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DEL.ICIO.USThe bright side of the Tuesday Countdown
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Jeff Schultz
10: The front of the AJC sports section Tuesday depicted Jim Mora’s face on the body of the “Operation” game. It could be the first in a series of such graphics. Nominees for next week, pending the results in Detroit, are “Sorry,” “Trouble,” “Trivial Pursuit” and “[Get A] Clue.”
9: Seriously, Mora has really let himself go in the “bread basket.”
8: If you noticed in the Miami game, Reuben Houston played in mostly nickel and dime-bag packages. (Thank you very much. Tip your waitresses.)
7: Here is why you should care what decision comes down in the Terrell Owens case: If Owens’ four-game suspension is upheld, it will undercut every potential future prima donna athlete who believes that the guaranteed money in his contract is guaranteed income and can’t be taken away, no matter what stupid thing he does off the field. If Owens is forced to lose four weeks pay, and possibly some signing bonus money, knuckleheads are in trouble.
6: Is the Falcons saying, “We wanted to get younger” another way of saying, “We goofed by letting go of Ed Jasper and Travis Hall”? What has happened this season isn’t merely about underachieving players and some potential coaching decisions. Some personnel decisions have backfired on Rich McKay.
5: Steve Shields starts in goal tonight for the Thrashers. Over/under on his exit is the six-minute mark.
4: Georgia coach Mark Richt suspended a freshman player a game for a DUI charge. The good news: I guess this means running steps for punishment is passé in Athens.
3: In case you’re wondering, I ran into Dave Braine in the Georgia Tech cafeteria Tuesday, and he didn’t throw his soup on me.
2: If the Hawks win the rest of their games, they will finish 73-9, which would be a franchise record, and likely clinch home-court advantage through the playoffs.
1: I’m all about looking at the bright side.
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By geechee
November 22, 2005 04:10 PM | Link to this
Well considering you spent last week covering UNLV’s North Avenue campus, I am glad you were able to make it back from the dark side.
By Allen
November 22, 2005 06:08 PM | Link to this
Jeff,
Just wondering. Should the fact that the UGA freshman player’s grandmother died this weekend be taken into account when determining the punishment? I know I probably downed a few when my grandmother passed away.
By Jeff Schultz
November 22, 2005 09:26 PM | Link to this
Allen: Short answer, no. A person is allowed to feel grief and deal with that grief the best way they know how. But there is no excuse for that same person driving drunk. How would you feel if he hit a pedestrian? JS
By EP
November 22, 2005 09:46 PM | Link to this
Allen,
If the UGA player who was suspended for DUI happened to play for Tech or Florida, would you still think he deserved leniency? DUI is not a crime that’s excusable in any circumstance, period.
By Rafael Richmond
November 23, 2005 10:14 AM | Link to this
I am a Hawks fan, but I had to laugh when this joke showed up in my email the other day. Please enjoy.
Subject: Breaking News From Atlanta
Atlanta (AP) - A seven-year-old boy was at the center of an Atlanta Ga courtroom drama yesterday when he challenged a court ruling over who should have custody of him. The boy has a history of being beaten by his parents and the judge initially awarded custody to his aunt, in keeping with child custody law and regulations requiring that family unity be maintained to the degree possible. The boy surprised the court when he proclaimed that his aunt beat him more than his parents and he adamantly refused to live with her. When the judge then suggested that he live with his grandparents, the boy cried out that they also beat him. After considering the remainder of the immediate family and learning that domestic violence was apparently a way of life among them, the judge took the unprecedented step of allowing the boy to propose who should have custody of him. After two recesses to check legal references and confer with child welfare officials, the judge granted temporary custody to the Atlanta Hawks, whom the boy firmly believes are not capable of beating anyone.
By Tom
November 23, 2005 10:32 AM | Link to this
Jeff:
Is that a slap in Jim Donnan’s face or Mark Richt’s? If it’s Richt’s, everyone knows you’re wrong. We suspend players that get into trouble at Georgia. Most others cover it up internally. I have Auburn friends, Bama friends, Tech friends that all respect Richt for doling out punishment for indiscretions.
If you’re referring to Donnan, I won’t argue. :)