Although some Georgia football fans choose to remember the electric atmosphere of the 2007 Auburn game when the black jerseys were first unveiled and the subsequent Sugar Bowl victory over Hawaii.
The memory of these two games is eclipsed by the loss to Alabama the following year.
One of the dark spots during Mark Richt’s tenure as coach, the first half blowout followed by a too late comeback lead to mass criticism from fans and the media.
According to Alabama’s strength and conditioning coach, the Dawgs were wearing black because they were going to their own funeral.