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Jeff Owens gets into the Mount Rushmore thing by naming his Top 5 Favorite Dawgs of all-time. It’s pretty interesting because he selects two all-time greats in Herschel and Champ, but the other three are guys that he’s played with.

Check it out. I loved reading about his second-favorite dawg, Knowshon Moreno.

I’m not being biased just because I played three years with him, but he is the best running back I have ever played with. In 2005 when he came to the UGA camp, he was the best back at the camp. I did not know he would make an impact like the way he did, but he was a beast the first day he put pads on! In 2006 fall camp

Man, reading that makes you want to hop in a time machine and convince Coach Richt to throw Knowshon into the mix as a true freshmen. May have not put the Dogs in the mix for a championship but could have at least enabled them to get to ten wins. Ah well, hindsight and all.

This is good stuff on Greg Blue.

To me, the fifth greatest player is Greg Blue. I got the opportunity to play with Greg Blue my freshman year. I saw him run through people. In practice, the coach would not let him tackle because they feared he would hurt someone.

Yeah, Greg Blue had his flaws but I sure do miss that fear factor he brought when he walked out onto the field. It was awesome and is sorely missed.

Jeff’s also been busy talking to ESPN.com’s SEC blogger Chris Low and publishing a new player Q & A with Trinton Sturdivant.

Looking at this clip is like looking at a different era of Georgia football.

In those days, the defense was dominant and nasty. Being at the games with my brother we’d talk about how we actually looked forward to the D being on the field because they made things happen, and you could count on a big hit or two each game to make the crowd gasp.

Those days the offense tended to sputter and the D seemed to keep us in the games. It’s a far cry from Kentucky burning you for 38 and Tech scoring at will… on the ground.

Is it Willie? Is it the personnel? There are lots of guys that are playing in the NFL now from that team; Blue, Jones, Jennings, Thurman, Davis… that’s right off the top of my head.

In five years will we look back at this year and see that the personnel just wasn’t there?

Or will we see a lot of our D talent shining in the NFL and wonder why the defense wasn’t as dominant and fierce as the one shown in that clip?