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Thursday, July 31, 2008
Forget pads, break out the boats!
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Somebody throw me a towel!
Holy schneikees. It rained like it was never going to stop here.
Tech just resumed practice a few minutes ago after a 47-minute delay, and it WAS NOT the rain that prompted coach Paul Johnson to send players and coaches for cover. The Jackets, in fact, worked the first 12 or 13 minutes in a steady downpour.
But lightning sent everybody for cover, and it was not exactly cozy under the “shed” off the southeast corner of the practice fields. Standing room only.
If I heard Johnson correctly, they’re picking up where they left off rather than shortening practice, but I was a long way from him when he was yelling instructions to players.
On a couple side notes … DB Mario Edwards, who transferred from Virginia Tech, is practicing. Whether he plays or not this season rather than sitting out one year depends. Interesting developments there. Check the notebook later for details. EDIT: see details in post below.
The new helmet color is … what is it? I described it as darker gold, but my description did not go over well with everyone during out rain delay. So I’ll just say it’s different, deeper. I’m told the new pants will be the same color. Aug. 19 is the date for uni rollout.
With that, I’m going to go scout around some.
I’ll tune back in later.
Matt
