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Friday, September 9, 2005
Recalling a stroke of evil genius
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Mark Bradley
It was a throwaway line in the 11th paragraph of a recount of the 1993 Atlanta Bulldog Club meeting at Colony Square. “Over two years, Georgia has lost but five games,” I wrote in a missive that ran in this paper on Aug. 11, 1993. “Two were to Florida and the evil genius Steve Spurrier.”
I was trying to write in something approaching Bulldogs vernacular, it being a column about Georgia fans. I probably gave two seconds’ thought to “evil genius.” It just seemed to fit the Georgia view of the dastardly Florida coach who had the nerve to beat the Bulldogs and make fun of Ray Goff afterward.
I kept using the silly little description simply because I liked the cartoon imagery â€â€? cantankerous egomaniac scheming to take over the world â€â€? and I guess it started to spread. A year or so later, a Palm Beach Post writer told me, “You know, you were the first with that ‘evil genius’ thing.”
I’m not even sure if that’s true, but I’ll take it. The immortal Grantland Rice had his Four Horsemen. (Being somewhat more skilled than I am, he got them in the first paragraph, as opposed to the 11th.) I should probably settle for my evil genius.
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