Seiler family, Georgia officials make decision about Uga X attending national championship
UGA X will not make the long trip to SoFi Stadium for Georgia’s national championship matchup against TCU, Georgia officials and the Seiler family announced on Friday
Spokespeople said there were several options for Uga to attend the game, but the cross-country distance and time it would take to travel made it difficult for the bulldog. The Seiler family has said it’s too far for the 9-year-old dawg to travel.
Uga X, also known as Que, was around for all of UGA’s games during the 2015 season, but was officially named mascot during the November 2015 against Georgia Southern.
Over the last 100 years, all 10 official bulldogs who have served as Uga, have been part of a line of pure white English bulldogs owned by the Frank W. “Sonny” Seiler family in Savannah.
The game is set to kick off on Monday at 7:30 p.m. in SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California.
Way past time for a new bloodline or whatever it takes so the mascot can do more than walk from the locker room to his Dawg House before collapsing.
What happened to days when UGA patrolled the sidelines during the game and tried to neuter AU players?
Yeah, definitely. Since Uga V tried to bite Robert Baker, all Ugas have been highly sedated on the sideline.
That’s why all they do is lay in their crate and sleep, and it’s boring. It’s a drastic overcorrection.
Are the UGAs actually sedated?
I know the inbreeding so that UGA is a pure white English Bulldog has been a problem in the past
No, UGA is not sedated. UGA is the Seiler’s pet and as the Seilers have gotten older UGA’s do not get the exercise that they used to. I’m sure they are fed from the table a bit more now as well.
He’s 9, average lifespan for an English Bulldog is only 8 to 10 years. he’s just an old man now.
I’m right there with Old Dog exhaustion empathy.
I’d rather have my dog sleep than have my team sleep like we’ve seen in College Station.
If Stetson can make the trip at his age, UGA should be able to as well.
AMEN BROTHA! I think Baker may have had a little stash in his jock. UGA–attack drug dog. Did you know that these fine animals can’t breed now without assistance! How do you breed that out of a Dawg, big mistake. Still love them Dawgs though!
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I’m with a lot of SEC fans who just want the real Dawgs to bring home another natty. Uga X will be fine.
An old dog, but you’re telling me there isn’t a UGA booster with a private jet that couldn’t have flown the dog to LA on a one day trip?
UGa lost all interest when they banned tailgating
UGA is playing a team from TX and after what happened with Bevo perhaps it is prudent to beware a Horned Frog attack?
Insert inbreeding joke here.
But it’s not funny.
Stop torturing animals with bad genetics which have no use.
While I think Georgia fans appreciate what the Seiler family has done… that line has become just too unhealthy. Not to mention it is a bit embarrassing to see him in the dog house asleep on a bag of ice. He never moves. He’s elderly, but in the past they ushered in a new, younger dog.
This Grey Beard demurs.
Regardless, gotta love UGA. All of ‘em. Great mascots. Just wondering, is there anything contractual that would prevent the university from going to another bloodline to have a younger, more ‘athletic’ UGA?
Good question. I always thought it was a sort of gentlemen’s agreement. More tradition.
Uga’s the best… makes me smile. He’ll be missed but you can’t blame him for not wanting to go to LA. It’s the worst.