AJC > Sports > Highschools > Blog > Archives > 2007 > February > 07 > Entry
DEL.ICIO.USTake 10: Got PFD?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Football’s over and I’m not happy about it. In fact, I’m downright bitter and feel the need to take shots at baseball and hockey for not being as good of sports as football. I’m definitely suffering from Post-Football Depression. As my dorkiest of football friends put it shortly after the Super Bowl, “and so begins the dark times.” If anyone knows a legal cure for PFD, please let me know. In the meantime, here are 10 of my best suggestions.
Clearly, it’s never too early to begin talking about recruiting.
Norcross wide receiver Brice Butler may be the prized possession of next year’s class. Pete Carroll gave Norcross coach Keith Maloof a call Tuesday to inquire about the 6-2 Butler, who already has offers from Virginia Tech and Mississippi State. Habersham Central ‘s Tavarres King is another wide receiver garnering early attention. He has offers from Auburn, Clemson, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Oklahoma and Vanderbilt, according to Rivals.com.Talk about the draft with your dorkiest football friends. There could be as many as five Gwinnett County products drafted in April: Maryland’s Stephon Heyer (Brookwood), Georgia Tech’s Mansfield Wrotto (Brookwood), Auburn’s David and Kenny Irons (Dacula) and Notre Dame’s Darius Walker (Buford). Who gets picked first?
Go see Collins Hill’s Maya Moore and Meadowcreek’s Chris Allen play basketball. These are two of the best talents to come through Gwinnett County possibly ever.
Hibernate until next season. Set the alarm for Aug. 5, when the Saints and Steelers open the preseason in the Hall of Fame Game. Clemson and Florida State open the college season on Labor Day, Sept. 3.
Speaking of New Orleans —Go to Mardi Gras. The city is trying diligently to rebuild and needs all the help and support it can get. Help New Orleans out by having an absolute blast. Fat Tuesday is Feb. 20. Look me up when you get there, and I’ll buy you a virgin Jack and coke.
Remind yourself that spring football practice is less than two months away. Georgia’s G-Day game is April 7. In last year’s spring game, Matthew Stafford hooked up with Buford’s Mikey Henderson on a long bomb. It will be interesting to see if Henderson, who was an All-SEC return specialist, can become more of a playmaker on offense.
I wish I could say baseball, but I’m just not sure a 10th Royals-Devil Rays series is really a cure for boredom. Too many games, too many bad teams.
Arena football moves to ESPN Primetime. Great.
Put in a call to Michael Vick, asking what he keeps in the secret compartment of his water bottle, if not drugs.
March Madness, the ultimate cure for PFD, actually starts in late February with the conference tournaments and doesn’t subside until April, when the Final Four comes to Atlanta. Will either Georgia or Georgia Tech make the tournament?
Permalink | Comments (0) | Post your comment | Categories: David Purdum, David Purdum
Comments