-1986

My book about Southern music covers a lot more than just “Southern rock.” It includes R&B, country, rockabilly, pop, jazz, blues, gospel, beach music, new wave and more. “LARGE TIME: On the Southern Music Beat, 1976-1986” is on Amazon at a.co/d/3fTplJ3 or go to beatlefan.com/book-store/.

Have a safe Fourth!

Mayberry: My kind of never-never land Sunday night marked a notable anniversary in television history. Audiences have been watching Sheriff Andy Taylor’s adventures with his son Opie, Deputy Barney Fife, Aunt Bea and Floyd the barber for ...

Here’s a tribute to “The Andy Griffith Show” that wrote back in 2010 ... billking.livejournal.com/49094.html?f...

More than just 'Andy of Mayberry' An awful lot has been written about Andy Griffith in the past week, most of it focusing rightfully on his iconic portrayal of Sheriff Andy Taylor over the eight seasons of "The Andy Griffith Show" in ...

One of my all-time favorite performers is Andy Griffith, who passed away on this date in 2012. I was fortunate enough to meet with and interview him several times over the years. Here's a fond piece I wrote back in 2012. ...

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